Thursday, September 26, 2013

LAUGHIN' & LOST IN LAS VEGAS (Live @ The Cutting Room, NYC 1/19/13)

Here is acclaimed singer/songwriter/pianist Grayson Hugh, with singer Polly Messer, performing Grayson's song "Laughin' & Lost In Las Vegas" at the newly-reopened Cutting Room in New York, January 19, 2013.



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Talk It Over - Grayson Hugh

Talk It Over - Grayson Hugh



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Nestor Torres LIVE

A sample of Nestor Torres' live performances, featuring his father, Don Nestor



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Kris Kristofferson "Feeling Mortal" On SiriusXM Outlaw Country

Country Music Hall of Famer Kris Kristofferson sat down with host Mojo Nixon and an audience of SiriusXM subscribers and superfans and answered questions about his life, career, and performed several songs including some from his new album "Feeling Mortal." This Town Hall special aired on SiriusXM Outlaw Country home to renegades, rebels, rabble rousers, and rogues (http://www.siriusxm.com/outlawcountry). This special is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate gatherings with iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with studio audiences of SiriusXM listeners. Previous SiriusXM "Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen , Billy Crystal , Quentin Tarantino , Carol Burnett , Tom Petty , Willie Nelson , KISS, Coldplay, Ringo Starr , Cardinal Timothy Dolan , Roger Waters , the surviving members of Nirvana, Gregg Allman , Usher, and Tony Hawk. TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/siriusxm FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/siriusxm INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram/siriusxm OFFICIAL: http://www.siriusxm.com



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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Becoming Traviata ~ Art Cinema

Documentary
French, Italian / 112 MINS. / NR
 
The reinvention of Verdi’s masterpiece, La Traviata, as sung by world-famous French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay, is the subject of Philippe Béziat’s thrilling new movie.  A modern, minimalist, post-punk approach strips away the opulence and grandiosity associated with operatic productions. Concentrating on director Jean-François Sivadier’s working relationship with Dessay, the film reveals how two great creative minds build the story of a doomed love affair. Over two months, in rehearsal rooms and behind the scenes of the Thea! de I'Archeveche, filmmaker Philippe Beziat follows the production's development, from concept to glorious realization.  The stars rehearse in what look like yoga outfits, on a bare stage, with minimal props. The final production, set against a backdrop of sky and clouds, punctuated by a single chandelier, features Violetta and Alfredo (a darkly gorgeous Charles Castronovo) as the very essence of hipster-chic. Their passion, however, is for the ages. With music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Louis Langrée.  
 
"Outstanding, subtle and inventive. Illuminates beautifully the famous opera and its main character Violetta.”– Le Monde

“Electrifying! A perfect marriage of theater and music.” – Variety

 


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The Big Lebowski

Comedy
English/117 min./R
 
The Big Lebowski is one of the best cult films of our times! In the usual unconventional style of Coen Brothers directing, a case of mistaken identity becomes an odd and complex kidnapping plot in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski. Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is an easy-going nobody who happens to share the same name with a millionaire. When malicious plots do not go as planned, Lebowski unintentionally ends up in the middle of the Los Angeles mayhem. Accompanying Jeff Bridges is an all-star cast, including Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, John Goodman, and Julianne Moore. The Big Lebowski is a thoroughly entertaining, strange and fascinating world ruled by Joel and Ethan Coen. Rated R


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