Thursday, October 31, 2024

[AMPAS] Academy Museum New Aquisitions

ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES
NEW ACQUISITIONS TO THE ACADEMY COLLECTION
NOW COMPRISING MORE THAN 52 MILLION ITEMS

New acquisitions to the largest film-related collection in the world include the Studio Ghibli animation collection, featuring drawings by Hayao Miyazaki; Quentin Tarantino’s original handwritten script draft for Pulp Fiction (1994); objects from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022); costumes worn by Jamie Lee Curtis, Kurt Russell, Meryl Streep, and Joanne Woodward; personal collections of Curtis Hanson, Barbara Kopple, Ve Neill, Oliver Stone, and Paul Verhoeven; and more.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

News-Star: A Century at Soldier Field

"From the Special Olympics to ski jumping to The Grateful Dead, Chicago’s Soldier Field has been the city’s play-ground on the lake for 100 years."

By Chicago History Museum

In 1919, the South Park Commission hosted a design competition for a new stadium to be built in Grant Park. They selected a plan by architects Holabird and Roche that featured grand colonnades. Construction began in 1922 and ended in 1924.

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Music: Tomorrow Never Dies

La-La Land Records, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Geffen Records proudly present the remastered and expanded 2-CD re-issue of the original motion picture score to the 1997 feature film TOMORROW NEVER DIES, starring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007, Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Pryce, and directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Renowned composer David Arnold (STARGATE, DIE ANOTHER DAY, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH) unleashes a triumphant score -- his acclaimed debut in the James Bond canon. It’s a breathtaking and sophisticated epic work that propels Bond through an exciting globe-spanning adventure teaming with action, dramatic intrigue and romance.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

TBR: Melania's Book Withdrawn

Melania's Book Withdrawn After it Accidentally Included her Prenuptial Agreement

Music: Goldfinger 60th Anniversary

La-La Land Records, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EON Productions and Universal Music Enterprises proudly commemorate the 60th Anniversary of 007 film GOLDFINGER, with a remastered and re-sequenced CD re-issue of composer John Barry's original motion picture score. The 1964 film stars Sean Connery as James Bond in his third turn as 007 and is directed by Guy Hamilton.

Monday, October 7, 2024

TBR: Another Failed Launch for Musk

Elon Musk Presides Over Yet Another Failed Launch

BAFTA North America Hosts 1st Annual Tea Party

BAFTA Throws Inaugural New York Tea Party
Daniel Craig, Colman Domingo, Kieran Culkin and other stars supported BAFTA North America's debut event timed to the New York Film Festival

"This event has been a long time coming," said BAFTA North America Board Chair Joyce Pierpoline to the room of entertainment industry members — and actors including Daniel Craig, Colman Domingo and Kieran Culkin — who gathered at The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel on Sunday, Oct. 6 for BAFTA North America's inaugural New York Tea Party.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

The Women Of Star Trek for Kamala

The original event was October 3, 2024.

With special surprise messages from some of your favorite Star Trek women, this is an event you won't want to miss. Plus, the more people on the call, the better! Help us pack the virtual room by sharing the event with your friends. Sadly, they were having technical issues, so the video starts in mid-speak with Michelle Hurd.