Saturday, June 22, 2013

Arias and graces in Ravello
It's only the first night of my visit, and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only non-famous person to have stayed in this lovely southern Italian town. Richard Wagner, born 200 years ago today, was one of many celebrities to appreciate the operatic drama of the Amalfi coast ??? and its main town, Ravello. ?? ?? ?? ?? read more...

Timberlake Gets Funding To Spin Gold
Record industry biopic is underway It was first announced around eighteen months ago, but the needle now seems to be firmly in the groove for Spinning Gold . The biopic of famous music exec Neil Bogart will star Justin Timberlake , with studio Foresight backing the project. RCA are also aboard to deal with the soundtrack. The gold in the title refers to the classic pop choons of the 1970s, while ... read more...

Tony Awards Film Series, Including Screenings of 1971 Tony Awards and 1967 TV Broadcast of Carousel , Presented May 18
The 3rd Annual Tony Awards Film Series is presented May 18 at The Paley Center for Media. read more...

My first movie
I clearly remember the very first film I saw: ???Casablanca.??? The adults in my family were very excited when they were invited to watch it at Mrs. Lolita dela Rama Lopez???s home in Iloilo. An officer in the US Navy was going to screen the film, calling it ???the first Hollywood movie after the Japanese [...] read more...