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BOOK |
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The
Year of Magical Thinking |
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Didion) |
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| Didion
chronicles the experience of losing her husband,
the writer John Gregory Dunne, to a massive coronary—just
weeks after the two of them watched as their only
daughter was put into an induced coma to save her
life. With honesty and passion, the author explores
an intensely personal yet universal experience. |
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FILM |
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| Children
of Men |
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'R' for strong violence, language, some drug use,
and brief nudity) |
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| In
2027, as humankind faces the likelihood of its own
extinction, a disillusioned government agent agrees
to help transport and protect a miraculously pregnant
woman to a sanctuary at sea where her child's birth
may help scientists to save the future of mankind. |
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MUSIC |
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A
Tribute To Joni Mitchell (various) |
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Tribute to Joni Mitchell features a strikingly
eclectic roster of artists who share Mitchell's
fierce intelligence, musical sophistication, and
boundary-pushing experimentalism. The creative interpretations
of some of her best-known songs illustrate Mitchell's
breadth as a composer and lyricist while putting
something of a unique flavor on the chosen songs.
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| From
the producers of "American Idol", the
improvisational hit comedy series that originated
in Australia, "Thank God You’re Here",
comes to America, this Spring. Hosted by David Alan
Grier ("In Living Color") and presided
over by judge Dave Foley ("NewsRadio",
"Kids In The Hall"), "Thank God You’re
Here" showcases the improvisational skills
of a group of four brave actors, each week, as they
walk into a live sketch without a script, their
only armor and unforeseen and unexplained wardrobe
change. The only thing the celebrity can count on,
when walking into the scenario, is a desperate greeting
from a fellow actor in the skit, proclaiming, "Thank
God you’re here!" (taped in front of a
live audience) |
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- 10:30 e/p pm; Showtime) |
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Compelling
stories are explored every day on "This American
Life", the nearly 15-year-old, award-winning
Chicago Public Radio show that boasts a devoted
weekly listening audience of 1.7 million, and
is heard on more than 500 national stations. The
series, created in 1995 by host and executive
producer Ira Glass, pioneered a unique way of
telling stories on the radio. Its first-person
telling of these revealing stories makes the radio
series a great fit for television.
In the same spirit of the radio show, the televised
version of TAL—which premiered on March 22nd—takes
30-minute looks at stories culled from all over
the country. Glass and a small team of radio producers
and filmmakers spent six months on the road: traveling
to Iowa pig farms, following a first-time filmmaker
in California, photographing a raucous night at
an Illinois hot dog stand. The result is true
stories that are dramatic, emotional, and often
funny.
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“Prior
to this moment, only in our wildest and
sauciest dreams could we picture Sufjan
Stevens, Björk, and Prince rolling
around together. Nonesuch Records, however,
has made our dreams a reality.” |
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-PitckforkMedia.com,
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A
Tribute to Joni Mitchell, the first major
U.S. alleluia to the legendary artist, is set
for release on April 24th. Musicians from
many genres are represented on the 12 tracks of
both rare and quintessential songs from the revered
and influential singer/songwriter’s
expansive career.
Each performer’s distinct take on A Tribute
to Joni Mitchell is true to his/her own artistry,
proving Mitchell’s universal appeal and versatility
as a songwriter. Mitchell becomes the thread linking
together these otherwise very different musical
styles into a cohesive and brilliant creation.
Executive producer and Nonesuch Records President
Bob Hurwitz, a longtime admirer of Joni Mitchell,
came across the project upon Nonesuch’s move
to Warner Brothers in 2004. It was started in
the late ‘90s, but never completed. He says:
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“I
loved much of what I heard from the first
group of recordings; the best of the tracks,
at least to me, sounded like these artists
were singing for an audience of one: Joni
Mitchell. They knew she would hear their
recording of her song, which has to be
one of the most daunting tasks any musician
can face. |
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“In
moving forward, I thought that there should
be a purpose to every track: each should
be a reinvention or an homage, or be performed
by an artist who was a part of Joni's
life or whom I knew she admired, or whose
life was changed by Joni. Listening to
them all, one can only be struck by the
incredible craft she brought to these
songs, all written as intensely personal
statements, yet having the expressive
resilience that allows other great artists
to find part of their own musical life
in her creations.” |
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