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Anne Hathaway earning early Oscar buzz for 'Rachel Getting Married'

2008-09-08T21:20:00.001-07:00

TORONTO - Ever since Anne Hathaway started receiving early Oscar buzz for her performance as a previous addict in Jonathan Demme's harrowing family drama "Rachel Getting Married," she's fielded the same question from reporters.

Isn't she relieved to break aside from the wholesome roles she's become known for in movies such as "Ella Enchanted" and "The Princess Diaries"?

But the 25-year-old American actress isn't biting.

"Not to sound arrogant or cocky, simply I've ne'er defined myself the elbow room other people did," Hathaway said during a circle of interviews at the Toronto International Film Festival.

"For me, it's a recognition of my dreams, this role. However, I never made whatsoever choices or really thought about the way I was perceived, because I just don't see the point."

Hathaway has indeed landed a prisonbreak part as Kym, a recovering drug abuser wHO is given a overtake from rehab to advert her sister's nuptials.

The photographic film is at times unmanageable to take in as Kym, teeming with anger and guilt, chain-smokes and fidgets her way through the wedding weekend, obsessed by rivalries and perceived slights and haunted by a family tragedy.

The character is decidedly unappealing and selfish, and even Hathaway besides manages to elicit recherche moments of sympathy for Kym as well.

Throughout his career, Demme has continually surprised audiences, alternating 'tween dramas such as "Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia" to documentaries including "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains" as well as music projects on Neil Young, Talking Heads and Bruce Springsteen.

In "Rachel," his documentary background is clearly at play.

The film is shot in an intimate style, victimization multiple handheld digital cameras, some even operated by wedding guests. With minimal rehearsal and heavily jury-rigged dialogue, the effect is that of an lengthy home telecasting. Private moments are glimpsed and conversations eavesdropped upon as the wedding party goes on into the night.

The loose, realistic filmmaking style has clearly north Korean won over the acclaimed director.

"I have lost my desire to lick with moving picture," Demme aforesaid of his newfound enthusiasm for digital cameras.

"The only if reason I moved to digital was because you could do it cheaper and technology reached a point where it looked good. Now, I'm insanely in love with it."

Critics seem to be madly in erotic love with "Rachel," which co-stars Rosemarie DeWitt (recently seen in "Mad Men") as Rachel, Debra Winger as the brittle mother of the deuce sisters and Bill Irwin as their peace-making father.

The movie was one of the virtually talked-about titles at the recent Venice Film Festival and has captivated audiences in Toronto as well.

Hathaway, sitting beside Demme at a recent press seance, is clearly thrilled by the final product, thirstily chatting about the intricacies of her character and speculating about what happens to Kym after the final credits roll.

During one excruciating view in the film, Kym stands to make a toast to her sister, choosing the moment to discuss her recovery program and endeavour to make amends for her past tense behaviour.

Hathaway, appareled in teetering black heels, skinny jeans and a purple top, calls the scene the "most fun she's peradventure ever had" in her career.

For the dialogue, she owes a debt to screenwriter Jenny Lumet, a seventh and eighth grade drama teacher at a New York school and daughter of Academy Award-winning director Sidney Lumet.

Jenny Lumet says she didn't demonstrate the script to anyone while she was running on it, but gave it to her notable father later on, with the tongue-in-cheek warning: "If you don't show up this to Jonathan Demme, you'll ne'er see your grandchild again."

For his parting, Demme says he was attracted to Lumet's playscript because it was so "off recipe" and he was drawn to the idea of bringing a "home movie feel" to the story.

Hathaway, meanwhile, has shunned Oscar talk, saying only that playing Kym has had a profound impact on her.

"This fiber has changed my life in a way," she says.

"We all have warts ... so oftentimes we feel compelled to pretend like we don't ... I think we can give each other more credit to be ourselves, and to be more than accepting of each former."

News from �The Canadian Press, 2008

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Mp3 music: Murderdolls

2008-08-29T18:15:00.001-07:00

Artist: Murderdolls: mp3 download

   Genre(s):

Rock

Murderdolls's discography:

Dead in Hollywood (Tracks By Instus Of Marilyn Manson)

Year: 2003

Tracks: 2

Murderdolls is a coaction 'tween Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison (wHO affected all over to guitar for this project) and Static-X guitar player Tripp Eisen. Landing somewhere 'tween the warring throb of rap alloy and the energetic charge of hard-core punk rock, Murderdolls formed when the two toured together during the 1999 Ozzfest. Drafting isaac Bashevis Singer Wednesday 13, bassist Eric Griffin, and drummer Ben Graves into the shuffle, the ring recorded and released Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls in 2002.

Amerigroup Will Pay $225M To Settle Allegations That It Denied Coverage Of Pregnant, Sick Illinois Medicaid Beneficiaries

DJ Ivan Roudyk

2008-08-09T18:17:00.001-07:00

Artist: DJ Ivan Roudyk

   Genre(s):
Trance
   House

Discography:


Hot summer box CD4

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 10


Hot summer box CD3

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 9


Hot summer box CD2

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 11


Hot summer box CD1

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 11


Big Summer Box CD4

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 10


Big Summer Box CD3

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 11


Big Summer Box CD2

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 11


Big Summer Box CD1

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 12


10 Yaer Zeppilin Cd1

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 11


Zeppelin DJ Ivan Roudyk Electrica CD 3

   Year:
Tracks: 10


Zeppelin DJ Ivan Roudyk Electrica CD 2

   Year:
Tracks: 11


Zeppelin DJ Ivan Roudyk Electrica CD 1

   Year:
Tracks: 10

Eastenders - Brooke Kinsella Remembers Beautiful Brother

2008-07-01T19:16:00.001-07:00

Former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella has appealed to knife-carrying teenagers in an emotional press conference after the death of her brother in north London.

Sixteen-year-old Ben Kinsella was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday morning after reportedly being involved in a pub fight in York Way, Holloway, London.

The teen is the brother of Ms Kinsella, 24, who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap and described her little brother as a "true angel".

"Ben really was one of the kindest, gentlest and talented boys God has ever created," she said at a press conference this afternoon.

"The love and joy he gave to everybody is proven by the vast number of people who have sent their loves and prayers."

Ms Kinsella said her family was determined to ensure the current run of violent deaths in the capital would end with Ben's death. He is the 17th teenager to die as a result of violence in London this year.

"We always knew that Ben would make a truly special mark on this world… hopefully he will be the one who finally puts an end to this," she continued.

"Please boys and girls put down your knives and weapons and think about the pain and suffering this will cause."

A Metropolitan police spokesman said four black youths, possibly aged around 17 years old, were believed to have been involved in the stabbing.

"We are keen that if any witnesses saw these individuals… and know which way they went, please come forward and help us," the spokesman added.

Two teenagers arrested in connection with the killing have been bailed.

Tributes have been paid to Ben on social networking sites Facebook and MySpace.

His own MySpace page includes a video where Ben describes himself as being "down to earth, easy going" and able to "get on with just about everyone".

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Second Decay

2008-06-30T08:52:00.001-07:00

Artist: Second Decay

   Genre(s):
Pop

Discography:

Hotels

Year: 1999
Tracks: 11

Anchorage Capital Partners Ltd. Moves closer to Launching 'The Guitar Fund' to Invest in Rare and Vintage Guitars

2008-06-30T08:34:00.001-07:00

LONDON, June 12 -- Anchorage Capital Partners ("ACP") (a
Mercantile Investment Group company) recently reported to the Financial
Times that it is preparing to launch a closed-end fund which will invest in
the rare and vintage guitar market. The US$100 million fund is to be listed
on the Channel Island Stock Exchange (CISX) in Euros for a 10-year term.

According to ACP, the vintage guitar market has comfortably
outperformed traditional markets ever since it has been tracked by an index
created by Vintage Guitar magazine in 1991. "The '42 Index' which is widely
accepted as a conservative tracking device for the vintage guitar market,
has demonstrated an average annual return of over 31% since it began 17
years ago," said Tommy Byrne, co-founder of ACP and Chief Investment
Officer of the Fund. He went onto say, "Historically, when the major
markets have collapsed, this market has plateaued until the traditional
markets picked up again."

Currently the Fund has a number of institutional investors interested
in subscribing for shares of the Fund in amounts between US$5 million and
US$10 million each, though this is contingent on finding a qualified Lead
Investor. Valerio D'Arco, a Senior Associate at ACP said "Most of the
interest we are seeing is being generated from the wealth management
divisions of private banks, family offices and fund of hedge funds. We are
also beginning to see more interest from High Net Worth Individuals who
want to take advantage of being able to invest some of their retirement
money into a listed security."

With many vintage guitar models trading well over US$250,000, ACP
doesn't see the market being driven up simply by the Baby Boomer
generation. The Company views generations X and Y as a major part of the
equation. Mr. Byrne explains, "The vintage guitar market, like some of the
other exotic investment strategies such as art and wine funds can be
enjoyed while holding them, but where this market differs significantly is
in how the guitars improve every time you play them. The vibrations on the
wood improve the sound of the guitars, so the more they're played the
better they sound. The younger generation knows this and has an increasing
appetite for acquiring their favourite models. After all, that Monet
hanging on the wall doesn't improve every time someone looks at it."

The Fund has structured a lending strategy that will allow investors to
borrow the guitars so they will continue to be played and enjoyed. The Fund
will also lend guitars out to well-known musicians for tours, TV and movie
spots adding value to the investment as it obtains memorabilia status.

Dr. Bernard A. Wagenmann, also a co-founder of ACP, emphasized that
"...though this exotic strategy has proven to be a tremendous investment,
investors cannot expect the same type of liquidity as in the stock and bond
markets, which is why potential investors should view this as a long term
investment strategy."

The Fund also benefits from an advisory board of guitar experts,
private equity managers and professional musicians, one of which is Elliott
Randall, best known for his lead guitar work with the band Steely Dan on
mega-hits including Reelin' In the Years. Another professional musician on
the Board, Robbin Thompson, once the lead singer for the Bruce Springsteen
band Steel Mill, commented, "Since so many passionate collectors are
unlikely to ever sell their own stash of vintage guitars, this fund helps
prevent them from taking their investment to the grave."

http://www.anchorage-capital.com

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Burhan Ocal, Smadj, The Trakya

2008-06-29T16:18:00.001-07:00

Artist: Burhan Ocal, Smadj, The Trakya

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Oynamaya Geldik / Trakya Dance Party

Year: 2006
Tracks: 12

Grey's Anatomy star Chambers hospitalised

The Cramps

2008-06-29T00:14:00.001-07:00

Artist: The Cramps

   Genre(s):
Rock: Pop-Rock
   Rock: Punk-Rock

Discography:


Songs The Lord Taught Us

   Year: 2003
Tracks: 18


Fiends Of Dope Island

   Year: 2003
Tracks: 13


Bad Music For Bad People

   Year: 1999
Tracks: 11


1993 - Stay Sick!

   Year: 1993
Tracks: 17


Look Mom No Head!

   Year: 1991
Tracks: 12


All Women Are Bad

   Year: 1990
Tracks: 4


Psychedelic Jungle-Gravest Hits

   Year: 1989
Tracks: 19


Off The Bone

   Year: 1983
Tracks: 17


Stay Sick!

   Year:
Tracks: 15


Psychedelic Jungle

   Year:
Tracks: 14

Angie's Exes Will Never Do Better

2008-06-29T00:13:00.001-07:00

Even with three chicks on his arm, Jonny Lee Miller can't recapture the hotness he once had when married to Angelina Jolie.

Even worse -- someone outside Crown Bar called him "Billy," as in Bob Thornton, Angie's other ex.

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UkeTube: YouTube goes all ukulele

2008-06-29T00:09:00.000-07:00

YouTube has plastered over its homepage with ukulele videos for the latest entry in its Trend Spotting Tuesday feature.

Do you like ukulele videos? Let me suggest to you that, regardless of whether you've ever seen one, you probably do. Put on your headphones, tune out the ambient cubicle noise, close your eyes, and press play. Before you know it, you'll feel the warm breeze of old Hawaii. ...

Who are these uke-loving string strummers? The singer is George Klingelhofer of Chicago's Windy City Islanders. Despite his decidedly un-Hawaiian name, Klingelhofer is a ukulele aficionado -- at the end of the video he talks about the Windy City Ukefest, which will include a bunch of people playing uke in Chicago in early August at the Tiki Terrace. Who knew Chicago had its own hopping luau scene?

The other two players, and the makers of the video, are a couple of Aussies traveling the world and finding as many ukulele players as they can. Bosko is a caricature artist and Honey sells glassware, both in Queensland. They have amassed two dozen uke videos on their multi-continent trip. Talk about a cool vacation.

I started digging into the uke video universe and suffice it to say, it's way too vast to summarize here. Here's another great video though:

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DJ Friendly

2008-06-29T00:06:00.001-07:00

Artist: DJ Friendly

   Genre(s):
Breakbeat

Discography:

A Fat! Records Compilation: Session 1

Year: 2005
Tracks: 1

Chris Franke: Babylon 5

2008-06-29T00:03:00.001-07:00

Artist: Chris Franke: Babylon 5

   Genre(s):
Soundtrack

Discography:


Season3

   Year: 1996
Tracks: 8


Season2

   Year: 1995
Tracks: 6


Season1

   Year: 1994
Tracks: 7

Sam Sparro Announces Single & Robyn Support

Bz Bz Ueu

2008-06-29T00:00:00.001-07:00

Artist: Bz Bz Ueu

   Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock

Discography:

Bz Bz Ueu [EP]

Year: 1995
Tracks: 7

The power-charged avant-punk chemical group Bz Bz Ueu is Italy's answer to Ne Zhdali. Backing cut-and-paste oddity with the enjoyment of horns (adolphe Sax and trumpet) and slews of children toys, this band's medicine is unrivalled hell on earth of a tantalise. There ar only a few CD EPs and singles available, all released in Italy.

The nucleus of Bz Bz Ueu formed around 1992. Bassist Pino Montecalvo and guitar player Efisio Biancofiore began to write songs together at that clip. The addition of drummer Carlo Lupori, wHO byword them perform in a local browning automatic rifle with a drum machine, opened more possibilities in terms of toughness. By the end of 1994, the grouping had expanded to a fivesome with trumpeter Edy Leo and saxist Jacopo Andreini. A number 1, eponymic CD EP came knocked out in 1995, presenting their have brew of punk rock rock candy and hardcore-jazz. Sounding like the Ex meets the circus of European bikers Ne Zhdali or Uz Jsme Doma, the album gathered honest reviews locally and attracted the attention of American punkers God Is My Co-Pilot. The label Music 'a la Coque, naturalized by Montecalvo to bring forth the band's music, released in 1996 and 1998 2 snag 7" with God-Co and the spin-off No. These failed to cast sufficiency international attention for the band at least to allow them to perform outside Italy or realm a record lot. A second CD EP, Uhozmerigotz, was released in late 2000, exhibit a solve evolution toward the goofy side of things with the add-on of toys, beast calls, and other assorted items, patch protruding to up-tempo punk energy.

Ganesh and Kumaresh - Violin

2008-06-28T23:56:00.001-07:00

Artist: Ganesh and Kumaresh - Violin

   Genre(s):
Jazz

Discography:

COLOURS OF INDIA

Year: 2004
Tracks: 7

Scenic Railroads

2008-06-28T23:55:00.001-07:00

Artist: Scenic Railroads

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

We're Serious

Year: 2004
Tracks: 5