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Item: !Ohmai: Steampunk Squirrel Companion (5 different pelt colors)
*Materials Viewer Friendly Item*
Land Impact: 1-2 L.I for static, 5 L.I for animated (and above, depending on size)
Description:
!Ohmai is participating in this round of Collabor88; the theme is 'Industrial Chic' which carries a few steampunk vibe in its aesthetics. With that in mind I decided to go fully towards the Steampunk genre to bring to you a Steampunk Squirrel Comparion - inspired by 'Nemo in Slumberland' and 'the Golden Compass'.
These come in both 'Wear' and 'Rez' versions & several poses:
1) Flying Version (Attaches to your avatar and flies behind you)
2) Hanging Version (Attaches to your avatar shoulder, both Right and Left versions)
3) Sitting Versions (4 Static, 1 Animated - comes both as a Rez Pet and a Wear Pet)
The Aviator Goggles are made for the Squirrels, but I have attached a human sized version as well in each of the color packs.
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A dæmon with his owner.
“A human being with no daemon was like someone without a face, or with their ribs laid open and their heart torn out; something unnatural and uncanny that belonged to the world of nightghasts, not the waking world of sense.” — Northern Lights/The Golden Compass
On a boat tour through the wonderful fjords round Bergen. It was an impressive experience. The weather was exact right for a photographer.
This is a view into Veafjorden, which is east of the island Osterøy. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) long. The fjord is named after the old Veo farm, located on the shore of Osterøy island. The farm sits at the foot of steep mountains and is only accessible by boat or by hiking by foot for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the nearest road.
The movie "The Golden Compass" was filmed along the Veafjorden.
(Daemons is the English spelling of Demons)
Inspired by the movie The Golden Compass
You'd understand this better if you've seen the movie or read the book but basically in the movie everyone is accompanied by a Daemon, a physical representation of their soul in animal form. Dust is believed to a corrupting influence that doesn't settle on children but creeps into their lives as they mature and makes them question authority,disobey and be free thinkers. It's sorta confusing watch the movie.
For TOTW (Wild Within)
Texture by: Nasa Remix Man
I took this shot at the University of Oxford after a refreshing thunderstorm..
A little bit of info....
Christ Church is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
Christ Church has produced thirteen British prime ministers.
French postcard by Cart'com. Photo: Hugh Stewart. Nicole Kidman as Satine in Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann, 2001).
Elegant Nicole Kidman (1967) is known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports and is one of the highest-paid actresses of the film industry. She received an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002). Her other well-known films include Batman Forever (1995), Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995), Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Moulin Rouge (2001), and Lion (2016). She was married to Tom Cruise and since 2006 she is married to Keith Urban.
Nicole Mary Kidman was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1967, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. She is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist, and clinical psychologist. Her younger sister is an Australian television personality, Antonia Kidman. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then. Three years later, the family made the pilgrimage back to her parents' native Sydney in Australia, where Nicole was raised. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well. Her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant. In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge - as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Kidman retreated to dark rehearsal halls to practice her craft. She worked regularly at the Philip Street Theater, where she once received a personal letter of praise and encouragement from audience member Jane Campion, who was then a film student. Kidman eventually dropped out of high school to pursue acting full-time. She broke into films at age 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (Henri Safran, 1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in the crime comedy BMX Bandits (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1983) and a turn opposite Denholm Elliott and Hugo Weaving in the miniseries Bangkok Hilton (Ken Cameron, 1987). The high-rated series was one of the last mini-series that attracted a large viewing audience and Kidman won her first Australian Film Institute Award. With the help of an American agent, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill and Billy Zane in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, 1989), filmed around the Great Barrier Reef.
Nicole Kidman's next casting coup scored her more than exposure. While starring as a young doctor who falls in love with a NASCAR driver played by Tom Cruise in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (Tony Scott, 1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk. The film was praised for its action sequences, its fast pace, Hans Zimmer's musical score, and the performances of Cruise and Kidman, and was among the highest-grossing films of the year. After a whirlwind courtship, the couple wed in 1990. Determined not to let her new marital status overshadow her fledgling career, the actress pressed on. She appeared as a catty high school senior in the Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama Flirting (John Duigan, 1991), then as Dustin Hoffman's moll in the crime film Billy Bathgate (Robert Benton, 1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (Ron Howard, 1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and she starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (Bruce Joel Rubin, 1993). Despite her steady employment, critics and filmgoers still had not quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady. She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995), but she achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant's critically acclaimed dark comedy To Die For (1995). Roger Ebert: "the movie is about Suzanne, and Nicole Kidman's work here is inspired. Her clothes, her makeup, her hair, her speech, her manner, even the way she carries herself (as if aware of the eyes of millions) are all brought to a perfect pitch: Her Suzanne is so utterly absorbed in being herself that there is an eerie conviction, even in the comedy. She plays Suzanne as the kind of woman who pities us - because we aren't her, and you know what? We never will be." She took home a Golden Globe and several critics' awards for the performance.
In 1996, Nicole Kidman stepped into a corset to work with her countrywoman and onetime admirer, Jane Campion, on the adaptation of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen in The Peacemaker (Mimi Leder, 1997), as White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly, opposite George Clooney. The latter film grossed US$110 million worldwide. Kidman and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick's final film, the sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). They portrayed a Manhattan couple on a sexual odyssey. According to IMDb, it "prompted an increase in public speculation about their sex life (rumors had long been circulating that their marriage was a cover-up for Cruise's homosexuality). Tired of denying tabloid attacks, they successfully sued The Star for a story alleging that they needed a sex therapist to coach them through love scenes." During her stay in England, Kidman also appeared in the play 'The Blue Room' (1998) on the West End. For her performance, she was awarded the Special Award at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and in 1999, she was also nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress. Family life has always been a priority for Kidman. Born to social activists (her mother was a feminist; her father, a labor advocate), Nicole and her little sister, Antonia Kidman, discussed current events around the dinner table and participated in their parents' campaigns by passing out pamphlets on street corners. When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, 17-year-old Nicole stopped working and took a massage course so that she could provide physical therapy (her mother eventually beat cancer). Kidman and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Despite their rock-solid image, the couple announced in early 2001 that they were separating due to career conflicts. Her marriage to Cruise ended mid-summer of 2001.
Nicole Kidman starred in the horror film The Others (Alejandro Amenábar, 2001), as Grace Stewart, a mother living in the Channel Islands during World War II who suspects her house is haunted. It grossed over US$210 million worldwide. That year, she also played one of her most successful roles as cabaret actress and courtesan Satine in the musical Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann, 2001), opposite Ewan McGregor. For this role, she received her first Oscar nomination. The following year, she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Hours (Stephen Daldry, 2002), which was based on Michael Cunningham's novel on author Virginia Woolf Although naturally left-handed, she taught herself to write right-handed for her role in The Hours (2002), where she played the right-handed Woolf. Nicole Kidman's later independent films often feature the theme of grief and sorrow, such as Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003), an experimental film set on a bare soundstage, the drama Birth (Jonathan Glazer, 2004), and the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell, 2010). She also portrayed upper-class women in epics, such as Ada Monroe in Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) opposite Jude Law and Renée Zellweger, Marisa Coulter in the fantasy adventure The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007), Lady Sarah Ashley in Australia (Baz Luhrmann, 2008), and Gertrude Bell in the autobiographical drama Queen of the Desert (Werner Herzog, 2015). In conjunction with her success within the film industry, Kidman became the face of the Chanel No. 5 perfume brand. In 2006, she married country singer Keith Urban. They have two children. Kidman received her fourth Oscar nomination for Lion (Garth Davis, 2016). She portrayed Sue, the adoptive mother of Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel), an Indian boy who was separated from his birth family. According to Susan Wloszczyna, Sue is "a tower of maternal tenderness and immense devotion embodied by Nicole Kidman, who is excellent despite a distractingly awful curly red wig. She uses the occasion to finally explain to Saroo exactly why she and his father, John (David Wenham, best known as Faramir in “The Lord of Rings”), decided to adopt him. Kidman, herself an adoptive mother of two, delivers her words with such nakedly honest emotion, all the Kleenex in the world won’t stop the ensuing flood." Kidman played Martha Farnsworth, the headmistress of an all-girls school during the American Civil War, in Sofia Coppola's drama The Beguiled (2017), a remake of a 1971 film of the same name, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She took on the supporting part of a rich socialite in the drama The Goldfinch (John Crowley, 2018), an adaptation of the novel by Donna Tartt. She next starred alongside Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie in the drama Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019), about sexual harassment at Fox News, in which she portrayed Gretchen Carlson. In 2020, Kidman's only film release was the musical comedy film The Prom (Ryan Murphy, 2020), based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which also starred Meryl Streep.
Sources: Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert.com), Susan Wloszczyna (Rogert Ebert.com), Wikipedia (Dutch and English), and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Vintage press photo. Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon in To Die For (Gus Van Sant, 1995).
Elegant Nicole Kidman (1967) is known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports and is one of the highest-paid actresses in the film industry. She received an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002). Her other well-known films include Batman Forever (1995), Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995), Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Moulin Rouge (2001), and Lion (2016). She was married to Tom Cruise and since 2006 she has been married to Keith Urban.
Nicole Mary Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1967, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. She is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist, and clinical psychologist. Her younger sister is an Australian television personality, Antonia Kidman. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then. Three years later, the family made the pilgrimage back to her parents' native Sydney in Australia, where Nicole was raised. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well. Her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant. In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge - as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Kidman retreated to dark rehearsal halls to practice her craft. She worked regularly at the Philip Street Theater, where she once received a personal letter of praise and encouragement from audience member Jane Campion, who was then a film student. Kidman eventually dropped out of high school to pursue acting full-time. She broke into films at age 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favourite Bush Christmas (Henri Safran, 1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in the crime comedy BMX Bandits (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1983) and a turn opposite Denholm Elliott and Hugo Weaving in the miniseries Bangkok Hilton (Ken Cameron, 1987). The high-rated series was one of the last mini-series that attracted a large viewing audience and Kidman won her first Australian Film Institute Award. With the help of an American agent, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill and Billy Zane in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, 1989), filmed around the Great Barrier Reef.
Nicole Kidman's next casting coup scored her more than exposure. While starring as a young doctor who falls in love with a NASCAR driver played by Tom Cruise in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (Tony Scott, 1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk. The film was praised for its action sequences, its fast pace, Hans Zimmer's musical score, and the performances of Cruise and Kidman, and was among the highest-grossing films of the year. After a whirlwind courtship, the couple wed in 1990. Determined not to let her new marital status overshadow her fledgling career, the actress pressed on. She appeared as a catty high school senior in the Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama Flirting (John Duigan, 1991), then as Dustin Hoffman's moll in the crime film Billy Bathgate (Robert Benton, 1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (Ron Howard, 1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and she starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (Bruce Joel Rubin, 1993). Despite her steady employment, critics and filmgoers still had not quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady. She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995), but she achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant's critically acclaimed dark comedy To Die For (1995). Roger Ebert: "The movie is about Suzanne, and Nicole Kidman's work here is inspired. Her clothes, her makeup, her hair, her speech, her manner, even the way she carries herself (as if aware of the eyes of millions) are all brought to a perfect pitch: Her Suzanne is so utterly absorbed in being herself that there is an eerie conviction, even in the comedy. She plays Suzanne as the kind of woman who pities us - because we aren't her, and you know what? We never will be." She took home a Golden Globe and several critics' awards for the performance.
In 1996, Nicole Kidman stepped into a corset to work with her countrywoman and onetime admirer, Jane Campion, on the adaptation of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen in The Peacemaker (Mimi Leder, 1997), as White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly, opposite George Clooney. The latter film grossed US$110 million worldwide. Kidman and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick's final film, the sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). They portrayed a Manhattan couple on a sexual odyssey. According to IMDb, it "prompted an increase in public speculation about their sex life (rumours had long been circulating that their marriage was a cover-up for Cruise's homosexuality). Tired of denying tabloid attacks, they successfully sued The Star for a story alleging that they needed a sex therapist to coach them through love scenes." During her stay in England, Kidman also appeared in the play 'The Blue Room' (1998) on the West End. For her performance, she was awarded the Special Award at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and in 1999, she was also nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress. Family life has always been a priority for Kidman. Born to social activists (her mother was a feminist; her father, was a labor advocate), Nicole and her little sister, Antonia Kidman, discussed current events around the dinner table and participated in their parents' campaigns by passing out pamphlets on street corners. When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, 17-year-old Nicole stopped working and took a massage course so that she could provide physical therapy (her mother eventually beat cancer). Kidman and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Despite their rock-solid image, the couple announced in early 2001 that they were separating due to career conflicts. Her marriage to Cruise ended mid-summer of 2001.
Nicole Kidman starred in the horror film The Others (Alejandro Amenábar, 2001), as Grace Stewart, a mother living in the Channel Islands during World War II who suspects her house is haunted. It grossed over US$210 million worldwide. That year, she also played one of her most successful roles as cabaret actress and courtesan Satine in the musical Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann, 2001), opposite Ewan McGregor. For this role, she received her first Oscar nomination. The following year, she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Hours (Stephen Daldry, 2002), which was based on Michael Cunningham's novel by author Virginia Woolf Although naturally left-handed, she taught herself to write right-handed for her role in The Hours (2002), where she played the right-handed Woolf. Nicole Kidman's later independent films often feature the theme of grief and sorrow, such as Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003), an experimental film set on a bare soundstage, the drama Birth (Jonathan Glazer, 2004), and the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell, 2010). She also portrayed upper-class women in epics, such as Ada Monroe in Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) opposite Jude Law and Renée Zellweger, Marisa Coulter in the fantasy adventure The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007), Lady Sarah Ashley in Australia (Baz Luhrmann, 2008), and Gertrude Bell in the autobiographical drama Queen of the Desert (Werner Herzog, 2015). In conjunction with her success within the film industry, Kidman became the face of the Chanel No. 5 perfume brand. In 2006, she married country singer Keith Urban. They have two children. Kidman received her fourth Oscar nomination for Lion (Garth Davis, 2016). She portrayed Sue, the adoptive mother of Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel), an Indian boy who was separated from his birth family. According to Susan Wloszczyna, Sue is "a tower of maternal tenderness and immense devotion embodied by Nicole Kidman, who is excellent despite a distractingly awful curly red wig. She uses the occasion to finally explain to Saroo exactly why she and his father, John (David Wenham, best known as Faramir in “The Lord of Rings”), decided to adopt him. Kidman, herself an adoptive mother of two, delivers her words with such nakedly honest emotion, all the Kleenex in the world won’t stop the ensuing flood." Kidman played Martha Farnsworth, the headmistress of an all-girls school during the American Civil War, in Sofia Coppola's drama The Beguiled (2017), a remake of a 1971 film of the same name, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She took on the supporting part of a rich socialite in the drama The Goldfinch (John Crowley, 2018), an adaptation of the novel by Donna Tartt. She next starred alongside Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie in the drama Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019), about sexual harassment at Fox News, in which she portrayed Gretchen Carlson. In 2020, Kidman's only film release was the musical comedy film The Prom (Ryan Murphy, 2020), based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which also starred Meryl Streep.
Sources: Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert.com), Susan Wloszczyna (Rogert Ebert.com), Wikipedia (Dutch and English), and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
100% Original Mesh Road Sign from The Golden Compass.
It has 6 textures which can be controlled via menu on click.
Only 2 LI.
july 9, 2010
explored! sanks :) five days left?
the initial concept was inspired by the golden compass and numerous of universe theories about worlds lying on top of each other. each moment is another path, every choice is another outcome - another dimension. it's quite fascinating.
and this, is a complete failure. i wanted to have my hand rippling with water - opening a gate to a new world but sadly - i cannot manipulate for my life. when i am better, i will attempt this again.
so for now, it's just a reflection :) and poorly edited D:
more here? (and some photos i was going to use but didn't) seabug.blogspot.com/2010/07/one-touch-another-world.html
British postcard by Go Card. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Nicole Kidman as Satine in Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann, 2001).
Elegant Nicole Kidman (1967) is known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports and is one of the highest-paid actresses of the film industry. She received an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002). Her other well-known films include Batman Forever (1995), Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995), Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Moulin Rouge (2001), and Lion (2016). She was married to Tom Cruise and since 2006 she is married to Keith Urban.
Nicole Mary Kidman was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1967, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas. She is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist, and clinical psychologist. Her younger sister is an Australian television personality, Antonia Kidman. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then. Three years later, the family made the pilgrimage back to her parents' native Sydney in Australia, where Nicole was raised. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well. Her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant. In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge - as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Kidman retreated to dark rehearsal halls to practice her craft. She worked regularly at the Philip Street Theater, where she once received a personal letter of praise and encouragement from audience member Jane Campion, who was then a film student. Kidman eventually dropped out of high school to pursue acting full-time. She broke into films at age 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (Henri Safran, 1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in the crime comedy BMX Bandits (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1983) and a turn opposite Denholm Elliott and Hugo Weaving in the miniseries Bangkok Hilton (Ken Cameron, 1987). The high-rated series was one of the last mini-series that attracted a large viewing audience and Kidman won her first Australian Film Institute Award. With the help of an American agent, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill and Billy Zane in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, 1989), filmed around the Great Barrier Reef.
Nicole Kidman's next casting coup scored her more than exposure. While starring as a young doctor who falls in love with a NASCAR driver played by Tom Cruise in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (Tony Scott, 1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk. The film was praised for its action sequences, its fast pace, Hans Zimmer's musical score, and the performances of Cruise and Kidman, and was among the highest-grossing films of the year. After a whirlwind courtship, the couple wed in 1990. Determined not to let her new marital status overshadow her fledgling career, the actress pressed on. She appeared as a catty high school senior in the Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama Flirting (John Duigan, 1991), then as Dustin Hoffman's moll in the crime film Billy Bathgate (Robert Benton, 1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (Ron Howard, 1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and she starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (Bruce Joel Rubin, 1993). Despite her steady employment, critics and filmgoers still had not quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady. She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995), but she achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant's critically acclaimed dark comedy To Die For (1995). Roger Ebert: "the movie is about Suzanne, and Nicole Kidman's work here is inspired. Her clothes, her makeup, her hair, her speech, her manner, even the way she carries herself (as if aware of the eyes of millions) are all brought to a perfect pitch: Her Suzanne is so utterly absorbed in being herself that there is an eerie conviction, even in the comedy. She plays Suzanne as the kind of woman who pities us - because we aren't her, and you know what? We never will be." She took home a Golden Globe and several critics' awards for the performance.
In 1996, Nicole Kidman stepped into a corset to work with her countrywoman and onetime admirer, Jane Campion, on the adaptation of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen in The Peacemaker (Mimi Leder, 1997), as White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly, opposite George Clooney. The latter film grossed US$110 million worldwide. Kidman and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick's final film, the sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). They portrayed a Manhattan couple on a sexual odyssey. According to IMDb, it "prompted an increase in public speculation about their sex life (rumors had long been circulating that their marriage was a cover-up for Cruise's homosexuality). Tired of denying tabloid attacks, they successfully sued The Star for a story alleging that they needed a sex therapist to coach them through love scenes." During her stay in England, Kidman also appeared in the play 'The Blue Room' (1998) on the West End. For her performance, she was awarded the Special Award at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, and in 1999, she was also nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress. Family life has always been a priority for Kidman. Born to social activists (her mother was a feminist; her father, a labor advocate), Nicole and her little sister, Antonia Kidman, discussed current events around the dinner table and participated in their parents' campaigns by passing out pamphlets on street corners. When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, 17-year-old Nicole stopped working and took a massage course so that she could provide physical therapy (her mother eventually beat cancer). Kidman and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Despite their rock-solid image, the couple announced in early 2001 that they were separating due to career conflicts. Her marriage to Cruise ended mid-summer of 2001.
Nicole Kidman starred in the horror film The Others (Alejandro Amenábar, 2001), as Grace Stewart, a mother living in the Channel Islands during World War II who suspects her house is haunted. It grossed over US$210 million worldwide. That year, she also played one of her most successful roles as cabaret actress and courtesan Satine in the musical Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann, 2001), opposite Ewan McGregor. For this role, she received her first Oscar nomination. The following year, she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Hours (Stephen Daldry, 2002), which was based on Michael Cunningham's novel on author Virginia Woolf Although naturally left-handed, she taught herself to write right-handed for her role in The Hours (2002), where she played the right-handed Woolf. Nicole Kidman's later independent films often feature the theme of grief and sorrow, such as Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003), an experimental film set on a bare soundstage, the drama Birth (Jonathan Glazer, 2004), and the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell, 2010). She also portrayed upper-class women in epics, such as Ada Monroe in Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003) opposite Jude Law and Renée Zellweger, Marisa Coulter in the fantasy adventure The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007), Lady Sarah Ashley in Australia (Baz Luhrmann, 2008), and Gertrude Bell in the autobiographical drama Queen of the Desert (Werner Herzog, 2015). In conjunction with her success within the film industry, Kidman became the face of the Chanel No. 5 perfume brand. In 2006, she married country singer Keith Urban. They have two children. Kidman received her fourth Oscar nomination for Lion (Garth Davis, 2016). She portrayed Sue, the adoptive mother of Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel), an Indian boy who was separated from his birth family. According to Susan Wloszczyna, Sue is "a tower of maternal tenderness and immense devotion embodied by Nicole Kidman, who is excellent despite a distractingly awful curly red wig. She uses the occasion to finally explain to Saroo exactly why she and his father, John (David Wenham, best known as Faramir in “The Lord of Rings”), decided to adopt him. Kidman, herself an adoptive mother of two, delivers her words with such nakedly honest emotion, all the Kleenex in the world won’t stop the ensuing flood." Kidman played Martha Farnsworth, the headmistress of an all-girls school during the American Civil War, in Sofia Coppola's drama The Beguiled (2017), a remake of a 1971 film of the same name, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She took on the supporting part of a rich socialite in the drama The Goldfinch (John Crowley, 2018), an adaptation of the novel by Donna Tartt. She next starred alongside Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie in the drama Bombshell (Jay Roach, 2019), about sexual harassment at Fox News, in which she portrayed Gretchen Carlson. In 2020, Kidman's only film release was the musical comedy film The Prom (Ryan Murphy, 2020), based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which also starred Meryl Streep.
Sources: Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert.com), Susan Wloszczyna (Rogert Ebert.com), Wikipedia (Dutch and English), and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
Scenes from the Mall
Visited the Migros Mall yesterday in Antalya ( Turkey ) to take my son to see the movie
''The Golden Compass'' ..... I took along my camera wanting to take a few photos of the Christmas decorations they have put up...Normally when I go out with my kids they DO NOT want me to take photos...too touristy...they think...embarrassed my MOM.....
I usually take at least a few shots ( too many ) with different angles...this photo I surprizing only took one ( this is a one time shot ) as my son waited outside the shop...going red in the face from his crazy photo taking mom....I was sad that I did not take the top of the tree in the shot...but then noticed that the reflection of the star was behind in the mirror..so cool :=))
Many may not know that even though it is a moslem country they do celebrate the New Year and put up decorations etc.....
I WANT THIS TREE.... I love the decorations on this tree and would really love to have this one in my house...or at least the person who decorated it to make my tree a stunning beauty like this......I love X-mas decorations but I also must admitt that I have a hard time to decorate them...
I just watched the movie The Dreamers, set in Paris in 1968 and takes place during the Paris riots of that year. Eve is a dynamic leading lady. This movie is NOT for the prudish.
Biography for
Eva Green More at IMDbPro
Date of Birth
5 July 1980, Paris, France
Birth Name
Eva Gaëlle Green
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Mini Biography
Eva Green was born Eva Gaëlle Green on July 5, 1980, in Paris, France. She has a non-identical twin sister. Her father, named Walter Green, is a Swedish dentist who once appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar (1966). Her mother, named Marlène Jobert, is an Algerian-born (during the time Algeria was part of France) French actress who retired from acting and became a writer of children's books. Young Eva Green left French school at 17. She switched to English in Ramsgate, Kent, and went to the American School in France for one year. She studied acting at Saint Paul Drama School in Paris for three years, then had a 10-week polishing course at the Weber Douglas Academy of dramatic Art in London. She also studied directing at the Tisch School of Arts at New York University.
She returned to Paris as an accomplished young actress, and played on stage in several theater productions: "La Jalousie en Trois Fax" and "Turcaret". There she caught the eye of director Bernardo Bertolucci. Green followed a recommendation to work on her English. She studied for two months with an English coach before doing The Dreamers (2003) with Bernardo Bertolucci. During their work Bertolucci described Green as being "so beautiful it's indecent." Green won critical acclaim for her role in The Dreamers (2003). She also attracted a great deal of attention from male audiences for her full frontal nudity in several scenes of the film. Besides her work as an actress Green also composed original music and recorded several sound tracks for the film score.
After The Dreamers Green's career ascended to the level where she revealed more of her multifaceted acting talent. She played the love interest of cult French gentleman stealer Arsène Lupin (2004) opposite Romain Duris. In 2005 she co-starred opposite Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) produced and directed by Ridley Scott. The film became a blockbuster in the US and worldwide and brought her a wider international exposure. She turned down the femme fatale role in The Black Dahlia that went to Hilary Swank because she didn't want to end up always typecast as a femme fatale after her role in The Dreamers. Instead, Eva Green accepted the prestigious role of Vesper Lynd, one of three Bond girls, opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006) and became the 5th French actress to play a James Bond girl after Claudine Auger in Thunderball (1965), Corinne Clery in Moonraker (1979), Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Sophie Marceau in The World is not enough (1999).
Since her school years Green has been a cosmopolitan multilingual and multicultural person. Yet, since her father always lived in France with them and her mother, she and her twin sister can't speak Swedish. She developed a wide scope of interests beyond her acting profession and became an aspiring art connoisseur and an avid museum visitor. Her other activities outside of acting include playing and composing music, cooking at home, walking her terrier, and collecting art. She currently shares time between her two residencies, one is in Paris, France, and one in London, England.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov
Trivia
Born to French actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green.
Her last name is pronounced "grain".
Has a non-identical twin sister, Joy, who studied business and is married to an Italian count. Joy and her husband reside in Normandy where they rear horses.
Nominated for Les Molieres (Paris, 2002) for the play "Jalousie en Trois Fax" for the category Revelation Theatrale Feminine.
The face of the Emporio Armani campaign.
Niece of Marika Green
Composed music for flute and piano.
Her favorite film character is Adele Hugo in L'histoire d'Adèle H. (1975).
Her favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton among others.
Cousin of singer/actress Elsa Lunghini.
She turned down a role in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia (2006) with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson.
Was ranked #16 on Maxim's hot list 2006.
Was originally cast as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener (2005) but had to back out due to other commitments. Rachel Weisz replaced her.
Her hobby is collecting art and visiting museums.
Plays classical music.
Green is the fifth French actress to play a Bond girl.
Studied English in Ramsgate, Kent, UK.
Bought a new baby-grand piano for her London home.
Studied piano and flute.
Raised in Paris, she went to an English-speaking school.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [2007].
Her parents first objected her appearance on Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003), remembering Maria Schneider's traumatisation after filming Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) .
Described the atmosphere on the set of Franklyn (2008) as strange because she and her co-actor Ryan Phillippe didn't talk much, being both very shy.
Admires François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, David Lynch and David Fincher.
Her favorite artists are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.
Enjoys running and pilates.
Has a border terrier named Griffin.
As she was extremely shy in her youth, her mother sent her to a therapist. However, she attended acting lessons to become more open.
Her natural hair color is brownish blonde.
Before meeting Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Green to join him on his campaign trail. She politely declined.
She received a letter from author Philip Pullman, in which he praised her for the performance she gave in The Golden Compass (2007), based on his novel.
Only sees her only movies 2 or 3 times, because she doesn't enjoy seeing herself on the big screen.
Was cast in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) a week before filming began.
Has a non-identical twin sister named Joy.
Described her character in Cracks (2009/I) as complicated.
She collects religious icons.
Had to use a stunt double for most of her action scenes in Casino Royale (2006). Even the scenes where she was running up the stairs were taken with a stunt double, because she nearly broke her leg.
Made her first magazine cover when she was 2 months old.
Her favorite Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006) outfit was a Gucci mac and black hat, "Simple but elegant.".
While promoting The Golden Compass (2007) she said her daemon (animal spirit) would be a frog, because it's French.
One of her dream acting jobs would be to portray a serial killer.
Dislikes shopping.
She would love to work with Tim Burton, Stephen Daldry, Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze.
Considers Bryce Dallas Howard as one of the next big things in Hollywood.
Prefers that people tell her she's a good actress rather than she is beautiful.
Was a contender to play Carol Ferris in Green Lantern (2011).
Was cast as the female lead in Antichrist (2009), but was dropped because of a complicated contract.
Niece of cinematographer Christian Berger.
Personal Quotes
[about shooting nude scenes for The Dreamers (2003):] "I am a very shy person in life, very reserved, but you know, it's Bertolucci. I've seen Last Tango and it's not pornographic, it's not vulgar, it's not sick, so I trusted him. He's a master of love and eroticism, but it's good because I stopped being self-conscious. I felt like I was on drugs or anaesthetised because you have to be. You have to let yourself slip away and forget everything, forget the sound guy and all that." [February 5, 2004]
[about the sex scenes in The Dreamers (2003):] It must be very shocking for the American people, but what I don't understand is why they are so crazy about that. I don't understand why you can't see naked people on screen but we can see a baby being killed. It's quite strange. They're too puritan, too uptight. [February 5, 2004]
It's a way to exteriorize all my shit. To scream and cry and laugh on-screen, it's almost like black magic. You can do anything. I'm a dreamer, so that's a good job for me. Onstage is the only place I can fully express myself.
For me, acting is like a therapy. I can express myself fully when I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when I'm not working, I'm always living in my own world, imagining characters.
At drama school I always picked the really evil roles. It's a great way to deal with your everyday emotions.
Onstage, every night you create something new. Plus, you have your audience right there - it's like performing for the gods.
[About Sybilla, her character in Kingdom of Heaven (2005):] "Sybilla suffers from numerous frustrations. She's an heroine, not a "potiche".
I am many things. I can be quite mad, and young, but I'm not the kind of person who goes out to nightclubs and goes crazy. I am more like lying on my bed and listening to classical music to relax.
I have Algerian, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish blood: I feel like a citizen of the world. Life and cinema don't have borders.
I don't want to be a Hollywood star. I just want to do my job and enjoy it. My aim is to find my true identity and to remain true to myself.
I'd rather be thought as an international actress rather than a French one. Because I don't know what's coming up for me, my ambition is not to be typecast. So I'm working on my English accent, as well as my American one. I don't want to be like 'Okay, I'm French, and I want to succeed in Hollywood!' Juliette Binoche has set a good example of what I want to do, because she works all over the world, and that's what I want to do as well
I don't have a problem with someone having plastic surgery, but I think it's crazy for everyone to have the same body
I don't believe in awards. It's very good for the ego, I suppose.
I love photo shoots where I can be like a pinup, not myself. Where I can be feminine, glamorous, dark ... not like in real life. I hate it when you go in and they want you to be 'natural,' to be yourself. I just hate it. I love having fun. When they ask you to smile, I hate it. Of course I smile in my real life, but to do it on cue, that's not spontaneous. I'd rather do something that's like a little movie, like a little story, rather than just me, I feel naked.
Scenes from the Mall
This is a little kioks just outside of the mall selling favs of Turkish children of all ages...cotton candy ( pamuk şeker ) and chesnuts ( kestane ) ...perfect for the holiday season....
Visited the Migros Mall yesterday in Antalya ( Turkey ) to take my son to see the movie
''The Golden Compass'' ..... I took along my camera wanting to take a few photos of the Christmas decorations they have put up...Normally when I go out with my kids they DO NOT want me to take photos...too touristy...they think...embarrassed my MOM.....
Many may not know that even though it is a moslem country they do celebrate the New Year and put up decorations etc.....
I can't decide which one i like better...this is the darker one. what do you think? I think this one is more pleasing to the eye but the other one has more mood. help?
inspired by daemons from the golden compass.
“This Disney DVD is enhanced with Disney’s FastPlay. Your movie and a selection of bonus features will begin automatically, to bypass fastplay, select the Main Menu button at any time, FastPlay will begin in a moment.” - Tom Kane, whenever you insert a post-2004 Disney DVD on your computer, VCR/DVD player, DVD player, or BD player after the Walt Disney Home Entertainment or Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment logo. (Tom Kane was best known for the voice of Professor Utonium from The Powerpuff Girls (1998), and he was also the narrator on trailers such as Despicable Me, African Cats, The Croods, Cars, Clerks II, Dumbo (1941) 60th Anniversary Edition, Meet the Robinsons, The Golden Compass, Home, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, etc. until his retirement in 2022 due to his health problems)
Disney's FastPlay is a special feature used on many Disney DVDs, introduced in the late summer of 2004. The system purports to play the upcoming film and certain bonus features automatically, without needing to use a remote. Infamously, FastPlay will also play all of the trailers and previews featured on the DVD, meaning it can take up to 8-12 minutes for the film to actually start. However, a few titles play the trailers in the end before the DVD Menu. FastPlay became more common in 2006. The enhancement began to be phased out in 2020 after the release of Frozen II, but the logo is still being used as of today.
The first Disney DVD with FastPlay was Mickey, Donald and Goofy: The Three Musketeers and has appeared on every Disney DVD since then.
It is also an internet meme.
The Disney DVD’s I have with FastPlay are (Most of my FastPlay DVD's are in my Disney BD/DVD combo packs because Blu-rays are my favorite movie discs):
* Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition (February 28, 2006, the first Disney DVD I had with this feature with my old copy)
* Dumbo (1941): Big Top Edition (June 6, 2006)
* The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition (October 3, 2006)
* Peter Pan: Platinum Edition (March 6, 2007)
* The Jungle Book: Platinum Edition (October 2, 2007)
* 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition (March 4, 2008)
* Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the Phineas (July 29, 2008)
* The Little Mermaid III: Ariel's Beginning (August 26, 2008)
* Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition (October 7, 2008)
* High School Musical 3: Senior Year (February 17, 2009, BD/DVD combo pack, both Theatrical and Extended Cut DVD's)
* Pinocchio: Platinum Edition (March 10, 2009)
* Race to Witch Mountain (August 4, 2009)
* The Princess and the Frog (Mrach 16, 2010)
* Alice in Wonderland (2010) (June 1, 2010)
* A Christmas Carol (2009) (November 16, 2010, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Tangled (March 29, 2011, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Tron (April 5, 2011, BD/DVD combo pack)
* The Fox and the Hound II (August 9, 2011)
* African Cats (October 4, 2011, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Cars 2 (November 1, 2011, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Brave (November 13, 2012, BD/DVD combo pcak)
* Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (November 20, 2012, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Wreck-It Ralph (March 5, 2013, BD3D/BD/DVD combo pack)
- Monsters University (October 29, 2013, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Planes (November 19, 2013, even though my BD copy does not come with the DVD)
* Muppet Treasure Island/The Great Muppet Caper (December 10, 2013, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Frozen (March 18, 2014, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Planes; Fire and Rescue (November 4, 2014, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Big Hero 6 (February 24, 2015, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (August 18, 2015, BD/DVD combo pack, see Planes for details)
* The Good Dinosaur (February 23, 2016, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Finding Dory (November 15, 2016, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Cars 3 (November 7, 2017, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Incredibles 2 (November 6, 2018, BD/DVD combo pack, one of three instances where FastPlay did what was advertised on this release)
* Ralph Breaks the Internet (February 26, 2019, BD/DVD combo pack)
* Luca (August 3, 2021, BD/DVD combo pack, even though it has no bonus features)
Me and my sister also had Disney DVD's with Fastplay when we were kids. (Which were Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, the Beauty and the Beast trilogy (2010-11 re-releases), Prep and Landing, The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Brave, Monsters University, Dumbo, Cars 2, Diamond editions of Peter Pan and Snow White, old Platinum Editions of Lady and the Tramp, The Little Mermaid, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, Sleeping Beauty, and Pinocchio, etc. but I have replaced them with new Platinum Edition DVD copies alongside upgrading to the Blu-ray's, and most my older FastPlay DVD's have been sent to my family members, like Katie's parents in Sayreville and my Grandma's hosue)
You can easily find this logo on most of your Disney DVD’s since Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Other releases that have this logo are Walt Disney Animation Studios releases starting with Chicken Little, Pixar releases starting with Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales, Cars 2, and the 2011 re-release of The Incredibles, as well as many spinoffs, a few non-animated films, a load of Disney Channel original movies, and TV shows from the Disney Branded Television networks. Disney Movie Club Exclusives on DVD may or may not have this logo. This logo also appears on later Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Doc McStuffins, and Handy Manny DVDs (save for Pop Star Minnie), the 2013 releases of Muppet Treasure Island and The Great Muppet Caper, Super Buddies, Miles from Tomorrowland: Let’s Rocket, The Return of Jafar (Disney Movie Club Exclusive), Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Disney Movie Club exclusive), All Disney Signature Edition releases (save for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 3, Celebrating Mickey, Frozen II, Luca, and Strange World all released from 2012-Feburary 14, 2023, despite having no bonus features to speak of. This was also the case for the Pixar films Toy Story 4 (released on October 8, 2019), Soul (released on March 23, 2021), Turning Red (released on May 3, 2022) and Lightyear (released on September 13, 2022), but the bonus features do not play at the end, even though they still have a bonus feature: their commentaries.
Here are several facts about this logo:
1.) The arc on the Disney DVD logo, which looks identical to the arc from Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s current print logo (which you can find on brand new factory sealed Buena Vista DVD's in the late 2000's to early 2010), is mirrored. It is worth noting that this change is also shown on the "Movies, Magic & More" print version of the Disney DVD logo that you’d find on 2004-2009 Disney DVD’s.
2.) The "DVD" text in the aforementioned Disney DVD logo is slightly smaller in an attempt to fit in with the altered Disney DVD logo before Tinker Bell transforms it into the Fast Play logo.
3.) Although this bumper contains a decent combination of hand drawn animation and CGI animation, it looks like both animation styles have been superimposed onto this bumper and became outdated for the following reasons:
* The animation of Tinker Bell is recycled from the 1994-1999 Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo. (I even have a lot of Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection tapes)
* The animation of Tinker Bell’s pixie dust is recycled from the original 2001-07 and 2005-07 Disney DVD logos.
* The Disney DVD logo shown during the beginning of this bumper is also recycled from the original 2001-07 Disney DVD logo.
* In contrast, the 2007-14 Disney DVD logo contains a much better combination of CGI for the formation of the Disney DVD logo and hand drawn animation for the animations of Tinker Bell, her accompanying pixie dust, the sparks and the explosion of pixie dust, which have been produced in fully shaded, colored outlined digital ink and paint animation.
4.) There is excessive shining on both logos throughout the bumper, making things look a bit gaudy, much like the 2001 Walt Disney Home Entertainment and Disney DVD logos.
5.) False advertising: Even though Tom Kane (the narrator of this logo) says that the "movie and a selection of bonus features will begin automatically," Fast Play actually starts with a long series of trailers that is on the DVD, followed by the movie and the selection of bonus features coming on immediately afterwards. This led to criticism of the enhancement by irritated fans (with some calling it "SlowPlay" or “ScamPlay”, according to an article through Entertainment Weekly), to the point where it subsequently became an Internet meme. Perhaps as a result, Disney's 4K Ultra HD's contain UltraPlay, which comes closer to pulling off the intended effect of FastPlay.
* If you count the Walt Disney Home Entertainment (from Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers until The Aristocats: Special Edition)/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (since Underdog in 2007), Disney DVD and/or Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix logos, their warning screen of the era, and/or their clip-on IDs, the maximum amount of time of trailers before the movie and bonus features begin with "Fast Play" activated may last up to about 8-12 minutes long; this especially applies to many DVDs with Fast Play released between March 2007 and August 2014 (all of which contain the 2007-14 Disney DVD logo), such as the final five Platinum Edition DVDs, the first eight Diamond Edition DVDs, and most DVDs of G-to-PG-rated Disney films such as The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Underdog (2007), The Game Plan, Enchanted, College Road Trip, Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Bolt, and Bedtime Stories.
* Surprisingly, the only 8 instances where FastPlay did it’s intended job correctly were Lilo & Stitch: Big Wave Edition, Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving: 10th Anniversary Edition, Incredibles 2, Zombies 2, Elemental, Wish (2023), the 2012/13 UK DVD of Mulan and the 2011 Australian DVD of The Incredibles (due to those releases not having previews, except Incredibles 2 which has them at the end).
* Although pre-2010 FastPlay DVDs did not contain any bumpers between previews, their VHS and Blu-ray counterparts did so.
* Selecting Fastplay through the Disc's Main Menu for early releases play the trailers before the movie (m.youtube.com/watch?v=RprtnS-IBhI) while later releases go to the Warning screens before the movie.
6.) Due to the fast-paced nature of this bumper, it was difficult for viewers to select either button before it ended.
7.) Since the enhancement began to be phased out in 2020, it was falsely rumored that this bumper would retire in 2021, although time depends when it would actually end.
8.) Disney previously used the logo's music "Open Market A" by Dick Walter in a Disney Channel "Feature Presentation" bumper in 1986.
9.) The logo's abrupt appearance and nature have also been known to scare numerous children at the time (thus gaining the nickname "Your First Panic Attack").
10.) The 2009 DVD reprint of Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (which I have on VHS) mentions FastPlay on the disc cover, but the disc itself replicates the original 2001 release. The 2020 DVD reprint of The Santa Clause and Santa Clause 2 also has this manner. (FastPlay on the cover art/disc, but the disc itself replicates the original 2000's DVD's)
11.) Some DVD releases have the arrow appear on "FastPlay," while others have it appear on "Main Menu." This may also occur if you manually select "FastPlay" or "Main Menu" on any computer and/or DVD player. In other cases, the arrow may not appear on either button at all.
12.) Depending on the technical capabilities of one’s computer, TV, VCR/DVD combo, or standalone DVD player, this bumper may appear in widescreen or cropped full screen; the full screen version may also be stretched to widescreen and vice versa. VCR/DVD combos and standalone DVD players have this logo in fullscreen. BD players have this on Widescreen.
I was introduced to FastPlay in 2006, and whenever I insert a Disney DVD with FastPlay, all I do was to let the menu pass, my first Disney DVD with FastPlay was the 2006 Platinum Edition DVD of Lady and the Tramp (I've gotten a better copy since then), and I always knew the Tinker Bell animation was recycled from the 1994-1999 Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo. FastPlay has become considerably rarer on Disney releases since Soul, with it only appearing on WDAS and Pixar releases since that film.
It’s even still on their website for some bizarre reason.
aerial view of Oxford - Christ Church college aerial image - This was a setting for parts of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, as well as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. More recently it has been used in the filming of the movies of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and also the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel Northern Lights (the film bearing the title of the US edition of the book, The Golden Compass) - Wikipedia.
The Golden Compass
Cosimo de' Medici ( 1389 - 1464 ) was the first of his family to gain effective power in Florence, after returning from a year of exile. He built up his father's business empire and had bank branches in Rome, Milan, Lyon, Bruges, London, Lübeck and Avignon, among other places. He also invested in textiles, overseas trade, real estate and agriculture. He spent his enormous capital on art and humanism. He had all of Plato's books translated from Greek into Latin and founded the Plato Academy in Florence. He also employed 45 clerks who copied ancient manuscripts throughout Europe. In this way, he built one of the largest libraries in the Western world, which he willingly made available to his humanist friends. He also spent a great deal of money on painting (Gozzoli, Fra Angelico, Fra Fillipo Lippi) and sculpture. He is said to have commissioned Donatello's David (a very progressive sculpture at the time). But he also had an eye for architecture, albeit mainly for propaganda purposes. He had the San Marco monastery and the Basilica di San Lorenzo renovated, was closely involved with the construction of the dome of the Duomo and built the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi.
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Peter Paul Rubens ( studio of ) - portrait of Cosimi de’ Medici – 1612-1616
De Gulden Passer
Cosimo de’ Medici ( 1389 – 1464 ) was de eerste van zijn familie die de effectieve macht in Florence veroverde, nadat hij terugkwam uit een jaar verbanning. Hij bouwde het zakenimperium van zijn vader verder uit en had bankfilialen in onder meer Rome, Milaan, Lyon, Brugge, Londen, Lübeck en Avignon. Verder investeerde hij in textiel, overzeese handel, vastgoed en landbouw. Hij besteedde zijn enorm kapitaal aan kunst en het humanisme. Zo liet hij alle boeken van Plato uit het Grieks in Latijn vertalen en richtte de Plato Academie op in Florence. Ook had hij 45 klerken in dienst die doorheen heel Europa antieke manuscripten kopieerden. Zo bouwde hij één van de grootste bibliotheken van de Westerse wereld uit, die hij graag ter beschikking stelde van zijn humanistische vrienden. Hij spendeerde ook veel geld aan schilderkunst ( Gozzoli, Fra Angelico, Fra Fillipo Lippi ) en beeldhouwkunst. De David van Donatello ( een in die tijd toch wel erg vooruitstrevend beeld ) zou door hem besteld zijn. Maar hij had ook oog voor architectuur, zij het ook en vooral voor propaganda-doeleinden. Hij liet het San Marco-klooster en de basilica di San Lorenzo renoveren, was nauw betrokken bij de bouw van de koepel van de Duomo en bouwde het Palazzo Medici-Riccardi.
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Peter Paul Rubens ( atelier van ) – portret van Cosimo de’ Medici – 1612-1616
Le Compas d'or
Cosimo de' Medici (1389 - 1464) est le premier de sa famille à accéder au pouvoir effectif à Florence, après son retour d'une année d'exil. Il agrandit l'empire commercial de son père et possédait des succursales bancaires à Rome, Milan, Lyon, Bruges, Londres, Lübeck et Avignon, entre autres. Il a également investi dans le textile, le commerce outre-mer, l'immobilier et l'agriculture. Il a dépensé son énorme capital dans l'art et l'humanisme. Il a fait traduire tous les livres de Platon du grec au latin et a fondé l'Académie de Platon à Florence. Il employait également 45 employés qui copiaient des manuscrits anciens dans toute l'Europe. Il a ainsi créé l'une des plus grandes bibliothèques du monde occidental, qu'il a volontairement mise à la disposition de ses amis humanistes. Il a également dépensé beaucoup d'argent pour la peinture (Gozzoli, Fra Angelico, Fra Fillipo Lippi) et la sculpture. On dit qu'il a commandé le David de Donatello (une sculpture très progressiste à l'époque). Mais il avait aussi l'œil pour l'architecture, même si c'était principalement à des fins de propagande. Il a fait rénover le monastère de San Marco et la basilique de San Lorenzo, a été très impliqué dans la construction de la coupole du Duomo et a construit le Palazzo Medici-Riccardi.
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Pierre Paul Rubens (atelier de) - portrait de Cosimo de’ Medici – 1612-1616
Gary Lineker’s sexy fiancée Danielle Bux gets suited and booted in a made-to-measure outfit – but needs one of the Match of the Day presenter’s shirts.
Danielle was celebrating the return of butler Jeeves to the Ask Jeeves search engine.
She is pictured in his brand new suit designed exclusively by luxury tailors Gieves and Hawkes.
Danielle demonstrates how you can look good for less by borrowing clothes from the men in your life.
Ask Jeeves managing director Cesar Mascaraque, said: "We are thrilled to be welcoming Jeeves back in the UK.
“ We have focused hard on improving the areas of the site we know our users care most about – the speed, the look, and the relevancy of the search results.
“We know that our users love Jeeves and strongly associate him with providing answers. Jeeves brings warmth and humanity to the search experience."
Ask Jeeves was originally created in 1997 with the Jeeves figure able to answer specific questions typed in to the search engine.
He was named after the all-knowing butler to the bumbling character Wooster in the PG Wodehouse tales.
Jeeves left the site in 2006 but is now back to serve the company’s 15 million UK monthly users.
To bring Jeeves up to date for the 21st Century, he has been given a full makeover by Oscar-winning animation and visual effects experts, Framestore whose recent work includes The Golden Compass and Chronicles of Narnia.
He returns as a 3D character, complete with new styling from top Savile Row tailors, Gieves and Hawkes who designed his new suit and tie – as modelled by Danielle.
The Golden Compass
Alfons ( 1396 - 1458 ) was king of Aragon from 1416 and from 1442 - after some earlier attempts - also king of Naples, where he established his court. He associated with humanists and supported the arts, but had little refined taste. He was, however, a great admirer of classical authors. One of his most notable achievements is the new Renaissance-style gate to Castel Nuovo in Naples.
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Peter Paul Rubens ( studio of ) - portrait of Alfons, king of Aragon en Naples – 1612-1616
De Gulden Passer
Alfons ( 1396 – 1458 ) was vanaf 1416 koning van Aragón en vanaf 1442 – na enkele eerdere pogingen - ook koning van Napels, waar hij zijn hof vestigde. Hij ging om met humanisten en steunde de kunsten, maar had een weinig verfijnde smaak. Hij was wel een groot liefhebber van de klassieke schrijvers. Eén van zijn meest opvallende verwezenlijkingen is de nieuwe poort in renaissance-stijl tot Castel Nuovo in Napels.
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Peter Paul Rubens ( atelier van ) – portret van Alfons, koning van Aragon en Napels – 1612-1616
Le Compas d'or
Alphonse (1396 - 1458) fut roi d'Aragon à partir de 1416 et à partir de 1442 - après quelques tentatives antérieures - également roi de Naples, où il établit sa cour. Il fréquentait les humanistes et soutenait les arts, mais avait peu de goût raffiné. Il était cependant un grand admirateur des auteurs classiques. L'une de ses réalisations les plus visibles est la nouvelle porte de style Renaissance du Castel Nuovo à Naples.
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Pierre Paul Rubens (atelier de) - portrait de Alphonse, roi d’Aragon et Naples – 1612-1616
I love the books His Dark Materials by Philip Pulman. They are meant for children but I think adults can enjoy them just as much. In the book characters have daemons which represent your soul. Lord Asriel's soul is a snow leopard called Stelmaria. I am trying to think what mine would be. What would a representation of my inner self be? I enjoy having fun, but on the other hand I can be really firm when I need to be. I would say I am intelligent, but have strong emotions. I am a good organiser of other people, but not of myself. And I love to talk. I've got it!!! I'm a border collie - lol
Now what are you?
By the way if you haven't read the books, do not take the film The Golden Compass to be an indicator - it is a very poor substitute.
In 1547 the Royal Navy began renting a storehouse on the River Medway near Gillingham. Over the years a small dockyard developed around it, launching its first ship, the Sunne, in 1586. The dockyard became the main base for Elizabeth I's fleet. It was here that the ships that fought the Spanish Armada were prepared before they set sail to Plymouth.
In 1613 the dockyard moved downstream to Chatham, and grew rapidly. By 1625 there were storehouses, a rope walk (where rope is made), a dry dock, and housing for officials had been built.
At this time England was engaged in a series of wars with the Dutch. Chatham, on the southeast coast of England, was ideally placed for ships involved in battles in the North Sea. However, this also made Chatham a target. In 1667 the Dutch launched a raid up the Medway. This led to the loss of a number ships, including Charles II's flagship, the Royal Charles.
In the 1700s the focus of England's naval campaigns switched to the Atlantic and Mediterrnean. This meant that the south coast ports of Plymouth and Portsmouth were closer to the action and used to house the English fleet, but Chatham still retained its shipbuilding and repair capacity.
Between 1700 and 1815 Chatham built over 100 Royal Navy ships. The most well known of these, and possibly one of the most famous ships in history, was Victory, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. The 1700s also saw a great amount of building in the Dockyard itself, and the majority of the buildings built in this period still survive today.
1815 saw victory at Waterloo, and a period of peace. Production slowed at the Dockyard, and the workforce was reduced. However, work continued on improving the design and manufacture of ships. Between 1817 and 1856 covers were built over the slips and docks to protect the ships while they were being built. Number 3 slip, shown above, was covered in 1838. At the time it was probably Europe's largest wide span timber structure. The curved end was designed to match that of a ship's bow. The upper floor seen in the photo was installed in 1904 to provide a store for ships' boats.
The 1800s brought new shipbuilding techniques to the Dockyard. Wooden ships were replaced by steam powered, iron-hulled ones. Machines for iron working were installed, and the Dockyard expanded again with new facilities on nearby St Mary's Island. Eventually iron hulls were replaced with armoured plated steel, and ships grew longer and heavier. In 1905 Chatham launched the 130 metre long, 15,000 tonne HMS Africa. This was to be the last battleship built in the Dockyard. Modern battleships had become too large to launch into the River Medway.
This was not the end of Chatham's story though. In 1901, at Barrow-in-Furness, Vickers launched the Holland I, the Royal Navy's first submarine. In 1906 the Navy ordered 38 submarines, six of which were to be built at Chatham. The first was completed in 1908. A total of 57 submarines were built at the Dockyard. The last, and the last warship to be built at Chatham was launched in 1966.
While shipbuilding was reduced, ship repair still carried on at Chatham. In World War Two, 1,360 ships were refitted at the Dockyard. After the end of submarine production Chatham still carried out repair and refitting on minesweepers and frigates. In 1966 a facility was built for refitting nuclear submarines.
On 25th June,1981 it was announced that the dockyard would be closed in 3 years time. This was to give time to finish refits that were already underway, transfer ships to other sites, and close the site. The site finally closed as a Royal Navy dockyard in March 1984.
The northern part of the site has been redeveloped for housing, offices and shops, although part still operates as a commercial port. However, the Georgian dockyard still remains, now open to the public as The Historic Dockyard. The site is home to three historic ships: the World War 2 destroyer HMS Cavalier, HM Submarine Ocelot (built at Chatham), and the Victorian HMS Gannet (built at nearby Sheerness Dockyard) . While the Dockyard is primarily a museum, it is also home to over 140 small businesses and 400 residents. The quarter mile long ropery building is still used to produce rope.
The Dockyard has been shortlisted by the British Government to be put forward as a World Heritage Site. It is the world's most complete dockyard from the age of sail, the dockyard that built Nelson's Victory. Charles Dicken's father worked in the wages office. Dickens himself visited the dockyard and was inspired by it.
Chatham Dockyard has also featured in a number of films and television programmes, such as Sherlock Holmes, The Golden Compass, The World is not Enough.
This photo was taken on the upper floor of No.3 Slip, with a Nikon D300 and 18-200mm VR lens @ 18mm, f/6.3, 1/100th
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One foot he center'd, and the other turn'd
Round through the vast profunditie obscure;
And said, thus far extend, thus far thy bounds,
This be thy just Circumference, O World."
John Milton
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1. Anthony's Pier 4, 2. Lord of the Ring Trilogy Finale, 3. Uros Petrovic - The Giving Tree, 4. Night of Mystery in Fantasy World, 5. Chief Washakie, 6. Where The Wild Things Are, 7. Mr. Tumnus from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", 8. drizzt lego, 9. Great Expectations, 10. The One Ring Wallpaper 3, 11. Prince Caspian Poster 5, 12. The Golden Compass
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The concept:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste the html into your blog or Flickr stream (the easiest way is to copy the URLs and then head over to the fd's flickr toys link above and use the mosaic maker).
The Questions:
1. Favorite author
2. Favorite book
3. Favorite poem OR poet
4. Favorite genre
5. Favorite non-fiction category
6. Favorite book as a child OR first book you remember from childhood
7. What book are you reading now?
8. Favorite fictional character
9. Worst book you ever read
10. A book that changed your life
11. A movie that's BETTER than the book
12. The most disappointing movie adaptation from a book (you know - you love the book and HATE the movie)
The Answers:
1. Piers Anthony
2. The Trilogy Of The Rings - I know it isn't a single book, but you can't read one without reading the other two!
3. Shel Silverstein
4. Science Fiction / Fantasy - Not really a single genre, but they've always been grouped together in the library and books stores so I've always grouped them together myself.
5. Native American History & Myths
6. Where The Wild Things Are
7. The Chronicles of Narnia
8. Drizzt Do'Urden
9. Great Expectations - or anything by Charles Dickens. I'm not a fan. I know he has his place in literature, but I can't stand his writing.
10. The Fellowship Of The Ring - This was the book that turned me on to reading.
11. Prince Caspian - Saw the movie and then read the book and I was really impressed with how well the movie was done.
12. The Golden Compass - As good as Prince Caspian was, the Golden Compass (movie) represents the other side of that coin. A W F U L movie adaptation!
Nicole Kidman as Mrs. Coulter - Marisa Coulter - The golden Compass Movie
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Replica)
This is an authentic replica of the star of the musical of the same name. Built over ten years by Gordon Grant a set director and art director. The car was based on the chassis of a Ford Transit van and is now used to raise money for Cancer Research a disease that suffered by Mr. Grant's father.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was written in 1961 by James Bond creator Ian Flemming and transcribed into a screenplay by children's author Roald Dahl, the film was produced by Albert (Cubby) Broccoli producer of many of the James Bond films. Stars included Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, Barbara Windsor and James Robertson Justice.
Gordon Grant's credits include work on the 2004 Thunderbirds film and
the 2007 film The Golden Compass
shot at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu 15.05.2010.
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
Like on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cinderella
Follow on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CinderellaMovie
Follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/DisneyCinderella
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ine Iversen were invited to cover the World Premiere of Disney’s “ Cinderella,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This new live-action feature directed by Kenneth Branagh is inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella” and brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation.
“Cinderella” will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 13, 2015.
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About Cinderella
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. When Ella meets a dashing stranger in the woods, unaware that he is really the Prince (Richard Madden) and not merely Kit, an apprentice at the palace, she believes she has finally found a kindred soul. Meanwhile, the calculating Grand Duke (Stellan Skarsgård) devises a plan to thwart the Prince’s hopes of reuniting with Ella and enlists the support of the devious Stepmother. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand. Soon, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin, a few mice and a magic wand, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Thor,” “Hamlet”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Elizabeth”), Lily James (“Downton Abbey”), Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”), “Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”) and David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) with Tim Lewis (“Edge of Tomorrow”) serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).
Website: disney.com/Cinderella
Like on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cinderella
Follow on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CinderellaMovie
Follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/DisneyCinderella
Follow on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/disneystudios/cinderella
Follow on Google +: plus.google.com/+disneycinderella
Follow on Tumblr: cinderellapastmidnight.tumblr.com/
Follow on WeHeartIt: weheartit.com/disneycinderella
For more of Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report coverage, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook here:
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"Magisterium" Mrs. Coulter (Tonner, 2007) wears an artist-crafted capri set in turquoise. Raihing backdrop.
Selected by different members of the faculty.
Empire of the Summer Moon…S.C. Gwynne
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee…Dee Brown
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban…J.K Rowling
The Last Lions (Volumes 1 and 2)…William Manchester
Freedom…Jonathan Franzen
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance…Robert M. Pirsig
Lord Jim…Joseph Conrad
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Wave…Susan Casey
The Tao of Pooh…Benjamin Hoff
Doctor Zhivago…Boris Pasternak
Enders Game…Orson Scott Card
Siddhartha…Hermann Hesse
Good Omens…Neil Gaiman
Appointment in Samarra…John O’Hara
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks…Rebecca Skloot
The River Why…David James Duncan
Me Talk Pretty One Day…David Sedaris
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man…James Joyce
The Golden Compass Series…Philip Pullman
A Solider of the Great War… Mark Helprin
The Orchard…Adele Crockett Robertson
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay…Michael Chabon
Children Make Terrible Pets…Peter Brown