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Italian postcard by Danrose, no. 676. Photo: MGM / Shooting Star / Grazia Neri. Tom Cruise in Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988).
American actor and producer Tom Cruise (1962) became with his charismatic smile the most successful member of Hollywood's Brat Pack, the golden boys and girls of the 1980s. Top Gun (1985) made him an action star, but with his roles in The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989) he proved himself to be an all-round star and excellent actor. During the 1990s, he continued to combine action blockbusters like Mission Impossibe (1996) with highly acclaimed dramas like A Few Good Men (1992), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Magnolia (1999). He received more praise for his roles in Minority Report (2000) and Collateral (2002) and was for years one of the highest paid actors in the world. Although he continued to score major box office hits with the Mission Impossible franchise, his later work was overshadwowed by his outspoken attitude about Scientology which alienated him from many of his viewers.
Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in 1962 in Syracuse, NY. He is the only son of Mary Lee (Pfeiffer), a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer. He has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne De Vette and Cass. In 1974, when Cruise was 12, his parents divorced. Young Tom spent his boyhood always on the move, and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the U.S. and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his mother and her new husband. Deeply religious, he enrolled in a Franciscan seminary with the ambition to join the priesthood. He dropped out after one year. At high-school, he was a wrestler until he was sidelined by a knee injury. Soon taking up acting, he found that the activity served a dual purpose: performing satiated his need for attention, while the memorisation aspect of acting helped him come to grips with his dyslexia. Moving to New York in 1980, he studied drama at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, in conjunction with the Actors Studio, New School University, New York. He signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and began acting in films. His film debut was a small part in Endless Love (Franco Zeffirelli, 1981), starring Brooke Shields. It was followed by a major supporting role as a crazed military academy student in Taps (Harold Becker, 1981), starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton. In 1983, Cruise was part of the ensemble cast of The Outsiders (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983). The Hollywood press corps began touting Cruise as one of the 'Brat Pack', a group of twenty-something actors who seemed on the verge of taking over the movie industry in the early 1980s. Cruise's first big hit was the coming-of-age comedy Risky Business (Paul Brickman, 1983), in which he entered film-trivia infamy with the scene wherein he celebrates his parents' absence by dancing around the living room in his underwear. From the outset, he exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female audiences. Cruise played the male lead in the dark fantasy Legend (Ridley Scott, 1985) and the action film Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986) with Kelly McGillis and Val Kilmer. Top Gun (1986) established Cruise as an action star. However, he refused to be pigeonholed, and followed it up with a solid characterszation of a fledgling pool shark in The Color of Money (Martin Scorsese, 1986), for which co-star Paul Newman earned an Academy Award. In 1988, he played the brother of an autistic savant played by Dustin Hoffman in the drama Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988). However, Cruise had not yet totally convinced critics he was more than a pretty face while he also starred in Cocktail (Roger Donaldson, 1988), which earned him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor. His chance came when he played paraplegic Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, 1989). For his role, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 1990 Tom Cruise renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church Of Scientology claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his life. He was introduced to Scientology by his ex-wife Mimi Rogers. Though Cruise's bankability faltered a bit with the expensive disappointment Far and Away (Ron Howard, 1990) with his-then wife Nicole Kidman, A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992) brought him back into the game. By 1994, the star was undercutting his own leading man image with the role of the slick, dastardly vampire Lestat in the long-delayed film adaptation of the Anne Rice novel Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994), opposite Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas. Although the author was vehemently opposed to Cruise's casting, Rice famously reversed her decision upon seeing the actor's performance, and publicly praised Cruise's portrayal. In 1996, Cruise scored financial success with the reboot of Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996), but it was with his multilayered performance in Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe, 1996), that Cruise proved once again why he is considered a major Hollywood player. For Jerry Maguire, he won another Golden Globe and received his second Oscar nomination. According to IMDb, Cruise is the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the United States: A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (Sydney Pollack, 1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996). 1999 saw Cruise reunited onscreen with Kidman in a project of a very different sort, Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1990). Hal Erickson at AllMovie: "The film, which was the director's last, had been the subject of controversy, rumour, and speculation since it began filming. It opened to curious critics and audiences alike across the nation, and was met with a violently mixed response. However, it allowed Cruise to once again take part in film history, further solidifying his position as one of Hollywood's most well-placed movers and shakers. Cruise's enviable position was again solidified later in 1999, when he earned a third Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a loathsome 'sexual prowess' guru in Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)."
In 2000, Tom Cruise scored again when he returned as international agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible II (John Woo, 2000), which proved to be one of the summer blockbusters. Like its predecessor, it was the highest-grossing film of the year, and had a mixed critical reception. He then reteamed with Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe for a remake of the Spanish film Abre los Ojos/Open Your Eyes (Alejandro Amenábar, 1997) titled Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe, 2001) with Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz. Though Vanilla Sky's sometimes surreal trappings found the film receiving a mixed reception at the box office, the same could not be said for the following year's massively successful Sci-Fi chase film Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2001), or of the historical epic The Last Samurai (Edward Zwick, 2003). For his next film, Cruise picked a role unlike any he'd ever played; starring as a sociopathic hitman in the psychological thriller Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004). He received major praise for his departure from the good-guy characters he'd built his career on, and for doing so convincingly. He teamed up with Spielberg again for the second time in three years with an epic adaptation of the H.G. Wells alien invasion story War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg, 2005). The summer blockbuster was in some ways overshadowed, however, by a cloud of negative publicity. It began, when Cruise became suddenly vocal about his beliefs in Scientology, the religion created by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. Cruise publicly denounced actress Brooke Shields for taking medication to combat her postpartum depression, going so far as to call the psychological science a "Nazi science" in an Entertainment Weekly interview. In 2005, he was interviewed by Matt Lauer for The Today Show during which time he appeared to be distractingly argumentative in his insistence that psychiatry is a "pseudoscience," and in a Der Spiegel interview, he was quoted as saying that Scientology has the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. This behaviour caused a stirring of public opinion about Cruise, as did his relationship with 27-year-old actress Katie Holmes. The two announced their engagement in the spring of 2005, and Cruise's enthousiasm for his new romantic interest created more curiosity about his mental stability. He appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he jumped up and down on the couch, professing his love for the newly-Scientologist Holmes. The actor's new public image alienated many of his viewers. As he geared up for the spring release of Mission: Impossible III (J.J. Abrams, 2006), his ability to sell a film based almost purely on his own likability was in question for the first time in 20 years. Despite this, the film was more positively received by critics than the previous films in the series, and grossed nearly $400 million at the box office. Cruise moved on to making headlines on the business front, when he and corporate partner Paula Wagner in 2006 officially "took over" the United Artists studio, which was all but completely defunct. One of the first films to be produced by the new United Artists was the tense political thriller Lions for Lambs (Robert Redford, 2007), with Redford, Cruise and Meryl Streep. The film took an earnest and unflinching look at the politics behind the Iraq war but was a commercial disappointment. This was followed by the World War II thriller Valkyrie (Bryan Singer, 2008) with kenneth Branagh and Carice van Houten.
Tom Cruise would find a solid footing as the 2010s progressed, with blockbusters like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird, 2011) and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Christopher McQuarrie, 2015). He is known for doing many of his own stunts in these films, even exceptionally dangerous ones. The Mission Impossible franchise earned a total of 3 billion dollars worldwide. Cruise reteamed with Cameron Diaz in the action-comedy Knight and Day (James Mangold, 2010). He starred as Jack Reacher in the film adaptation of British author Lee Child's 2005 novel One Shot (Christopher McQuarrie, 2012). He also starred in big budget fantasy projects like Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski, 2013) and Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman, 2014). Tom Cruised was married three times. His first wife was actress Mimi Rogers, with whom he was married from 1987 till their divorce in 1990. His second marriage with Nicole Kidman from 1990 till 2001. They adopted two children Isabella Jane Cruise (1992) and Connor Antony Cruise (1995). he lived together with Vanilla Sky (2001) co-star Penélope Cruz from 2001 - 2004. His 2006 marriage to Katie Holmes ended in a divorce in 2012. They have one daughter, Surie Cruise (2006). Recently, Cruise returned on the screen as Ethan Hunt in the sixth installment of the Mission Impossible series, Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie, 2018). In 2020, he will also return as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick (Joseph Kosinski, 2020), in which Val Kilmer will also reprise his role from the first film.
Sources: Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Current Exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary. Sat 22 May – Sun 31 Oct.
Allison Katz: Artery
Titled Artery, Allison Katz's exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary will be the London-based Canadian artist's first institutional solo show in the UK. It is a collaboration with Camden Art Centre, where it will open in January 2022.
For more than a decade, Katz has been exploring painting's relationship to questions of identity and expression, selfhood and voice. Animated by a restless sense of humour and curiosity, her works articulate a tricksy language of recurring forms – roosters, monkeys and cabbages, among other things – that are by turns familiar and enigmatic. Katz's paintings, as well as her ceramics and posters, are frequently bodily (full of noses and gaping mouths) and relentlessly wordy, thick with puns and allusions. What emerges from these multilayered works is a sustained and critical pursuit of what the artist has called “genuine ambiguity”.
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Photo comparison and written review of the Disney Store's Disney Film Collection Belle doll and the Hasbro Enchanted Ball Gown Belle doll. They are both sold separately, and cost $34.95 and $29.95 respectively. They were released by the Disney Store on January 16, 2017, and by Toys R Us on January 1, 2017.
The DS Belle has a better made outfit. It has a more accurate and detailed bodice that is separate from the skirt, and a much wider skirt, with three layers overskirt, a sheer layer, then a satin layer, all colored bright yellow. Only the top overskirt layer has gold glitter decorations. There is also a full length white tulle petticoat. The Hasbro Belle has a less detailed bodice that has a spray of gold glitter rather than the scalloped glitter pattern of the DS Belle. Her skirt and bodice are sewn together. There are two overskirts with nice gold glitter decorations, which the main sheer skirt mimics. They are all colored pale yellow. Under that is a bright yellow satin layer, and under that a bright white satin underskirt. Despite the lack of a petticoat, the skirt is stiff enough to keep a full shape. The skirt's design actually much closer to the final movie design than the DS skirt, as well as being prettier with its multilayered gold decorations.
The DS Belle also has better made shoes, that are more movie accurate and more detailed than the Hasbro shoes. The same goes for the necklace and the headband around the hair bun. The hair on the DS doll is shorter but fuller, with hair product in the curls in the back. The Hasbro doll's hair has no hair product at all, so it is very soft and smooth. The DS bun is very intricate, as opposed to the simple bun of the Hasbro doll. The DS doll's hair is on a separate part of the head, that is glued to the front part of the head (which includes the face). You can see the seams around the hairline if you look closely. The Hasbro doll has her hair rooted in a one piece head, as is usual for vinyl dolls.
The DS Belle's doll's face is much more realistic, and attempts to reproduce the features of Emma Watson's portrayal Belle. But the forehead is too high and square, her face is too shiny, she has a somewhat grim expression, and her freckles are too numerous and prominent. The Hasbro Belle only has a passing resemblance to Emma Watson, and isn't very realistic, but makes up for it by being cute, which a very pleasant expression. The Disney Store Belle has a gold earring on her left ear and a gold ring on her right pinky that the Hasbro doll lacks.
The Disney Store's body has better articulation. Both dolls have fully articulated arms, and ball jointed necks and hips. But the Hasbro doll has stiff hard plastic legs, with no knee or ankle joints. The DS doll has fully articulated legs, but are prone to being bow legged, and having to splay her legs to sit down.
Overall, I prefer the DS Belle doll, despite the flawed face, and the two piece head. Her hair, outfit and accessories are all very well made, and look better than the Hasbro version, except for the gold pattern on the Hasbro skirt.
French postcard, no. 1063. Tom Cruise in Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986).
American actor and producer Tom Cruise (1962) became with his charismatic smile the most successful member of Hollywood's Brat Pack, the golden boys and girls of the 1980s. Top Gun (1986) made him an action star, but with his roles in The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989) he proved himself to be an all-round star and excellent actor. During the 1990s, he continued to combine action blockbusters like Mission Impossibe (1996) with highly acclaimed dramas like A Few Good Men (1992), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Magnolia (1999). He received more praise for his roles in Minority Report (2000) and Collateral (2002) and was for years one of the highest paid actors in the world. Although he continued to score major box office hits with the Mission Impossible franchise, his later work was overshadwowed by his outspoken attitude about Scientology which alienated him from many of his viewers.
Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in 1962 in Syracuse, NY. He is the only son of Mary Lee (Pfeiffer), a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer. He has three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne De Vette and Cass. In 1974, when Cruise was 12, his parents divorced. Young Tom spent his boyhood always on the move, and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the U.S. and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his mother and her new husband. Deeply religious, he enrolled in a Franciscan seminary with the ambition to join the priesthood. He dropped out after one year. At high-school, he was a wrestler until he was sidelined by a knee injury. Soon taking up acting, he found that the activity served a dual purpose: performing satiated his need for attention, while the memorisation aspect of acting helped him come to grips with his dyslexia. Moving to New York in 1980, he studied drama at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, in conjunction with the Actors Studio, New School University, New York. He signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and began acting in films. His film debut was a small part in Endless Love (Franco Zeffirelli, 1981), starring Brooke Shields. It was followed by a major supporting role as a crazed military academy student in Taps (Harold Becker, 1981), starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton. In 1983, Cruise was part of the ensemble cast of The Outsiders (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983). The Hollywood press corps began touting Cruise as one of the 'Brat Pack', a group of twenty-something actors who seemed on the verge of taking over the movie industry in the early 1980s. Cruise's first big hit was the coming-of-age comedy Risky Business (Paul Brickman, 1983), in which he entered film-trivia infamy with the scene wherein he celebrates his parents' absence by dancing around the living room in his underwear. From the outset, he exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female audiences. Cruise played the male lead in the dark fantasy Legend (Ridley Scott, 1985) and the action film Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986) with Kelly McGillis and Val Kilmer. Top Gun (1986) established Cruise as an action star. However, he refused to be pigeonholed, and followed it up with a solid characterszation of a fledgling pool shark in The Color of Money (Martin Scorsese, 1986), for which co-star Paul Newman earned an Academy Award. In 1988, he played the brother of an autistic savant played by Dustin Hoffman in the drama Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988). However, Cruise had not yet totally convinced critics he was more than a pretty face while he also starred in Cocktail (Roger Donaldson, 1988), which earned him a nomination for the Razzie Award for Worst Actor. His chance came when he played paraplegic Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, 1989). For his role, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 1990 Tom Cruise renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church Of Scientology claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his life. He was introduced to Scientology by his ex-wife Mimi Rogers. Though Cruise's bankability faltered a bit with the expensive disappointment Far and Away (Ron Howard, 1990) with his-then wife Nicole Kidman, A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner, 1992) brought him back into the game. By 1994, the star was undercutting his own leading man image with the role of the slick, dastardly vampire Lestat in the long-delayed film adaptation of the Anne Rice novel Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994), opposite Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas. Although the author was vehemently opposed to Cruise's casting, Rice famously reversed her decision upon seeing the actor's performance, and publicly praised Cruise's portrayal. In 1996, Cruise scored financial success with the reboot of Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996), but it was with his multilayered performance in Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe, 1996), that Cruise proved once again why he is considered a major Hollywood player. For Jerry Maguire, he won another Golden Globe and received his second Oscar nomination. According to IMDb, Cruise is the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the United States: A Few Good Men (1992), the thriller The Firm (Sydney Pollack, 1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996). 1999 saw Cruise reunited onscreen with Kidman in a project of a very different sort, Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1990). Hal Erickson at AllMovie: "The film, which was the director's last, had been the subject of controversy, rumour, and speculation since it began filming. It opened to curious critics and audiences alike across the nation, and was met with a violently mixed response. However, it allowed Cruise to once again take part in film history, further solidifying his position as one of Hollywood's most well-placed movers and shakers. Cruise's enviable position was again solidified later in 1999, when he earned a third Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a loathsome 'sexual prowess' guru in Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)."
In 2000, Tom Cruise scored again when he returned as international agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible II (John Woo, 2000), which proved to be one of the summer blockbusters. Like its predecessor, it was the highest-grossing film of the year, and had a mixed critical reception. He then reteamed with Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe for a remake of the Spanish film Abre los Ojos/Open Your Eyes (Alejandro Amenábar, 1997) titled Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe, 2001) with Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz. Though Vanilla Sky's sometimes surreal trappings found the film receiving a mixed reception at the box office, the same could not be said for the following year's massively successful Sci-Fi chase film Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2001), or of the historical epic The Last Samurai (Edward Zwick, 2003). For his next film, Cruise picked a role unlike any he'd ever played; starring as a sociopathic hitman in the psychological thriller Collateral (Michael Mann, 2004). He received major praise for his departure from the good-guy characters he'd built his career on, and for doing so convincingly. He teamed up with Spielberg again for the second time in three years with an epic adaptation of the H.G. Wells alien invasion story War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg, 2005). The summer blockbuster was in some ways overshadowed, however, by a cloud of negative publicity. It began, when Cruise became suddenly vocal about his beliefs in Scientology, the religion created by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. Cruise publicly denounced actress Brooke Shields for taking medication to combat her postpartum depression, going so far as to call the psychological science a "Nazi science" in an Entertainment Weekly interview. In 2005, he was interviewed by Matt Lauer for The Today Show during which time he appeared to be distractingly argumentative in his insistence that psychiatry is a "pseudoscience," and in a Der Spiegel interview, he was quoted as saying that Scientology has the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. This behaviour caused a stirring of public opinion about Cruise, as did his relationship with 27-year-old actress Katie Holmes. The two announced their engagement in the spring of 2005, and Cruise's enthousiasm for his new romantic interest created more curiosity about his mental stability. He appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he jumped up and down on the couch, professing his love for the newly-Scientologist Holmes. The actor's new public image alienated many of his viewers. As he geared up for the spring release of Mission: Impossible III (J.J. Abrams, 2006), his ability to sell a film based almost purely on his own likability was in question for the first time in 20 years. Despite this, the film was more positively received by critics than the previous films in the series, and grossed nearly $400 million at the box office. Cruise moved on to making headlines on the business front, when he and corporate partner Paula Wagner in 2006 officially "took over" the United Artists studio, which was all but completely defunct. One of the first films to be produced by the new United Artists was the tense political thriller Lions for Lambs (Robert Redford, 2007), with Redford, Cruise and Meryl Streep. The film took an earnest and unflinching look at the politics behind the Iraq war but was a commercial disappointment. This was followed by the World War II thriller Valkyrie (Bryan Singer, 2008) with kenneth Branagh and Carice van Houten.
Tom Cruise would find a solid footing as the 2010s progressed, with blockbusters like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird, 2011) and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Christopher McQuarrie, 2015). He is known for doing many of his own stunts in these films, even exceptionally dangerous ones. The Mission Impossible franchise earned a total of 3 billion dollars worldwide. Cruise reteamed with Cameron Diaz in the action-comedy Knight and Day (James Mangold, 2010). He starred as Jack Reacher in the film adaptation of British author Lee Child's 2005 novel One Shot (Christopher McQuarrie, 2012). He also starred in big budget fantasy projects like Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski, 2013) and Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman, 2014). Tom Cruised was married three times. His first wife was actress Mimi Rogers, with whom he was married from 1987 till their divorce in 1990. His second marriage with Nicole Kidman from 1990 till 2001. They adopted two children Isabella Jane Cruise (1992) and Connor Antony Cruise (1995). he lived together with Vanilla Sky (2001) co-star Penélope Cruz from 2001 - 2004. His 2006 marriage to Katie Holmes ended in a divorce in 2012. They have one daughter, Surie Cruise (2006). Recently, Cruise returned on the screen as Ethan Hunt in the sixth installment of the Mission Impossible series, Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie, 2018). In 2020, he will also return as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick (Joseph Kosinski, 2020), in which Val Kilmer will also reprise his role from the first film.
Sources: Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Current Exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary. Sat 22 May – Sun 31 Oct.
Allison Katz: Artery
Titled Artery, Allison Katz's exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary will be the London-based Canadian artist's first institutional solo show in the UK. It is a collaboration with Camden Art Centre, where it will open in January 2022.
For more than a decade, Katz has been exploring painting's relationship to questions of identity and expression, selfhood and voice. Animated by a restless sense of humour and curiosity, her works articulate a tricksy language of recurring forms – roosters, monkeys and cabbages, among other things – that are by turns familiar and enigmatic. Katz's paintings, as well as her ceramics and posters, are frequently bodily (full of noses and gaping mouths) and relentlessly wordy, thick with puns and allusions. What emerges from these multilayered works is a sustained and critical pursuit of what the artist has called “genuine ambiguity”.
These are a just a few of the exhibits on display.
The Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set. The dolls are fully deboxed, and are standing side by side. Naveen is free standing. Tiana is supported by a Kaiser doll stand.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
The Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set. The dolls have been fully deboxed, and then replaced on their original designer display stand. I have moved Tiana's hands to her sides, in the usual Disney Princess pose, from her original demure pose of her hands in front. Photo taken in dimming daylight, with additional flash lighting.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
The Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set. The dolls are fully deboxed, and are standing side by side. Naveen is free standing. Tiana is supported by a Kaiser doll stand.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
"Greeting to the Sun" - Installation by Nikola Bašić (Architect) - Zadar / Zara - Istarska Obala - Dalmatia - Hrvatska / Croatia
The Greeting to the Sun consists of three hundred multi-layered glass plates placed on the same level with the stone-paved waterfront in the shape of a 22-meter diameter circle. Under the glass conduction plates there are photo-voltage solar modules through which symbolic communication with nature is made, with the aim to communicate with light, just like the Sea Organs nearby do with sound.
Deboxing the Tiana and Naveen doll set. First its protective cover sleeve taken off. Then the acrylic top cover of the display case is removed. It is loosened from the tabs on the bottom of the case, then slowly slid off the cardboard backing. The dolls are now in clear view. They are attached to the backing and various plastic spacers.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
With a multilayered antiquing of oil paint including both clearer browns (naples yellow) and two greens (english garden and a dark one) ;-)
Funny how she went from friendly (two pictures before) to sligthly frightening.
Tonner Evil Queen doll deboxed. Standing, wearing her cape. She is supported by the included display stand.
I just received the Tonner Mirror Mirror on the Wall Evil Queen 16 inch doll (2010, LE 1000), last Friday, May 6, 2016. I won bidding on the doll on eBay on Wednesday and received her just two days later. She was displayed out of the box by the owner/seller, but is in excellent condition. She came in the original box, with all the accessories (crown and display stand).
She is very beautiful, with a gorgeous and film accurate outfit. She has a metal crown with shiny gold paint, but the surface is uneven. It is secured to her head by a clear rubber band chin strap. Her outfit is fully removable, and is multilayered. There is no glitter or jewels in her outfit, but the seller glued a red crystal to the clasp of the robe, which enhances the outfit. She has a full length black velvet robe, which is lined with red satin, and has a high white satin collar that is wired to make it stiffer. It is attached to her knit black hood by snap closures in the front. Her full length dress is dark purple satin, with light purple oversized sleeves that have yellow trim. Under her dress is a white satin underskirt. Under that she wearing shear knit pantyhose, and white panties. She has faux yellow leather high heeled shoes, with nonskid soles. She has a beautifully painted face, with blue eyes, red lips, and thin arched black eyebrows. She is medium length straight black hair, which is covered by her hood and robe.
In her heels, she is about 16.5 inches tall, and is about 17 inches tall on the stand. That same as the Disney Store Limited Edition Heirloom dolls, and she matches up very well with the DS Snow White 17 inch doll. I am very happy to have her, especially after the disappointment of no doll releases in conjunction with the Walt Disney Signature Collection release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs earlier this year.
Mt. Hamilton Road, Lick Observatory, Santa Clara County, CA, 3/4/2015
Linhof Master Technika 2000 camera, 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N f/5.6 lens, Fujicolor Pro 160S film, 3 exposures, 130 megapixels
Mt. Hamilton dominates the landscape east of San Jose, CA. The 4,216 feet tall mountain overlooks Santa Clara Valley and is the site of Lick Observatory, the first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory in the world. The foothills of Mt. Hamilton are dominated by majestic oaks and grassland, while its upper reaches are covered in pines. This high ridge is at an elevation of 3,100 feet and has a healthy mix of deciduous and evergreen trees. The views from the mountain are extraordinary, especially around sunset! Here as we look southwest, the golden light gives the late winter foliage a beautiful warm glow.
Current Exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary. Sat 22 May – Sun 31 Oct.
Allison Katz: Artery
Titled Artery, Allison Katz's exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary will be the London-based Canadian artist's first institutional solo show in the UK. It is a collaboration with Camden Art Centre, where it will open in January 2022.
For more than a decade, Katz has been exploring painting's relationship to questions of identity and expression, selfhood and voice. Animated by a restless sense of humour and curiosity, her works articulate a tricksy language of recurring forms – roosters, monkeys and cabbages, among other things – that are by turns familiar and enigmatic. Katz's paintings, as well as her ceramics and posters, are frequently bodily (full of noses and gaping mouths) and relentlessly wordy, thick with puns and allusions. What emerges from these multilayered works is a sustained and critical pursuit of what the artist has called “genuine ambiguity”.
These are a just a few of the exhibits on display.
12. Upgraded Antenna with multiphasic, mulitfrequency, & multilayered receiver. I got the inspiration to first remove that one antenna atop the back gunner roof. Then proceed to base it design from the Matrix Hovercraft. Specifically the Hammer in the 3rd film. If you watch the ship chase scene from the squiddies, you can see them breaking off a 2 prong antenna array.
Airlock: I found the airlock that came with the set to be boring. So I spruced it up with greebling.
Radar Array: Military Class Radar array, just like the Falcon it allows the crew of the ship to detect ships either in the vicinity or light years ahead while in hyperspace. Its military specs also allow it to silent ping so that they can track targets while in stealth mode without giving away their position. By use of a multi frequency Infrasound ping that changes frequency every ping while also creating an echoing effect to mask the ship.
Blink Drive System: The Blink Drive system is inspired by the one of the same name from the TV show Dark Matter. In the show, this allowed the crew of the Raza to arrive anywhere in the show in the blink of an eye. However, in order for it to not be overpowered on my ship, I set a limit in its design and operation system. It can on jump from place to another using the Natural satellite in space circumference as a reference. Meaning you can't just jump from one place to another in the middle of space. You have to use the circumference of a planetary body, star, nebula, or any natural object that you find in space.
Photo comparison and written review of the Disney Store's Disney Film Collection Belle doll and the Hasbro Enchanted Ball Gown Belle doll. They are both sold separately, and cost $34.95 and $29.95 respectively. They were released by the Disney Store on January 16, 2017, and by Toys R Us on January 1, 2017.
The DS Belle has a better made outfit. It has a more accurate and detailed bodice that is separate from the skirt, and a much wider skirt, with three layers overskirt, a sheer layer, then a satin layer, all colored bright yellow. Only the top overskirt layer has gold glitter decorations. There is also a full length white tulle petticoat. The Hasbro Belle has a less detailed bodice that has a spray of gold glitter rather than the scalloped glitter pattern of the DS Belle. Her skirt and bodice are sewn together. There are two overskirts with nice gold glitter decorations, which the main sheer skirt mimics. They are all colored pale yellow. Under that is a bright yellow satin layer, and under that a bright white satin underskirt. Despite the lack of a petticoat, the skirt is stiff enough to keep a full shape. The skirt's design actually much closer to the final movie design than the DS skirt, as well as being prettier with its multilayered gold decorations.
The DS Belle also has better made shoes, that are more movie accurate and more detailed than the Hasbro shoes. The same goes for the necklace and the headband around the hair bun. The hair on the DS doll is shorter but fuller, with hair product in the curls in the back. The Hasbro doll's hair has no hair product at all, so it is very soft and smooth. The DS bun is very intricate, as opposed to the simple bun of the Hasbro doll. The DS doll's hair is on a separate part of the head, that is glued to the front part of the head (which includes the face). You can see the seams around the hairline if you look closely. The Hasbro doll has her hair rooted in a one piece head, as is usual for vinyl dolls.
The DS Belle's doll's face is much more realistic, and attempts to reproduce the features of Emma Watson's portrayal Belle. But the forehead is too high and square, her face is too shiny, she has a somewhat grim expression, and her freckles are too numerous and prominent. The Hasbro Belle only has a passing resemblance to Emma Watson, and isn't very realistic, but makes up for it by being cute, which a very pleasant expression. The Disney Store Belle has a gold earring on her left ear and a gold ring on her right pinky that the Hasbro doll lacks.
The Disney Store's body has better articulation. Both dolls have fully articulated arms, and ball jointed necks and hips. But the Hasbro doll has stiff hard plastic legs, with no knee or ankle joints. The DS doll has fully articulated legs, but are prone to being bow legged, and having to splay her legs to sit down.
Overall, I prefer the DS Belle doll, despite the flawed face, and the two piece head. Her hair, outfit and accessories are all very well made, and look better than the Hasbro version, except for the gold pattern on the Hasbro skirt.
A Hungarian multilayered sponge cake filled with fluffy chocolate buttercream made with Pernigotti cocoa powder. Thicker chocolate buttercream was piped on top to hold up each individual wedge of crunchy caramel covered sponge cake. The sides of the cake are coated in sliced almonds and chopped hazelnuts. Garnished with toasted whole hazelnuts and a chewy caramel rose in the center.
Deboxing the Tiana and Naveen doll set. First its protective cover sleeve taken off. Then the acrylic top cover of the display case is removed. It is loosened from the tabs on the bottom of the case, then slowly slid off the cardboard backing. The dolls are now in clear view. They are attached to the backing and various plastic spacers.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
The Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set. The dolls are fully deboxed, and are standing side by side. Naveen is free standing. Tiana is supported by a Kaiser doll stand.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
The Four Seasons Hotel, New York
57 East 57th Street
New York, New York, U.S.A. 10022
The glass and iron fan-shaped canopy on 57th Street
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In 1987 William Zeckendorf Jr. assembled land on 57th Street between Park and Madison Avenue, consisting of four empty 5-floor buildings on the north side of 57th and an adjoining 58th Street site. Zeckendorf determined the best use for the site was a luxury hotel and began discussions with hotel operators.
One of the parcels at 50 East 58th - is the site of the former 200-room Blackstone Hotel and its restaurant Lottie's Dogwood Room.
Zeckendorf sought I.M. Pei (whose firm designed the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center) to design the luxury hotel. Zeckendorf Jr's father William Zeckendorf Sr. provided Pei with his first design job in 1946.
During the same time Harunori Takahashi, who some called the king of resort development projects in the South Pacific, admired Robert H Burns the founder of Regent Hotels International (a Hong Kong hotel company owned by an American!). Burns' first globally recognized luxury hotel, The Regent Hong Kong, opened in 1980. (It is an InterContinental now and not quite its former self).
Takahashi had just bought from Robert Burn's company the The Regent Sydney and was looking for more hotels to buy through the company he controlled - EIE International Corp. (Electronic & International Enterprises got its start in the 1940s importing from the US magnetic disc tapes). Takahashi also bought 30% of Regent Hotels from Robert Burns who retained 65%. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation owns 5 percent.
Burns knew William Zeckendorf Jr. and he knew Takahashi wanted to own an extraordinary hotel in New York City. The concept of a tall limestone luxury hotel on the 25,000 square foot lot was ready to move forward.
The hotel was announced in January 1989. It was expected to be the grandest hotel built in New York since the Waldorf=Astoria. The original plan was for 400 rooms and a main tower of 46-stories. A consortium of six Japanese banks led by Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB) secured construction financing. The hotel was named Regent New York Hotel and to be managed by Regent International Hotels of Hong Kong. William Zeckendorf, Jr. acted as development consultant. Architects were I.M. Pei and Frank Williams, and Tishman Construction was the construction manager. (Frank Williams designed the 55-story W hotel in Times Square)
The interiors were to be designed by John F. Saladino, who was replaced by Hong Kong based Chhada, Siembieda & Associates, which was founded by Chandu Chhada and Don Siembieda in 1980.
Total costs for the 372-room project were estimated at $370 million - a million per room. By completion time the cost had swelled to $477 million, or $1.3 million a room.
A contemporary-modern approach was taken for the Regent, not a classical motif. The hotel's 52-story tower required a series of cascading set backs to comply with strict zoning requirements. Custom designed 12-foot decorative lanterns grace the upper levels. Honey-colored French Mangy limestone from France clad the facade.
The standard guest rooms are 610 sq ft with 10'4" ceilings. Fiddleback English Sycamore was used for all cabinetwork, doors and furniture.
Robert Burns was a stickler for detail especially on how to build a bathroom. Burns is quoted saying "I just feel that nobody should sit in a tub where somebody stood." The Regent New York baths are built with a glass enclosed shower stall and separate soaking tub.
Just after the hotel's topping off event in 1990 the Japanese real estate market imploded. EIE and Regent Hotels was forced to sell the Regent hotel chain and hotels under development at that time were in New York City, Bali, Milan, and Istanbul - all were subsequently opened as Four Seasons.
One of the major figures during Japan's bubble economy years was EIE's Harunori Takahashi, who bought up Hyatt and Regent hotels with $6 billion borrowed from the credit unions that were run by his friends. He was also president of a credit union which lent his own businesses over $1.26 billion. Takahashi died in 2005 a convicted felon.
The opening of the Regent New York closely coincided with the chains loss of the Mayfair Regent, which was a Regent hotel from 1978 to 1991. That affiliation ended when Heitman Financial of Chicago, a longtime Mayfair owner, took on a new partner, Cogeta Hotels of Italy and rebranded the hotel to the Mayfair Baglioni.
In March 1992 Four Seasons Hotels Inc. paid $102 million for the Regent International Hotels group, providing the North American hotel operator an Asian foothold. Ownership of the under-construction Regent remained with Japan's Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB).
LTCB, later renamed Shinsei, epitomized Japan’s banking problems. It is a story of greed, corruption and at time madness. LTCB was once the world’s 9th biggest bank. It collapsed in 1998 with $50 billion of bad loans.
The opening general manager was Wilfried N. Wagner.
According to the NY Times in August 1996 The Four Seasons Hotel was sold to a group of Hong Kong investors led by the Lai Sun Group (which also bought the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif., in February 1996). The seller was the Japanese bank LTCB. The sale price was estimated between $190 million, well below the $450 million it cost to build. Four Seasons Hotels Ltd. of Toronto, with a minority interest in the hotel, continued to operate it.
In February 1999 57 BB Property LLC (BB stands for Beanie Babies) otherwise known as Ty Warner acquired the Four Seasons Hotel from Lai Sun Group for $275 million or $743,243 per room.
The Michelin star restaurant L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon took its place in the hotel lobby.
With renowned restaurants in Paris, Tokyo and Las Vegas, Joël Robuchon focuses on the highest-quality ingredients, prepared with precision and creativity. With just 20 seats at the pearwood counter – considered the most desirable, with their view of the kitchen – and only 26 more at individual tables, L’Atelier offers an atmosphere that is both intimate and dynamic.
Covering the entire top floor of the Hotel, the nine-room Ty Warner Penthouse, accessed by its own private elevator, is reported to be the most expensive hotel suite in the U.S. at $35,000 per night.
Ty Warner, collaborated with designer Peter Marino and architect I.M. Pei, who came out of retirement to design the 4,300 square foot suite - which creates the sense of living within a multilayered work of art. Amenities include TVs programmed for every channel worldwide, unlimited global telephone calling, a personal butler, a personal trainer/therapist, and a chauffeured Rolls Royce Phantom.
Warner has diversified beyond toys with significant investments in hotels, property and golf courses. Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts include the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, the Sandpiper golf course, the Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara, California, the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, the Kona Village resort in Hawaii purchased in July 2004, the Montecito Country Club and the Las Ventanas al Paraiso Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico which was acquired in September 2004. In 2005, Warner also bought the beachfront Miramar resort and Rancho San Marcos golf course.
In 2009 Ty Warner held discussions of a sale of the 368-room luxury hotel. He is holding firm on pricing expectations of $644,000.000 million or a whopping $1,750.000 per room - according to Real Estate Alert.
The property's occupancy rate averaged 58% in the 12 months ending June 30, 2009 down from 72% in calendar year 2008, according to Realpoint. The average room rate dipped slightly, to $1,086 from $1,112, but revenue per available room fell to $635 from $798.
The Four Seasons Hotel New York is not heavily leveraged. The property has $185.6 million of mortgage debt - well below the price being sought by Warner.
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Deboxing the Tiana and Naveen doll set. First its protective cover sleeve taken off. Then the acrylic top cover of the display case is removed. It is loosened from the tabs on the bottom of the case, then slowly slid off the cardboard backing. The dolls are now in clear view. They are attached to the backing and various plastic spacers.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
Deboxing the Tiana and Naveen doll set. First its protective cover sleeve taken off. Then the acrylic top cover of the display case is removed. It is loosened from the tabs on the bottom of the case, then slowly slid off the cardboard backing. The dolls are now in clear view. They are attached to the backing and various plastic spacers.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
Naveen has been deboxed, and it is Tiana's turn. Her dress is untacked from the cardboard backing at the base of the display stand. The next step is to free her from the doll stand. Raising her skirt, you can see that she has tissue paper wrapped around her legs, and wires around her ankles and knees. You can also see the tulle petticoat, and her 2012 style legs. She is wearing dark olive green flats. Tiana has been freed from the doll stand, and is laid down on a counter.
Deboxing the Tiana and Naveen doll set. First its protective cover sleeve taken off. Then the acrylic top cover of the display case is removed. It is loosened from the tabs on the bottom of the case, then slowly slid off the cardboard backing. The dolls are now in clear view. They are attached to the backing and various plastic spacers. Next the backing is cut open, so that the dolls can be released from the backing. Then the dolls are freed from the backing, but are still attached to the display stand and plastic spacer. Then the dolls are freed from the spacer. The hardest part, as usual, was freeing Tiana's head from the spacer, by cutting the tiny plastic tabs embedded in the back of her head. The dolls are still attached to the doll stand. Tiana's dress is also pinned to the cardboard backing at the base of the display stand. Photographed in daylight.
I purchased the Tiana and Naveen Disney Fairytale Designer Doll Set at my local Disney Store, on its release day, Tuesday September 23, 2014. There were only five persons entered in the drawing, and the store had 15 sets to sell. I got my set and opened it up at the register to make sure everything looked good. They looked perfect to me. I took a quick photo, with permission from the CM. In better lighting, the gold embroidery in her dress was much more impressive than I remembered it from looking at the display dolls. I also looked at the back, and it was #4872 of 6000. That was a nice number to me, so I declined the offer from the CM to look at another set to see if it had a lower number. I will photograph the set boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed. I will also show the set next to other comparable dolls.
Tiana and Prince Naveen Doll Set - Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
US Disney Store
Released in store 2014-09-23
Released online 2014-09-24
$129.95
Item No. 6070040901073P
New leaf
Possessing a love of cooking, Tiana has all the ingredients to become a perfect princess. Paired with her handsome Prince, this stunning set of finely detailed Disney Fairytale Designer Collection dolls will be cherished happily ever after.
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Purchase of this item is limited to 1 per Guest.
As part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection this pair of Tiana and Prince Naveen dolls were carefully crafted by artists inspired by Disney's 2009 movie, The Princess and the Frog. The Disney Princess and her Prince have been reimagined in exquisite detail with these limited edition dolls. Brought to life with thoughtful attention, they uniquely capture the essence of the fairytale couple, creating a one of a kind set that will be a treasured keepsake of collectors, Disney fans and every princess at heart.
* Global Limited Editon of 6000
* Includes Certificate of Authenticity
* Romantic swept-up hair with water lilly accent
* Elegant olive green bodice with pale yellow satin leaf inset
* Intricately sculpted gold floral belt with sparkling gems
* Multilayered organza leaf gown in rich olive green hues
* Embellished with gold embroidery and glittering crystals
* Dramatic make-up and rooted eyelashes
* Prince features light green twill tunic with gold leaf embroidery details
* Matching hazel-colored cape with a rich dark green satin lining
* Dolls sold in a special keepsake display case with intricate details on the base, including a golden plate with the names of Tiana and Naveen
* Includes special Disney Fairytale Designer Collection Gift Bag
* Part of the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection
* Intended for adult collectors -- Not a child's toy.
The bare necessities
* Plastic / polyester
* Tiana: 11 1/2'' H
* Prince Naveen: 12'' H
* Imported
Tonner Evil Queen doll deboxed. Standing, wearing her cape. She is supported by the included display stand.
I just received the Tonner Mirror Mirror on the Wall Evil Queen 16 inch doll (2010, LE 1000), last Friday, May 6, 2016. I won bidding on the doll on eBay on Wednesday and received her just two days later. She was displayed out of the box by the owner/seller, but is in excellent condition. She came in the original box, with all the accessories (crown and display stand).
She is very beautiful, with a gorgeous and film accurate outfit. She has a metal crown with shiny gold paint, but the surface is uneven. It is secured to her head by a clear rubber band chin strap. Her outfit is fully removable, and is multilayered. There is no glitter or jewels in her outfit, but the seller glued a red crystal to the clasp of the robe, which enhances the outfit. She has a full length black velvet robe, which is lined with red satin, and has a high white satin collar that is wired to make it stiffer. It is attached to her knit black hood by snap closures in the front. Her full length dress is dark purple satin, with light purple oversized sleeves that have yellow trim. Under her dress is a white satin underskirt. Under that she wearing shear knit pantyhose, and white panties. She has faux yellow leather high heeled shoes, with nonskid soles. She has a beautifully painted face, with blue eyes, red lips, and thin arched black eyebrows. She is medium length straight black hair, which is covered by her hood and robe.
In her heels, she is about 16.5 inches tall, and is about 17 inches tall on the stand. That same as the Disney Store Limited Edition Heirloom dolls, and she matches up very well with the DS Snow White 17 inch doll. I am very happy to have her, especially after the disappointment of no doll releases in conjunction with the Walt Disney Signature Collection release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs earlier this year.
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Rest assured, every print dispatched from us passes through a stringent quality control process. Our gallery-quality images come with a lifetime guarantee, delivered to your doorstep in pristine condition.
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This mission-critical porthole was used for docking with the ISS and for reentry burn orientation, bringing space tourist Greg Olsen back to Earth.
The porthole is made of multilayered high temperature glass with a heat resistant composite and titanium alloy frame, which is engraved and stamped with registration, identification and serial numbers. It mates with the external periscope Vzor (see photos below).
When I showed it to astronaut Ed Lu, he immediately recognized it, since he used and photographed the equivalent on TMA-2. The other end of the periscope can tilt almost 90°. When it is pointing forward, it is used for docking, with a mechanical alignment reticle much like was used on Apollo with the window-mounted COAS.
When the periscope is rotated to point away from the craft, it provides a mechanical means of orienting the craft for a reentry burn. To get the alignment right, the earth should be moving in a straight line from top to bottom in the central window. The eight peripheral windows are connected to prisms, creating a wide-angle lens array. The flight director needs to make sure that the perimeter of the Earth runs through the center of all of the eight windows.
So, even if all flight electronics have failed, the mission critical operations of docking and reentry can be accomplished with unpowered optics.
Brian Blanthorn and his wife Jenny have been glass makers for many years. The workshop was established in 1983 and since then they have specialised in the fusing and slumping of multilayered glass. Examples of their original style can be found in major collections throughout the world.
Inspired by patterns in nature and, in particular by the form and line of geological strata, they have perfected their techniques over time to produce works which bring out the full refractive possibilities of the glass. The pieces start out as flat sheets of glass which are coated by printing or sponging. The coated sheets are then cut into strips or pieces, stacked and then fused together. During the fusion process chemical reactions take place at each coated surface producing iridescent colours at each interface. After cooling the bulk slab can be cut, shaped and optically polished. This work, in the form of a three sided pyramid contains over 60 layers of glass, and internal reflections from the three faces enhance the optical effects.
Light shining through the piece produces amazing opalescent colours of blue, gold, yellow, pink depending on the illuminating angle and viewing angle. Slight changes of either produces a different appearance. This shot is taken front on to show the layer construction. The two darker bands at the bottom are black coated layers to echo sedimentary layers found in rock formations.
For a macro detail of the internal structure see here.
British Studio Glass: Faceted Triangle by Brian and Jenny Blanthorn. Coated flat glass, fused and slumped. Cut, shaped and optically polished. Made 2001. Height; 32cm.
For more detail and images of their work visit www.blanthorn.com