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Films

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (2024) d'Alexandre de La Patellière et Matthieu Delaporte avec Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, Laurent Lafitte, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Mille, Vassili Schneider, Julien de Saint Jean et Julie de Bona

La Jalousie (1976) de Raymond Rouleau avec Daniel Gélin, Nicole Calfan, Jacques Toja, Annick Alane, Marc Eyraud, Anna Gaylor, Françoise Pages et Francis Lemaire

Maestro(s) (2022) de Bruno Chiche avec Yvan Attal, Pierre Arditi, Miou-Miou, Pascale Arbillot, Caroline Anglade, Nils Othenin-Girard et Caterina Murino

The Truman Show (1998) de Peter Weir avec Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone et Holland Taylor

Un crime dans la tête (The Manchurian Candidate) (1962) de John Frankenheimer avec Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, James Gregory, Lloyd Corrigan et Leslie Parrish

French Connection (The French Connection) (1971) de William Friedkin avec Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi et Frédéric de Pasquale

To The Moon (Fly Me to the Moon) (2024) de Greg Berlanti avec Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell et Christian Zuber

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) de Jean Girault avec Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Geneviève Grad, France Rumilly, Nicole Vervil et Claude Piéplu

La Marseillaise (1938) de Jean Renoir avec Pierre Renoir, Louis Jouvet, Lise Delamare, Andrex, Edmond Ardisson, Nadia Sibirskaïa, Jenny Hélia, Gaston Modot et Julien Carette

Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (1976) de Yves Robert avec Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos, Victor Lanoux, Danièle Delorme, Anny Duperey, Martine Sarcey et Marthe Villalonga

Le Gendarme à New York (1965) de Jean Girault avec Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Geneviève Grad et Alan Scott

Le Secret de Green Knowe (From Time to Time) (2009) de Julian Fellowes avec Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Christopher Villiers, Pauline Collins, Eliza Bennett, Rachel Bell, Dominic West et Carice van Houten

Raoul Taburin (2018) de Pierre Godeau avec Benoît Poelvoorde, Édouard Baer, Suzanne Clément, Vincent Desagnat, Grégory Gadebois, Victor Assié et Timi-Joy Marbot

Nous irons tous au paradis (1977) de Yves Robert avec Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos, Victor Lanoux, Danièle Delorme, Marthe Villalonga, Jenny Arasse, Christophe Bourseiller et Josiane Balasko

Drôle de drame (1937) de Marcel Carné avec Françoise Rosay, Michel Simon, Louis Jouvet, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nadine Vogel, Pierre Alcover et Jean-Louis Barrault

French Connection 2 (1975) de John Frankenheimer avec Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Charles Millot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi et Cathleen Nesbitt

Le Gendarme se marie (1968) de Jean Girault avec Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Geneviève Grad, Claude Gensac et Mario David

Totally Spies! le film (2009) de Pascal Jardin avec Claire Guyot, Fily Keita, Céline Mauge, Jean-Claude Donda, Karl Lagerfeld et Emmanuel Garijo

Séries

Maguy Saison 6

Quitte ou rouble - Séparation de survie - L'injuste prix - Une nièce rapportée - Une occase en moins - Météo et bas - Une Maude passagère - Bénévole d'essai - Tata poule - Des routes en déroute - Débat des eaux - L'ami gratteur - Pinceaux périlleux - Termite errant - Troubles de la télévision - Étrennes à la traîne - Mégarde à vue - Golf: heurts - Mépris de Rome - Le rappeur sur la ville - Jaloux y es-tu ? - Clochard abstrait - Affreux d'emploi - Un clown chasse l'autre - Adamo.. tus et bouche cousue - Passe-moi le recel - Fissures la corde raide - Écoutes que coûte - Le carton de la plaisanterie - Un fils à la patte - Mur… aïe ! - Désaccords de guitares - Une mage d'histoire - Compagnons d'alarmes - Despote au feu - Dernière cartouche au tableau - Des pots en dépôt

Affaires sensibles

17 et 18 septembre 1981 : dernière cigarette pour la guillotine - 1er février 2003, l’accident de la navette spatiale Columbia - Les Dix d’Hollywood, ou quand l’Amérique voyait rouge - Challenger 1986 : une catastrophe en plein ciel pour la fin d’un rêve "étoilé" - La tornade Michel Polac - John Lennon, mort d'un enfant du siècle - “Nous irons les buter jusque dans les chiottes” Russie, 1999, les attentats, la Tchétchénie et Poutine - Essais nucléaires dans le pacifique, un mensonge français - Péchiney : délit d'amitié, délit d'initiés

Le Coffre à Catch

#174 : William Regal champion en Angleterre? - #175 : CM Punk de retour à la ECW ! - #176 : Shelton vs Christian : un banger en préparation ! - #177 : Trent Baretta & Caylen Croft : les vrais Best Friends ! - #178 : TLC 2009 : Un Show Stealer ?

WWE : les rivalités de légende Saison 2

Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper - The Rock vs. John Cena - Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart - The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton - Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels - Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns - The Undertaker vs. Mankind - Trish Stratus vs. Lita

The Durrells : une famille anglaise à Corfou Saison 1, 2

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6 - Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6

Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3

Totally Spies Saison 7

Attention : ceci n'est pas un test - Espionnes à l'ancienne - Alerte chat-pardeurs

Spectacles

Patate (1982) de Marcel Achard avec Pierre Mondy, Michel Duchaussoy, Marie Dubois, Pascale Audret, Clémentine Amouroux et Philippe Dehesdin

Imagine Dragons Chambord Live (2023)

Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)

Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)

Les Pigeons (2022) de et avec Michel Leeb, et aussi Francis Huster, Chloé Lambert, Philippe Vieux

Livres

Batman : The Killing Joke d'Alan Moore et Brian Bolland

Red Skin, tome 1 : Welcome to America de Xavier Dorison et Terry Dodson

Red Skin, tome 2 : Jacky de Xavier Dorison et Terry Dodson

Le coureur et son ombre d'Olivier Haralambon

Détective Conan, tome 23 de Gôshô Aoyama

Détective Conan, tome 24 de Gôshô Aoyama

Conversations avec A d'Alex Lacquemanne

Kaamelott, tome 7 : Contre-attaque en Carmélide d'Alexandre Astier, Steven Dupré et Picksel

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A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell: Kevin Kline Ellen Mitchell: Sigourney Weaver Bob Alexander: Frank Langella Alan Reed: Kevin Dunn Duane Stevenson: Ving Rhames Vice-President Nance: Ben Kingsley Murray Blum: Charles Grodin Alice: Faith Prince Randi: Laura Linney White House Tour Guide: Bonnie Hunt Senate Majority Leader: Parley Baer House Majority Leader: Stefan Gierasch Mrs. Travis: Anna Deavere Smith Policeman: Charles Hallahan Jerry: Tom Dugan Lola: Alba Oms Secret Service #1: Steve Witting David: Kellen Sampson White House Guard: Lexie Bigham Frederic W. Barnes: Frederic W. Barnes Ronald Brownstein: Ronald Brownstein Eleanor Clift: Eleanor Clift Tom Harkin: Tom Harkin Bernard Kalb: Bernard Kalb Larry King: Larry King Michael Kinsley: Michael Kinsley Morton Kondracke: Morton Kondracke Jay Leno: Jay Leno Frank Mankiewicz: Frank Mankiewicz Chris Matthews: Chris Matthews John McLaughlin: John McLaughlin Howard Metzenbaum: Howard Metzenbaum Abner J. Mikva: Abner J. Mikva Robert D. Novak: Robert D. Novak Tip O’Neill: Thomas P. ‘Tip’ O’Neill Richard Reeves: Richard Reeves Paul Simon: Paul Simon Ben Stein: Ben Stein Oliver Stone: Oliver Stone Kathleen Sullivan: Kathleen Sullivan Jeff Tackett: Jeff Tackett Helen Thomas: Helen Thomas Nina Totenberg: Nina Totenberg Sander Vanocur: Sander Vanocur John Yang: John Yang Don Durenberger: Stephen Root Girl at Durenberger’s: Catherine Reitman Mom at Durenberger’s: Dawn Arnemann Clara: Marianna Harris Diane: Sarah Marshall White House Barber: Ralph Manza President’s Physician: George Martin White House Nurse: Laurie Franks Trauma Doctor: Tom Kurlander Trauma Nurse: Dendrie Taylor Japanese Prime Minister: Joe Kuroda Vice-President’s Wife: Geneviève Robert Vice-President’s Son: Jason Reitman Secretary of Education: Ruth Goldway Director of OMB: Frank Birney Secretary of Treasury: Paul Collins Secretary of Commerce: Peter White Postmaster General: Robin Gammell Judy: Heather Hewitt Policeman #2: Gary Ross Ellen’s Aide: Jeffrey Joseph Female Senator: Bonnie Bartlett Speaker of the House: Robert Walsh Congressional Doorkeeper: William Pitts Reporter: Dan Butler Announcer: Wendy Gordon Announcer: Ben Patrick Johnson Announcer: Steve Kmetko Chris Dodd: Chris Dodd Alan K. Simpson: Alan K. Simpson Arnold Schwarzenegger: Arnold Schwarzenegger Film Crew: Set Designer: Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. Screenplay: Gary Ross Editor: Sheldon Kahn Production Design: J. Michael Riva Casting: Michael Chinich Director of Photography: Adam Greenberg Casting: Bonnie Timmermann Executive Producer: Joe Medjuck Set Designer: Darrell L. Wight Director: Ivan Reitman Set Designer: Steve Arnold Executive Producer: Michael C. Gross Costume Design: Richard Hornung Art Direction: David F. Klassen Set Decoration: Michael Taylor Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner Hairstylist: Christopher Shihar Casting Associate: Alan Berger Costume Supervisor: James W. Tyson Script Supervisor: Karen Hale Wookey Hairstylist: Marlene D. Williams Makeup Artist: Linda DeVetta Construction Coordinator: Terry Scott Makeup Artist: Robert Norin Original Music Composer: James Newton Howard Movie Reviews: Rob: A lovely romantic comedy in that true eighties style. A little charmer of a movie starring the ever-watchable Kevin Kline. I’ll admit I’m pretty old-fashioned and, even in today’s evil world, I cling to the hope there are still good-hearted people out there somewhere. This is one of those movies keeping that hope alive. Let the soft side of you out and enjoy this film.

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Summer 1976.

By Robert M Massimi.Published about 14 hours ago • 4 min readComment2

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"The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window" at the former Cort Theatre, now the James Earl Jones Theatre deals with a married couple that live in the West Village in New York City. Sidney has closed closed his fold nightclub and is taking over a weekly newspaper called "The Village Cryer". He doesn't want it to be political and here lies the problem that is twofold.

Lorraine Hansberry (Raisin in the Sun" never digs into what could have been a great story if it was written differently. The play takes place in the 60's, a time when the West Village was a hot bed of politics a revolutionary thought. In "Window", we get a smattering of political thought; Alton Scales (Julian De Niro), and Max (Raphael Thompson). But like the writing itself we never get anything of substance.

In Sidney (Oscar Isaac) we get a self absorbed, insulting individual. He treats people with such rudeness in his words. We cannot figure out how his wife Iris (Rachel Brosnanhan) puts up with him. He uses her for his amusement. What is even more confusing is that he is not an accomplished man, in fact, he seems like a failure.

While the two lead actors are good in this play, Miriam Silverman as Mavis steals the show. The other supporting cast is weak and uninspiring. The writing in this two hour forty five minute show circles and circles but never lands anywhere of significance. The show has many lulls in it, like "Raisin in the Sun", it gets very wordy and leaves us drifting away from the play.

The direction by Anne Kauffman is as uninspiring as the writing. The set is constant throughout. It supports the image of a West Village apartment, but isn't anything that is overly spectacular. The costume design doesn't really capture the period. Other than Max, sometimes Sidney and Mavis, the costumes never put us in that period in which it was written for. The lighting is deeper than it appears, the colors used in the play are mostly washed out. It gives the effect of the drab period that is most of the characters lives.

Unlike "Raisin in the Sun", Hansberry never brings a finality the the show. While we see the characters inner secrets, their fears and weaknesses and their willingness to settle, she never brings an ending story to tie out the play. Like a lot of the actors in this show, this play does not belong on Broadway and should have stayed at the BAM.

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"Summer of 1976".

In David Auburn's play at the Friedman Theatre we get two really good actors. In Laura Linney who plays Diana (Little Foxes, Ozark) you always get a first rate performance. Here she plays an uptight intellect who has family money. She is as vulnerable as she is confident as a mother, artist and knowledgeable about the finer things in the world. In Jessica Hecht you get a woman who is comfortable in who she is. She doesn't have the grace that Diana does, but she too is an educated woman who dotes on here child.

The play is ninety minutes long and without intermission. It can be slow at times but for the most part it is a well written play. Director Dan Sullivan never has us feeling to badly for the characters but he does bring many feelings to the body of work. At times we feel sorry for Alice, at other times we laugh at her. The same can be said for Diana, however, her strong character never has us feeling sorry for her as she is a woman in control regardless of any adversity that she comes across.

In the plays scenic design, John Lee Beatty does an admirable job with the set. The stage is well funtionable in that we get a modern feel when the two actors are talking to the audience (they very rarely address each other). When the main set is opened by the lights, we see a warm, friendly trees in the backdrop. In the end we get a wonderful image of an art gallery.

Japhy Weidman does a very nice support to this play. While for the most part the lights are warm and give us an open feel. Hana S. Kim's projection design also supprts the show with an understatement. The costume design by Linda Cho however makes no sense. I can't understand why Linney is in all black. Her personality in this play does not warrant her character in all black. It simply doesn't fit her personality in the show to be clad in all black. Hecht's outfit too doesn't suit her character. She has a simple, hippie type of dress with expensive boots to go with it.

"Summer of 1976" is worth seeing. It is about a brief friendship over the course of three months. The two could not be more opposite but they become fast friends. They support each other on a superficial level; they begin to rely on one another in a very brief period of their lives. While the writing is not deep, it moves along through time neatly.

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Scott Wadeabout 12 hours agoInteresting review. I can only imagine how vibrant West Village was in the 60’s and the disappointment that it wasn’t captured on the stage. Lost opportunity? Summer of ‘76 would be interesting as that was the year I graduated High school and first met the world on my own. Thank you for the insightful reviews.Read moreReply

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To merit something is to be worthy of it due to a display of particular goodness, hard work, or talent. It's time to reveal the answer to today's Wordle. Plot: In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.Watch on YouTube Looking for an alternative to Wordle? Here are eight of our favourite Wordle-likes to add to your morning puzzle routine. Plot: A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Īctors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciar

#Level 6 guess the movie answers tv#

Plot: An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show.Īctors: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich Plot: A group of friends passing through are stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer with a chainsaw in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they kill.Īctors: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica LeerhsenĪnswers: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Plot: A cyborg is sent back in time, by the sinister computer network Skynet, to murder a woman who will one day give birth to the leader of the militia destined to end the coming robo-apocalypse.Īctors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield Plot: An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.Īctors: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chi McBride, Stanley Tucci

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Plot: After Homer accidentally pollutes the town’s water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the family are declared fugitives.Īctors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley SmithĪnswers: The Simpsons Movie, Simpsons Movie Hint: T _ E S _ L E _ C _ _ F _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ Bonney, Kasi LemmonsĪnswers: The Silence of the Lambs, Silence of the Lambs

#Level 6 guess the movie answers serial#

Plot: A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.Īctors: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Plot: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron’s new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.Īctors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando BloomĪnswers: The Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings,The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same.Īctors: Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson, Michael Pergolani Plot: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. Plot: Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place in the Games, a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete.Īctors: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci Plot: Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.Īctors: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson Plot: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Īctors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton Plot: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.Īctors: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel Plot: The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.Īctors: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Hint: T _ E _ _ _ I _ _ _ A _ S _ R _ D _ Plot: A naive young woman comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city’s biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly.Īctors: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily BluntĪnswers: The Devil Wears Prada, Devil Wears Prada

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It's a Sin (TV - 2021) Review

It’s a Sin (TV – 2021) Review

A group of five 18 year olds make a big move to London and they are about to grow up very quickly when the rise of AIDS will shake them to the very core. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Number of Episodes: 5 Continue reading

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159 - The House of Mirth

This week, we are looking at the work of director Terence Davies and his 2000 literary adaptation of The House of Mirth. Based on the classic Edith Wharton novel, the film casts Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart, a woman who tragically fails to navigate the cruelties of New York high society at the turn of the century. The film earned strong reviews for Davies (rebounding from his adpatation misfire The Neon Bible) and Anderson (still flying high with her Emmy-winning performance on The X-Files), but a small late year release made this one a bigger hit with critics than it ultimately was for the Academy.

We look back at the 2000 Best Actress lineup, and discuss how Anderson might have fallen victim to an Academy still too willing to categorize television stars as just television stars and how indie distributor Sony Pictures Classics (rightly) had another awards priority. We also discuss how costume dramas went out of fashion as Best Picture contenders, the film’s spectacular supporting cast, and the 2000 Costume Design nominees.

Topics also include to extinct Village Voice poll, the British Independent Film Awards, and the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Class of 61  -  ABC  -   April 12, 1993

Drama

Running Time:  95 minutes

Stars:

Christien Anholt as Terry O’Neal

Andre Braugher as Lucius

Dan Futterman as Shelby Peyton

Joshua Lucas as George Armstrong Custer

Clive Owen as Devin O’Neil

Sophie Ward as Shannon O’Neil

Sue Ann Leeds as Rose O’Neal Greenhow

Laura Linney as Lily Magraw

Niall O'Brien as James Dugan "Da" O'Neil

Dana Ivey as Mrs. Julia Peyton

Len Cariou as Dr. Leland Peyton

Penny Johnson as Lavina

Barry Cullison as Sgt. Yancy

Scott Burkholder as Garrett St. Clair

John P. Navin, Jr. as Burnett

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"CLASS OF '61" (1993) Review

"CLASS OF '61" (1993) Review Twenty-six years, ABC Television aired the pilot episode for an American war drama about the U.S. Civil War. Written by Jonas McCord, "CLASS OF '61" told the story about three West Point graduates from the class of 1861, who found themselves on opposites sides following the outbreak of war. 

I have a few corrections to make. "CLASS OF '61" told the story about one West Point graduate, an Irish immigrant named Devlin O'Neil of Baltimore, and one cadet who had dropped out of the Academy following the outbreak of war, Shelby Peyton of Virginia. And the third man turned out to be a young George Armstrong Custer, who did graduate with the Class of '61, but only served as a supporting character in this production. Actually, the third major character in "CLASS OF '61" is a young man named Lucius, who happened to be a slave owned by Shelby's father, a doctor and plantation owner. The movie followed Devlin, Shelby, Lucius and yes, even young Custer from that last day of peace before the bombardment of Fort Sumter to the waning moment of the Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas). After Shelby dropped out of West Point, following the Fort Sumter bombardment and surrender, Shelby Peyton visits Devlin O'Neil's home in Baltimore and discovers that the latter's father has withdrawn his permission for Shelby to marry Devlin's sister, Shannon, due to Shelby's decision to follow his state into the Confederacy. Shelby also discovers that Devlin and Shannon's younger brother, Terry, has joined a local street mob that happened to be pro-Confederate. After participating in the Pratt Street Riot on April 19, 1861; Terry ends up temporarily imprisoned at Fort McHenry before heading south to join the Confederate Army. Following his graduation from West Point, Devlin experiences difficulty in receiving an Army assignment, due to Terry's actions. Devlin meets a Virginia belle from nearby Alexandria named Lily Magraw at a soirée hosted by long-time Washington socialite named Rose O'Neal Greenhow. Unbeknownst to Devil, both Lily and Mrs. Greenhow are Confederate spies. Shelby's friendship with his father's slave Lucius is tested due to the latter's brief attempt to escape slavery with his pregnant wife, Lavinia. After killing one (or two) of the slave catchers who had spotted him, Lucius is forced to leave the Shelby plantation without his wife and head north via the Underground Railroad. One would immediately notice that "CLASS OF '61" has no main narrative other than a handful of major characters experiencing the first three months of the U.S. Civil War. That is because this 93-minute movie was supposed to serve as a pilot for a new series . . . which never materialized. But this loose narrative structure featuring a handful of plot lines did not deter me from enjoying the production. When I first saw "CLASS OF '61", I was in the throes of an obsession for the U.S. Civil War. An obsession that has not abated with time, I might add. There is a possibility that due to this obsession, I may have viewed "CLASS OF '61" through rose-colored glasses when I first saw it. Do not get me wrong. I still managed to enjoy it. But due to the "sands of time", I have finally noticed the flaws. "CLASS OF '61" has a great deal of virtues. Its biggest virtue seemed to be the cast. The television pilot featured many young players who would eventually become well known or major stars. Dan Futterman, an excellent character actor in his own right and a two-time Academy Award nominated screenwriter, gave a complex performance as Shelby Peyton. Clive Owen, who became a bigger star, gave an emotional performance as Devlin O'Neil, the Irish immigrant torn between his friendship with Peyton and his family's patriotism toward their new country. Andre Braugher was already somewhat known for his performance in the 1989 movie, "GLORY", when he shot this pilot. He eventually became a major television star and has received numerous nominations and won two Emmys for his work. Frankly, I thought he gave the best performance in the production as the embittered Virginia slave whose initial attempt to escape slavery would lead to him being apart from his wife and mother for several years. The television movie also featured solid performances from the like of Josh Lucas (as George C. Custer) Dana Ivey, Penny Johnson, Sue-Ann Leeds, Barry Cullison, Peter Murnik, Timothy Scott, Stephen Root, Christien Anholt and Andrew Stahl. However, I believe there were better supporting performances. One came from Sophie Ward, who gave a poignant performance as Devlin's sister Shannon. Beverly Todd was excellent as Lucius' pragmatic mother. Mark Pelligrino gave a very interesting performance as a fellow cadet from South Carolina named Skinner, especially in a scene in which the character provided off-putting instructions on how to breed healthy slaves to the discomfort of the Peytons. Robert Newman gave an intelligent performance as one of the main characters' West Point instructors who become a Union artillery officer, Captain Wykoff. Len Cariou was effective as Shelby's warm and intelligent father, Dr. Leland Peyton. Lorraine Toussaint shone brilliantly in her brief role as a slave woman named Sarah, who was accompanying her mistress on a southbound train also conveying Shelby had encountered on a southbound train from New York City. Niall O'Brien gave a very complex performance as Devlin and Shannon's emotionally patriotic father, James O'Neil. The production values for "CLASS OF '61" struck me as solid, but not particularly top-notch. Although the movie's setting stretched from West Point, New York to the Peyton plantation outside of Richmond, Virginia; it was easy for me to see that the television movie was set in South Carolina and Georgia . . . in the Deep South. I have noticed that many of these productions with an Antebellum or Civil War setting are shot in the Deep South states, even the narratives are set in the Upper South. Has the Upper South been developed too extensively to serve as locations for such movies? I found Michael T. Boyd's costumes for the women characters very attractive and nearly accurate. However, I thought the men's costumes looked as if they had came straight from a costume warehouse in Hollywood. Recently, I had come across an old review of "CLASS OF '61". The New York Times reviewer seemed to dismiss the production as a nostalgic television movie with a failed plot. He seemed unaware that the movie was basically a pilot for a potential television series. When I first saw the movie, I knew that this was basically a pilot. Which is why I was not that surprised that it ended with the Battle of Bull Run without any of the plot lines being resolved. As for "CLASS OF '61" being nostalgic . . . I am not sure about that criticism. Jonas McCord's narrative seemed to be a mixture of a straight forward look at how Americans behaved and spoke during this tumultuous period in 19th century American history and a slightly critical look at their society. And I found its portrayal of the Bull Run battle rather interesting and detailed. However, the television movie featured a good deal more criticism of Northern racism and the Abraham Lincoln Administration. Shelby's encounter with an abolitionist, a Maryland woman and her enslaved maid led to the latter's soliloquy about the racism she had encountered in New York City. And another scene featured Devlin revealing his family troubles to Lily Magraw and Rose Greenhow - namely brother Terry's incarceration inside Baltimore's Fort McHenry and how this led to his failure to being assigned to an Army regiment. I must admit that I found it odd that McCord seemed to focus so much on the flaws of Northern society and the Lincoln's Administration . . . and not on the flaws of Confederate President Jefferson Davis' own administration. After all, the state of Virginia had lost its northwestern counties during the three-month period between Fort Sumter and Bull Run, due to its citizens breaking away from the state. Considering that Shelby's family lived in Virginia, I found it rather odd that western Virginia's break from the state was never mentioned. On the other hand, the series did focus a great deal on slavery. Although the Peyton family were portrayed as kind slave owners who almost treated their slaves as family, the movie still managed to portray their role in slavery as something to condemn - especially through Lucius' bitterness over being a slave, the patronizing manner of Dr. Peyton's kindness and Shelby's inability to understand Lucius' desire for freedom or lack of faith in the latter's ability to survive as a free man. I have noticed in many other productions about slavery during the Antebellum period or the Civil War, slave owners are either portrayed as kind or cruel . . . with no ambiguity in between. I must applaud McCord for his more ambiguous portrayal of Shelby and his family in regard to the slavery topic. Were there aspects of "CLASS OF '61" that troubled me? Well . . . yes. There were a few things. When Devlin was first introduced to Rose Greenhow at her soirée, the latter revealed that she knew a great deal about him - including where his family lived and his ranking among the West Point Class of '61. I am sorry, but I found this hard to swallow. Was this McCord's idea of conveying Mrs. Greenhow's greatness as a spy? Why on earth would she have bothered to collect so much information on a recent West Point graduate who had ranked in the middle of his class? Seriously? Also in the movie, Mr. O'Neil had accused a visiting Shelby of joining a volunteer regiment called the Palmetto Guards. Earlier in the production, a cadet named Upton had accused the South Carolinian Skinner of doing the same right after the news of Sumter was announced. So I checked the Internet and discovered that "Palmetto Guards" was one of the nicknames for the 2nd South Carolina Infantry. I could understand Skinner being considered for this regiment. But why on earth would Mr. O'Neil accuse Shelby, a Virginian, of joining it? Unsurprisingly, "CLASS OF '61" had failed to be picked up as a series. But imagine my surprise to discover that McCord had added a brief epilogue to reveal the characters' fates. He must have been very bitter over the pilot's fate, because he had committed some kind of "Scorch Earth" policy on the characters. Only three or four of them had survived the war . . . and one of them was George Armstrong Custer. Worse, two of his characters died in a way that was historically impossible. Ironically, my biggest problem with "CLASS OF '61" proved to be Shelby and Lucius' friendship. Now I realize that human beings are ambiguous creatures. And I am also aware that some complex friendships or relationships may have formed between slaves and the owners - especially relationships that began in childhood, like Shelby and Lucius. But there were aspects of the pair's friendship that struck me as unrealistic. I found it unrealistic that Lucius would honestly express his bitterness over being a slave to Shelby, of all people. I also found it unrealistic that Lucius would tell Shelby about his lethal encounter with those slave catchers. The movie never portrayed Shelby as someone with pro-abolitionist leanings. And although he was friendly and familiar with his father's slaves, he also shared Dr. Peyton's patronizing attitude. It just seemed unnatural that Shelby would react with nothing more than mere surprise after Lucius had confessed to killing two slave catchers. I do not care how friendly he was with Lucius or any of the other Peyton slaves. He still harbored a good deal of his society's casual racism and I could not see him allowing Lucius to leave the plantation after that confession. Even after twenty-six years, I still managed to enjoy "CLASS OF '61" Despite its flaws, the television movie managed to be an interesting and enjoying look into American society during the first three months of the U.S. Civil War. I thought Jonas McCord provided an interesting, yet inconclusive plot that showcased a first-rate cast starring Dan Futterman and Clive Owen. It is a pity that this pilot never became a series.

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Le 25 juillet 2022 à Los Angeles (Californie, USA), l’acteur Leland Orser est venu en famille soutenir sa partenaire de jeu Laura Linney, qui inaugurait son étoile sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.

Cette dernière a joué dans/avec la réalisation de l’acteur, Morning (2010), qui avait été sélectionné au Festival de Deauville.

A ses côtés : son épouse Jeanne Tripplehorn et leur fils August Tripplehorn Orser.

Source :  Getty Images Photos : David Livingston

Autre cérémonie du Hollywood walk of fame : Jon Gries le 01 février 2024.

Alias Argyle dans Le Caméléon.

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27th Screen Actors Guild Awards — Winners

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN A MOTION PICTURE

ENSEMBLE CAST “Da 5 Bloods” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” “Minari” “One Night in Miami” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — WINNER

MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal” Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — WINNER Anthony Hopkins, “The Father” Gary Oldman, “Mank” Steven Yeun, “Minari”

FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Amy Adams, “Hillbilly Elegy” Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — WINNER Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman” Frances McDormand, “Nomadland” Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”

MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” Chadwick Boseman, “Da 5 Bloods” Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah” — WINNER Jared Leto, “The Little Things” Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami”

FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy” Olivia Colman, “The Father” Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari” — WINNER Helena Zengel, “News of the World”

STUNT ENSEMBLE “Da 5 Bloods” “Mulan” “News of the World” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” “Wonder Woman 1984” — WINNER

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN A TELEVISION SERIES

ENSEMBLE CAST, Drama “Better Call Saul” “Bridgerton” “The Crown” — WINNER “Lovecraft Country” “Ozark”

ENSEMBLE CAST, Comedy “Dead To Me” “The Flight Attendant” “The Great” “Schitt’s Creek” — WINNER “Ted Lasso”

MALE ACTOR, TV Movie or Limited Series Bill Camp, “The Queen’s Gambit” Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton” Hugh Grant, “The Undoing” Ethan Hawke, “The Good Lord Bird” Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True” — WINNER

FEMALE ACTOR, TV Movie or Limited Series Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America” Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You” Nicole Kidman, “The Undoing” Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit” — WINNER Kerry Washington, “Little Fires Everywhere”

MALE ACTOR, Drama Jason Bateman, “Ozark” — WINNER Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” Josh O’Connor, “The Crown” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Regé-Jean Page, “Bridgerton”

FEMALE ACTOR, Drama Gillian Anderson, “The Crown” — WINNER Olivia Colman, “The Crown” Emma Corrin, “The Crown” Julia Garner, “Ozark” Laura Linney, “Ozark”

MALE ACTOR, Comedy Nicholas Hoult, “The Great” Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” — WINNER Ramy Youssef, “Ramy”

FEMALE ACTOR, Comedy Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me” Linda Cardellini, “Dead to Me” Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant” Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek” Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” — WINNER

STUNT ENSEMBLE, Comedy or Drama “The Boys” “Cobra Kai” “Lovecraft Country” “The Mandalorian” — WINNER “Westworld”

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WIG REVIEW: THE HAPPIEST SEASON

You guys! I finally watched the lesbian holiday movie!! Though when I texted my mom to tell her I was finally watching this, she thought I was talking about The Prom and I laughed for a real long time about it (mainly because it will take me an even longer time to get around to hate watching that!) It already took about a month to get to this one. There is a lot to discuss here - and also one wig!

So this is the first (big budget) holiday lesbian movie, which I am very here for. However, most of the movie feels like a combination between My Best Friend’s Wedding, Meet the Parents, and The Family Stone but with lesbians. Those movies were made between 1997 and 2005 and this movie feels like it should exist somewhere in that time as well. The whole plot of the movie is basically that Kristen Stewart (Abby) has to pretend NOT to be Mackenzie Davis’s (Harper’s)  long-term girlfriend for the sake of Harper’s conservative family with local political aspirations while also spending 5 days with them during Christmas. It’s a conceit that exists solely in these brand of garbage holiday rom coms but definitely one that feels bizarrely antiquated as well. 

Anyway! There is only one wig in this movie which belongs to Davis, who had a vastly superior lesbian wig in that one episode of Black Mirror that made us all cry. We first see this under this hat where it should have hidden for the rest of the film! 

Sadly, the next scene involves the full emergence of this wig and truly: NO. This thing is dried out, bent, and disheveled in not a cool way (Stewart’s actual hair is disheveled in a cool way, though). The entire presence of this wig bothers me because: just have her have whatever hair she has? This is not a historical recreation (that I’m aware of?) and she is not playing a real person! This feels like when SNL cast members wear wigs in sketches for similarly non-existent reasons. However, SNL wigs are vastly superior to this mess!

So anyway, Harper invites Abby to have Christmas at her parents’ house in the heat of the moment during a very romantic (?) Pittsburgh Christmas lights tour which is apparently something that exists. Abby conveniently, and completely for the sake of this plot to work (?) does not like Christmas and also is an orphan, getting rid of any possible Christmas plan conflicts. And then literally on the way to visiting Harper’s family, she is all: by the way, they don’t know you’re my girlfriend or that I’m a lesbian and you have to go along with it for sake of this movie to exist even though this is absolutely a terrible thing to ask of anyone, periodt. But we are beginning to find out that Harper’s character is as full of garbage as her wig. 

So we meet the parents, who are Victor Garber, Mary Steenbergen, and also Mary Steenbergen’s iPad which vulture correctly identifies as the star of this movie AND IT IS. Especially during the end credits where we get to see all the pics the iPad takes! But I’m getting ahead of myself. The parents live in one of those cavernous houses that is definitely a mansion but tries to feel homey even though it probably has about 12 bedrooms and usually only exists in a Nancy Meyers movie. Despite its amount of bedrooms,  Abby has to sleep in a basement bunker which also doubles as a well organized rubbermaid storage unit. For the rest of the movie, Abby is treated like a subhuman trash person much in the way Ben Stiller is treated in Meet the Parents and Sarah Jessica Parker is treated in The Family Stone, except they don’t also have to pretend to not be in a relationship with the family member they arrived with. This conceit becomes so degrading that you honestly wonder why these people are still together!

Abby endures scene after scene of total nonsense and still looks better than the wig on her terrible girlfriend. Which starts actually looking better in a few of these scenes but still is very much a terrible and noticeable wig which is on par with Rachel McAdams’ wig in Mean Girls in that we are constantly told that these women are gorgeous and every single time I ask “YOU MEAN WITH THAT TERRIBLE WIG ON THEIR HEADS????” I suppose this wig was “necessary” because Harper’s two sisters also have long-ish brown hair so they were going for some sort of familial consistency except one daughter has a terrible wig and the other two have hair. Also one sister is Alison Brie, who plays a harpy so awful that she starts to make Harper look palatable and one sister is Mary Holland, who also cowrote the script, and definitely wrote herself the only character who I’d like to meet in real life. 

Along the way, we also meet Aubrey Plaza, who I usually hate because she is just one-note sullen, but here is actually great as Harper’s high school ex-girlfriend who Harper outted and allowed to be bullied and wow Harper - you have been terrible for decades!! Also compared to Harper, Aubrey has beautiful (real) hair, doesn’t lie to her entire family, and has actual chemistry with Abby. I very much wanted Abby to end up with Aubrey and I am not alone! Harper somehow avoids Abby for most of the time they are both staying in the same (albeit huge) house and there is even a dumb subplot about Abby being framed for shoplifting while trying to buy a gift for the parents’ very important white elephant gift exchange during their very important Christmas Eve party and I wonder if any of these people really knows what a white elephant gift is or how to exist in society? Meanwhile, as Harper reverts to being more falsely  heteronormative at her parents house, I started to wonder if her wig was trying to serve a larger purpose in showing how fake this character is but: no it’s just a bad wig. Also this movie really does the impossible: it makes me care about and feel bad for Kristen Stewart! 

Although I did find it highly questionable that though they are the stars of a romantic comedy, neither Kristen Stewart or Mackenzie Davis is funny AT ALL. Like not even a little! Which makes the “comedic” plight of Stewart all the more upsetting! All comedy is left to the one good daughter (Mary Holland) and also all gay men in the movie. This is mainly Abby’s bff and national (Canadian) treasure, Dan Levy and also Drag Race faves Jinxx Monsoon and Ben De-La-Creme in this one gay bar scene which is honestly truly inconceivable and except for further cementing the fact that Abby and Aubrey really should get together. 

In the end, Alison Brie finds out Harper’s TERRIBLE SECRET THAT NO ONE IN 2020 COULD POSSIBLY FATHOM (that she’s a lesbian) and they have a fight in the middle of the white elephant party which reveals that all the family has been competing for years for each other’s love which is really really messed up and now I kind of hate everyone in this family. And also Harper is outed to her entire terrible family and also Ana Gasteyer (and also a room full of other randos). And she denies her lesbian truth!  I recently watched Uncle Frank which is essentially everything Hillbilly Elegy wanted to be but is Shakespeare compared to that mess, and a similar scene occurs but that character bravely faces the truth - and in 1970s SOUTH CAROLINA!! I don’t know what time or space this movie thinks it exists in but it is baffling. Still, Dan Levy gives an emotional monologue about how no one can decide when anyone else is ready to come out of the closet so: FAIR. And then Harper does come out and the entire family kind gives absolutely no reaction to this until Victor Garber says it’s ok?? ABSOLUTELY AND TRULY BIZARRELY PATRIARCHAL. And then Harper and Abby get back together in the parking lot of a Love’s convenience store which is as cheesy and clunky as any garbage holiday rom com so I guess this is definitely a new holiday “classic” which I’ll probably watch 100 more times and hate Harper and her terrible wig each time about as much as I hate Laura Linney’s terrible life choices in Love, Actually. AS CONFOUNDING AS HARPER’S WIG OR THE CHOICE TO GIVE HER ONE AT ALL!

VERDICT: DOESN’T WURQ

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WQBY

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De Selby Part 2 --- Hozier -18/12th.week

eMtunzini ---Muzi -33/10th.week

One More Memory ----Andrew Rayel -36/2nd.week

Motive---Armin Van Buuren -27/14th.week

Elevator Eyes --- Tove Lo -22/8th.week

A Lot Like Heaven --Gorgon City, Julia Church -39/2nd.week

Dark Skies -- A R I Z O N A -57/2nd.week

On My Love ---Zara Larsson, David Guetta -41/4th.week

Dressed For A Funeral ---Groupthink, Sunday Scaries -34/22weeks

Moonlight---Laidback Luke, GATTUSO f/ Antrex -43/10weeks

If Only I --- Loud Luxury, Two Friends, Bebe Rexha -44/12th.week

The Feeling ---Lost Frequencies -45/2nd.week

What We Know---Lucas & Steve, Conor Byrne -47/2nd.week

Subterranean ----Miss Monique, AVIRA, LUNA -62/2nd.week

You Need Jesus ---Yung Gravy, Baby Gravy, bbno$ -132/

Body Count---Jason Derulo -17/8weeks

Location ---Cheat Codes, A7S -49/2weeks

If Summer Was A Sound---Goldfish, Malou -50/2weeks

Forever Gold ---Siskin -58/2weeks

That's Alright---Goldfish, Julia Church -69/2weeks

Both---Tiesto, 21 Savage, BIA -91/2weeks

Stranger On A Train---SUPER Hi -37/8weeks

Me and My Guitar ---Jax Jones, Fireboy DML -46/6weeks

A Lesson In Chemistry--Anabel Englund -48/2weeks

California Child---Goldfish, The Palms, Hi-Def -59/2weeks

Where You Are---John Summit, Hayla -143/

Sing With Me--Goldfish, Keanan Eksteen -61/2weeks

The Little Mushroom That Got Away---Sultan + Shepard, Lane8 -63/2weeks

All Night---Charlie Houston -64/4weeks

Kriss Kross--W&W, Da Tweekaz -65/2weeks

Alive---Roosevelt -66/4weeks

You're So High (10 Years On)---Eli & Fur -79/2weeks

Moon ---Locklead -42/7weeks

We Should Get Married---Dan & Shay -52/7weeks

She's On My Mind---Romy -70/4weeks

Over Now --7 Lions, Above & Beyond, Opposite the Other -72/2weeks

Feel It (Club Edit) ---Jazzy -75/2weeks

You're Hired ---NEIKED f/Ayra Starr -86/2nd week

Let Me Go---Jigitz -53/4thweek

On My Way ---SIDEPIECE f/Faouzia -78/2ndweek

Drums---James Hype, Kim Petras -97/2weeks

19---Stephen Dawes -54/15weeks

Wating For U---Laidback Luke, Ralphi, *(Jake Silva remix) -73/7weeks

Down Like That ---Bryson Tiller -74/6weeks

React---Switch Disco, Ella Henderson, Robert Miles -76/8weeks

Chamallow ---Polo & Pam -83/2weeks

Looking for Love ---Disclosure -77/2weeks

Desire ---Nicky Romero, TELYKAST, Linney -80/2weeks

When We Touch--Ludo Lacoste, Santelli, Twinflame, Rozegarden -82/2weeks

Everything Is Changing---Goldfish, Julia Church -85/2weeks

Bigger Than The Song---Brittney Spencer -87/3week

Fight My Demons---Yung Bae, Barney Bones, Leven Kali -89/2weeks

Nevada ---Vicetone, Cozi Zuchisdorff -90/2weeks

Dancing At the Disco--J. Worra, Cherry Tooth -105/2weeks

Die Young---Venbee, Rudimental -55/7+3+5

All In A Dream---LP Giobbi DJ Tennis, Joseph Ashworth -68/2ndweek

Black Dress --070Shake -81/3weeks

Save My Love---Destiny Rogers -92/2weeks

Dress Code---Mau P -93/2weeks

I Love Hollywood---Slayyter -94/2weeks

Don't Go Insane--DPRIAN -101/2weeks

<>Bitter ---Freya Ridings - /7weeks

We Could Be Love---Hayden James, AR/CO -38/7weeks

***Deep Inside Of Me---Bob Sinclar, A-Trak, Mele -(new) /1weej

The Beautiful Letdown---Switchfoot, Jonas Brothers -32/7weeks

Smiley Water ---Mike. -26/6weeks

Take Me Back---Chri$tian Gate$ -131/11weeks

It's In My Head --Provoker -25/4weeks

Quarter Life Crises---Baby Queen -145/6weeks

In My Zone--S.O. GIDI -56/6weeks

Weird & Bizarre--Posh Choclates -30/4weeks

Freak--Tujamo, Azteck, INNA -40/3

Something In The Way --Forester, Frank Walker -

Vogue---Noize -35

Why You--Adam Melchor -

PFW--Martinez Brothers, Tommy Genesis

Padam Padam---Kylie Minogue -

The Worst Person Alive--G Flip -

Wreckage---Gorgon City, Julia Church

Echo--RSCL, Repiet, Julia Kleijn -

Love Music Part 4--Ren -

Hold On To Now---Kylie Minogue -

***Ecstasy--MEDUZA, GENESI -

Listen To My Heart---PLS&TY -

***Running Blind--Aluna, Tchami, Kareem Lomax -

***AEIOU--PNAU, Empire Of the Sun -

Misbehave---Ship Wrek, Disco Lines -

Submarine--Seeb, BANNERS, SUPER Hi -

Jacare--Sofi Tukker -

Makeba-JAIN -122

Hip Trumpets --Yalonda Be Cool, KVISION -

Blanket--Kevin Abstract -

Past Life---Felix Jaehn, Jonas Blue -

***Sad Forever---Lauren Spencer Smith -

Down With the Ship---Todd Rundgren, Rivers Cuomo -

Alone---Frankie Wah -

Jack To That---Block & Crown, Paul Parsons -

Resolution --Adam Melchor -

Good Life---Good Life, Elderbrook -

I Feel Love-Freda Ridings -

Westside---SIDEPIECE -

Press My Luck--Blake Mills -

What Are We Waiting For --- for King & Country -

Over the Moon--Eddie Benjamin -

Danse Macabre--Duran Duran -

Treat Me Like A Ho---Kim Petras -

Beggin' --Chris Lake, Aluna -

***Better Off (Alone Part III)---Alan Walker, Dash Berlin, Vikkstar -

***Champagne Shit---Janelle Monae, Latto, Quavo -

***I Don't Wanna Leave Just Yet---Thomas Day -

***My Own Advice-William Black, ILLENIUM, Alana Springsteen -

***Thunderstorm--CLIPZ, Rudimental, Deyaz -

Different About You --Old Dominion -

Skipping Like a Stone---The Chemical Brothers, Beck, Gerd Janson -

Heartbreak Kid--The Vaccines -

Upside---PLS&TY, Ben Samama -

The Wondering---Hiss Golden Messenger -

Winner--Conan Gray -

It's Euphoric---Georgia -

Revelations --ZHU, Devault, Babyjake -

Losing Ground -Odd Mob, OMNOM-

What Do You Do---Jess Glynne -

Out Of the Blue---PUNCTUAL -

Backwards---Alexa Cappelli, Knox -

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New York, New Yirk. Review.

New York, New York.New York, New York.A Love Fest to the Epicenter of the World.Robert Massimi. It can be said that we New Yorkers have a different kind of smart, we know what's good and what isn't; we can sift through quickly what is talent and what is minutia. In David Thompson and Sharon Washington's book we get fair. In the music and lyrics you get mediocre from John Kander and Fred Ebb (additional lyrics by Lin- Manuel Miranda). What is excellent is Beowulf Boritt's scenic and co-projection design. Also excellent is the lighting design by Ken Billington. In the lighting design, he makes the stage at times a carnival of lights. He does his best to make this lackluster show pop. Susan Stroman too does a admirable job in the direction and choreography. With a good ensemble cast, the dancing is inspiring, much like they used to do at Diamond Dan's in Times Square back in 1946 when this  two hour forty five minute musical takes place.  Where the show runs into problems is the lead actors. Both Colton Ryan and Anna Uzele are not good enough to lead this behemoth of a musical. Both actors are inconsistent- even weak at times. The show itself has to many sub-plots within the main plot. The nexus is that Francine (Uzele) wants to be a singing star. She marries Jimmy (Ryan); they are a inter-racial couple in the 40's. As Jimmy morns the loss of his brother, he drinks more and more. The drinking gets him fired from many of the clubs he works at. As Francine's star rises, he becomes more jealous. Jimmy leans on his best friend Tommy (Clyde Alves). Alves is a standout in his role; an excellent dancer and actor, he keeps the audience entertained all evening.  As a tribute to the Big Apple, I wished "New York, New York" was better. With all its fanfare, the show never gains any momentum. The musical numbers are not memorable and the lead actors do not have any real chemistry between them. 

New York, New York, Broadway, Tony Awards, Laura Linney, Summer 1976, Prima Facia, Sweeney Todd, Some Like It Hot, Neil Diamond, Shucked, Dramatists Guild, Tyler Ferguson, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Dancin' Www.swmnimbus.org, Mann About Town, NY Philharmonic.

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