Epic is overused. Heavily, heavily overused. The internet has corrupted a perfectly good word, and now it’s used almost as badly as lol. Anything that’s vaguely humorous gets slapped with the label without any appreciation for what it truly is. You know what’s epic? Hundreds of armed and trained men, slaughtering each other ruthlessly on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Laurence Olivier’
Emma Watson Joins Cast Of “My Week With Marilyn†Movie
October 6th, 2010 |
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Emma Watson has been cast in her first feature film role since wrapping production on the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise. The Brown University freshmen, 20, has signed on to star alongside Michelle Williams (The White One), Dominic Cooper, and Judi Dench in an upcoming movie based on a book about Marilyn Monroe. [...]
Zeta-Jones turns down Vivien Leigh role to spend time with ill hubby
October 1st, 2010 |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones has apparently turned down several movie roles, including the chance to portray Vivien Leigh, to spend more time with cancer-stricken husband Michael Douglas. The Oscar-winning actress had been approached about playing the vivacious second wife of Laurence Olivier in a film about Olivier making ‘The Prince And The Showgirl’ with Marilyn Monroe at [...]
Naomi Watts Marilyn Monroe Biopic “Blondeâ€
May 13th, 2010 |
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Naomi Watts has been cast as sceen icon Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic – do you think she can pull off the blonde bombshell?Watts will begin shooting Blonde — based on the best-selling book by Joyce Carol Oates — in January. The book is a 700 page fictionalized account of Monroe’s life that caused [...]
Melanie Chisholm Was the Epitome of Chic at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards
March 23rd, 2010 |
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Melanie Chisholm became a real epitome of chic on Sunday night. She attended the Laurence Olivier theatre awards. She was wearing a dress of her good friend Victoria Beckham.
Mel C decided to choose the full-length black Perrault gown presented in Posh’s Autumn/Winter 2009 collection. Her elegant look was completed with the help of a stylish [...]
Actress Jean Simmons dead at 80
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Jean Simmons, the stunning beauty who sang with Marlon Brando in Guys and Dolls  and played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet , has died. She was 80. Her agent, Judy Page, told the Los Angeles Times that Simmons died Friday night at her home in Santa Monica. Simmons had lung
Scarlett Johansson Marilyn Monroe “My Week With Marilyn†Movie
July 31st, 2009 |
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And in news that will send Lindsay Lohan’s head popping right off her shoulders, Lost In Translation’s Scarlett Johansson, 24, is at the top of a list of seasoned actresses being considered by director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt to play blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe in a new motion picture.
The Daily Mail’s Showbiz Reporter [...]
UK conductor dies at Dignitas clinic
July 14th, 2009 |
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Renowned British conductor Sir Edward Thomas Downes, CBE, has died at the age of 85, after travelling to right-to-die clinic Dignitas with his wife.
He and his wife Joan, 74, both chose to end their lives at the Swiss clinic, their family said in a statement.
According to the statement, the couple "died peacefully, and under circumstances of their own choosing".
The Birmingham-born conductor enjoyed a 40-year relationship with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
"Our father, who was 85 years old, almost blind and increasingly deaf, had a long, vigorous and distinguished career as a conductor," his family said.
"Our mother, who was 74, started her career as a ballet dancer and subsequently worked as a choreographer and TV producer, before dedicating the last years of her life to working as our father’s personal assistant.
Health problems
"They both lived life to the full and considered themselves to be extremely lucky to have lived such rewarding lives, both professionally and personally.
"After 54 happy years together, they decided to end their own lives rather than continue to struggle with serious health problems."
Born in Birmingham on 17 June 1924, the renowned conductor began playing the violin and violin at the age of five.
His pursuit of conducting was aided by a two-year scholarship to study in Aberdeen, which led him to study with eminent German conductor Hermann Scherchen.
In 1952 he joined the Royal Opera where he remained a company member for 17 years.
He became Associate Music Director in 1991 and conducted a huge repertoire at Covent Garden for over 50 consecutive seasons.
He began his relationship with the BBC Philharmonic as Chief Guest Conductor, going to become Principal Conductor from 1980 to 1991 and later Conductor Emeritus.
Honoured
In 1970 he became Music Director of the Australian Opera and conducted the first performance in the Sydney Opera House.
He was Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Orchestra until 1983 and travelled widely as a guest conductor to opera houses and orchestras all over the world.
Sir Edward was honoured by four music colleges and five universities as well as receiving the Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics Circle and Royal Philharmonic Society awards.
He became a CBE in 1986 and was knighted in 1991.</p
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