Platinum Collection titles include 'Snow White,' 'Pinocchio'
The Blu-ray Disc juggernaut continues as Disney aforementioned Thursday that it will release five more Platinum Collection animated classics on Blu-ray.
The quintet includes "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), the starting time of Disney's acclaimed hand-drawn animated features. Also in the line are "Pinocchio" (1940), "Fantasia" (1940), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) and "Fantasia 2000" (1999).
Each will be available for a limited time in new multidisc sets featuring hours of bonus materials and rare behind-the-scenes footage.
Disney is launching its Platinum Collection line on Blu-ray with "Sleeping Beauty," which will be released Oct. 7.
Disney is launching its next-generation BD-Live network, which offers such Web-enabled features as new World chat rooms and video electronic messaging, in the U.S. only with "Sleeping Beauty." The network volition go live worldwide in fall 2009 with "Snow White."
Of the five new Blu-ray releases, "Pinocchio" will be showtime out of the gate, coming in the give. "Snow White" is next, followed in 2010 by "Fantasia" and "Fantasia 2000." In conjunction with these releases, Disney will military issue "Destino," an unfinished animated feature film created by Walt Disney and celebrated surrealist painter Salvador Dali. Begun in 1946, the rare film was rediscovered in 2003 and completed by Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney.
Bringing up the back is "Beauty and the Beast," the only alive film ever nominated for a best picture Oscar. The cinema will be available as a Blu-ray Disc Platinum Collection spillage in fall 2010.
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Monday, 1 September 2008
Friday, 22 August 2008
Knightley talks about Miller friendship
Actress Keira Knightley has spoken about her friendly relationship with Sienna Miller, comparing their family relationship to "deuce ships passing in the night".
In an interview with Glamour magazine, Knightley aforesaid that she became friendly with Miller when they filmed 'The Edge of Love' together but hadn't seen her much since then.
The actress said: "I love Sienna, I think she's a wonderful actress, but we've been like two passing ships in the night recently.
"I cerebrate that's what's lovely merely also pitiful about playing. You get incredibly close to people and as soon as it's over, you don't see each other.
"You're away from home, it's a very intense relationship and then it's not anymore."
Knightley also aforesaid: "I don't think I'm very good at calculation out female friendships. I think they're quite slippery to navigate."
Watch an interview with Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller.
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Mary-Louise Parker to star in Broadway's 'Hedda Gabler'
NEW YORK - Showtime's drug-dealing mom on "Weeds" testament now learn on another independent
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Usher
Artist: Usher
Genre(s):
Drum & Bass
Dance
R&B: Soul
Other
Discography:
Yeah (Single)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 4
Start-Up
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Sex-Appeal
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Confessions (Special Edition)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 21
Confessions
Year: 2004
Tracks: 17
Bootleg (12YEAH01)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 2
U Don't Have To Call (Remixes)
Year: 2003
Tracks: 4
8701
Year: 2001
Tracks: 17
Live
Year: 1999
Tracks: 17
My Way
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
Usher
Year: 1994
Tracks: 14
Best
Year:
Tracks: 43
After being spotted by a La Face criminal record executive at a talent show in his hometown of Atlanta, it took no time for Usher Raymond's career to take off. The 14-year-old auditioned for La Face cofounder L.A. Reid, reality Health Organization signed the evangel choir boy to a recording constrict. Raymond was introduced to the human beings simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same put up in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. The number one single, "Recollect of You," gained Usher notoriety and reached gold status. From that initial exposure, Usher was approached to do other projects. In 1995, he recorded a national vacation doggerel verse for Coca-Cola. He besides joined several peak male R&B vocalists to form Black Men United for the single "You Will Know," featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack. He besides teamed with teenager singing wizard Monica for a duette remake of Latimore's "Let's Straighten It Out."
After graduating from high school school, Usher released his sophomore album, My Way, in 1997. In an attack to display his due date and songwriting abilities, Usher co-wrote six-spot of the club songs and enlisted the avail of producers Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, and, again, Combs. The album's number one single, "You Make Me Wanna," re-established Usher as one of R&B's hottest artists, and besides made him a crossover wizard; it topped the R&B charts for 11 weeks, hit number iI pop, and finally went double pt. Both of the follow-up singles, "Nice & Slow" and "My Way," as well went platinum; the former stayed at issue nonpareil on the R&B charts for eight weeks and became his first number one toss off single. In the meantime, Usher launched an playing life history, appearing in the 1998 horror travesty The Faculty and the 1999 urban senior high school drama Light It Up.
To lunar time period fans over, he issued a concert recording highborn simply Live in 1999. Usher returned with his third right album, All About U, toward the final stage of 2000. His third album, 8701 (2001), stirred him from a adolescent toss sour wizard to a stifling R&B isaac Bashevis Singer. In other 2004, Arista released the single "Yeah!" Produced by Lil Jon and guesting Ludacris, the habit-forming, lightly crunk cut debauched became a night club and wireless pet. By the clip the Usher full-length Confessions dropped afterward that March, "Yeah!" had pip the crest of the Billboard charts. The track record album itself was Usher's nigh mature work to date and north Korean won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2004 piece "Yeah!" took home the best rapped/sung quislingism award.
FBI Catch Man Who Leaked New Guns N Roses Songs
Jay Dee
Artist: Jay Dee
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Discography:
Ruff Draft EP
Year: 2007
Tracks: 10
Frequently and rightly set in the same circumstance as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Kanye West, Jay Dee built and sustained a high standing as a producer's manufacturer piece maintaining a low profile. When Pharrell Williams appeared on BET's 106 & Park in 2004, he excitedly declared that Jay Dee was his favorite producer and told an audibly stumped crowd that it had plausibly ne'er heard of the human race. At the time, Jay Dee had been active for easily over a ten and had netted sufficiency beats -- including the Pharcyde's "Runnin'," De La Soul's "Stake Is High," Common's "The Light," and various others with production teams the Ummah and the Soulquarians -- to be considered an all-time dandy. Alternately known as J Dilla, or merely Dilla, he ne'er produced a mainstream smash and, in many cases, his
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Friday, 4 July 2008
Dance legend Cyd Charisse dies, 87
The death has taken place of the American dancer and actress Cyd Charisse. She was 87.
The Broadway star's agent, Scott Stander, said she died yesterday morning of a heart attack at a Los Angeles-area hospital.
Charisse was famous for her dance pairings with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and she was best known for her roles in 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'Brigadoon'.
Publicist Gene Schwam told Reuters that Charisse had only recently celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with her second husband, singer Tony Martin.
Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, and took her stage surname from her first husband, ballet instructor Nico Charisse.
Her childhood nickname was 'Sid', which became 'Cyd' for her professional name.
The Broadway star's agent, Scott Stander, said she died yesterday morning of a heart attack at a Los Angeles-area hospital.
Charisse was famous for her dance pairings with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and she was best known for her roles in 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'Brigadoon'.
Publicist Gene Schwam told Reuters that Charisse had only recently celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with her second husband, singer Tony Martin.
Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas, and took her stage surname from her first husband, ballet instructor Nico Charisse.
Her childhood nickname was 'Sid', which became 'Cyd' for her professional name.
Arctic Monkeys snub Winehouse at Glasto
London (ANI): She might have given a rocking performance at the Glastonbury festival, but Amy Winehouse was not essential viewing for everyone at the do particularly the Arctic Monkeys. The band ostracized the Back To Black star, and even had a pop at her decision to perform. The band members refused to walk the 80 metres to the Pyramid stage to support Winehouse and drank beer backstage instead. To make it more apparent, the band came to the front to watch Jay-Z within seconds of Amy's set finishing. "Amy is a fantastic talent but she shouldn't be on stage when she's in such a state," the Mirror quoted guitarist Jamie Cook, as saying. "Only a week ago she was seriously ill and now she's performing at gigs. She needs to take a break from performing and sort herself out," he added.
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American Tragedy
Artist: American Tragedy
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy
Year: 2002
Tracks: 11
Britney & Kevin in Court This Morning
In what feels like the 10,000th hearing in the Britney Spears and Kevin Federline custody battle, the pop singer is making a rare court appearance this morning in her attempt to regain overnight visitations with her two sons.
According to case insiders, Britney had originally asked for an unscheduled, ex-parte hearing to ask that the court grant her the right to have little Sean Preston and Jayden James, who will turn 3- and 2-years-old respectively in September, spend the night at her home. Instead, the court scheduled today's hearing so Brit and her lawyer could "show cause" as to why she deserves these extended visits.
Brit-Brit, wearing a white, cap-sleeved cotton blouse, four-inch platform wedges, and khaki capri pants, arrived slightly before 8:30am PT, just in time for the hearing to begin. She was joined by her dad, Jamie Spears, her A-list lawyer Blair Berk. Also with the Spears entourage is Andrew Wallet, Jamie's court-appointed co-conservator of Britney's estate.
Stay tuned to OK! as this story develops throughout the day.
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