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There is turmoil in the Tea Party today. Rumors are swirling that the Republicans and Democrats may forge a deal that will forestall the destruction of the world economy.
The Tea Party has summoned House Speaker John Boehner to give an accounting of himself. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) tells him the Tea Party has BUSINESS to conduct with him!
http://www.billschmalfeldt.com/?p=25599There is turmoil in the Tea Party today. Rumors are swirling that the Republicans and... more
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Latest News Updates What a delight The Last of the Mr Thomas Hardy Players (Radio 4) turned out to be. Mr Julian Fellowes went to Dorchester to interview Mr Norrie Woodhall, a sharp 104-year old who knew Mr Thomas Hardy through his involvement with the local amateur-dramatics group.Latest News Updates What a delight The Last of the Mr Thomas Hardy Players (Radio 4)... more
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What a delight The Last of the Hardy Players (Radio 4) turned out to be. Julian Fellowes went to Dorchester to interview Norrie Woodhall, a sharp 104-year old who knew Thomas Hardy through his involvement with the local amateur-dramatics group.What a delight The Last of the Hardy Players (Radio 4) turned out to be. Julian... more
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:: Visions:: Special Alice in Wonderland:: Visions
A tribute to the world of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, the long dream that has inspired artists from around the world. A journey through the mirror to discover the many faces of Alice
"What is the difference between a raven and a writing desk?". None: Edgar Allan Poe wrote on both. This and many other comments were written during the year, virtually every line of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, the book that, thanks to the power of nonsense, to teach girls to subvert the rules that were imposed on them. From the writing to date figure of Alice has inspired artists of all types (painters, photographers, musicians, cartoonists, filmmakers and so on and so forth), and researchers, mathematicians, scientists, psychologists have seen in Alice 's essence of femininity itself ...
Classical ballets, paintings, stories, scenes from films that pay homage, quotes scattered in unexpected places ... We tend to think of Alice, except that on paper, there is only one Disney, and now that Tim Burton, but it is not. Only the adjustments to the movies and on television are over sixty, not to mention all those movies are Alice without declaring it openly (one for all: Coraline, Henry Selick).
Alphabet City has always been fascinated by the surreal, it does that instead of passively accepting the rules put them into dicussion, art and culture, has prepared you for this special covering various fields in which the figure of Alice is feared. Far from being exhaustive, this brief summary is a gift to our readers, those who take refuge in fantasy, but also to those who can not or do not need to do so.
Lewis Carroll was a mathematics teacher, a lover of charades, a linguist and a photographer. Its value is not just artistic. Carroll taught his young friends to know the rules thoroughly, and only after careful examination of the charges from the inside could really subvert them. Carroll taught to its young people who do not necessarily have to accept what society we paste on him. Carroll taught his young friends to think.
For this we Alphabet City, we could not resist. We want to encourage you readers to think for yourself, we offer you a little 'Alice, far from that which tends to subvert rebellion without any sense that even knows.
Come with us, come in the midst of crazy to drink tea, we have different tastes.
"So Wonderland
The Earth was created
With its many strange events ...
A complete history
It is fashionable to happy home
The day is over "
ART- Illustration/Video
note-text must be translated from the Italian-
http://www.alphabetcity.it/index.php?com=articolo&id=4514:: Visions:: Special Alice in Wonderland:: Visions
A tribute to the world of Lewis... more
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Dan Persons, Steve Biodrowski, and Lawrence French follow Tim Burton down the rabbit hole, analyzing his live-action redo of the Disney animated classic, ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Is it Burton at his best – or another blunder? Does it surpass the original, or does it fall flat as a knave of hearts? Also on the bill, a look at the weekend’s award winners for horror, fantasy, and science fiction films; plus the usual round-up of exciting news items, upcoming home video releases, and random recommendations.
Click the link below to hear the podcast:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/emcinefantastique-horror_b_489438.htmlDan Persons, Steve Biodrowski, and Lawrence French follow Tim Burton down the rabbit... more
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Ever since Tim Burtons questionable re-imagined release of 'Planet of the Apes' back in 2001, this visionary director has been on a role. In 2003 he gave us the fantasy drama 'Big Fish' which was then followed by the 2005 releases of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Corpse Bride', and the fourteenth major motion picture of his career 'Sweeney Todd'. Well in 2010 Burton will try to resurrect the same magic he used on other classics like 'Sleepy Hollow', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Batman', and 'Sweeney Todd', and this film could possibly be the biggest of his career.
In 2010 Tim Burton will take on the iconic Lewis Carroll story of 'Alice in Wonderland' and translate it to the silver screen in a way that only Tim Burton can. This, surely darker, take on the beloved classic has already brought in such actors and actresses as Johnny Depp to portray the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter to portray the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway to portray the White Queen, (Both queens a strange choice for 'Alice in Wonderland' considering they were not in the original book, they were in Lewis Carroll's sequel book 'Through the Looking Glass'.) Alan Rickman to portray the Caterpillar, Matt Lucas to portray Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and relative new comer Australian actress Mia Wasikowska to portray Alice.
Now, like many of Burton's films, security and secrecy are always priority number one to ensure nothing is given away but some sites were able to get their hands on some behind the scenes photos (Legally, ofcoarse).
To get a VERY minor sneak peek go to http://infdaily.fusebox.com/2008/09/our-first-look-at-tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland.html
Now, for all the rest of you Burton enthusiasts other Tim Burton projects after 'Alice in Wonderland' include a remake of Burton's independent film 'Frankenweenie' (likely to be in stop motion like 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'Corpse Bride') and a film based on the 1966 gothic soap opera 'Dark Shadows'.Ever since Tim Burtons questionable re-imagined release of 'Planet of the... more
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