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Treme [Film]
created by David Simon, Eric Overmyer"After delivering arguably the best television series ever made in "The Wire ", Simon has again delivered a series unlike anything you've seen on television before. He has gone into yet another downtrodden, forgotten city - this time, New Orleans in place of Baltimore - in search of the heart that keeps it alive. Unlike "The Wire", it brims with an unrelenting optimism. "Treme" focuses on New Orleans post-Katrina, with particular emphasis on the musicians who live and play there, particularly in the musically important Faubourg Treme neighborhood. There's Dixieland and zydeco, natch, but also hip-hop and rock; there are NOLA stalwarts like Dr. John, Ernie K-Doe, Lee Dorsey, and the Meters (as well as appearances by Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, and others), but plenty of younger, lesser knowns, too. Whether we hear it in the street, in a club or a recording studio, at home, or anywhere, music is the lifeblood of the city and this series, and it's handled brilliantly. Treme has a lot of characters and their stories to keep up with. There's trombonist Antoine Batiste (Wendell Pierce), a wonderful player but kind of a dog, especially to his current baby mama and his ex-wife, LaDonna (Khandi Alexander), a bar owner who's desperately searching for her missing brother. There's Creighton Bernette (John Goodman), a writer preoccupied with telling the world what's really going on in the city, and his wife Toni (Melissa Leo), a lawyer and thorn in the side of the authorities. There's Davis McAlary (Steve Zahn), a well-meaning but annoyingly clueless radio DJ, his occasional girlfriend Janette (Kim Dickens), who's struggling to keep her restaurant open, and Albert Lambreaux (Clarke Peters), who returns from Houston, finds his house in ruins, and sets about rebuilding it. Simon and Overmyer, who has lived in New Orleans on and off for more than 20 years, have set out to make this an authentic portrayal of the cultural stew and the varied peoples of the city."
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The Maya Angelou poetry collection [Enregistrement sonore]
"Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Angelou was raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. In Stamps, Dr. Angelou experienced the brutality of racial discrimination, but she also absorbed the unshakable faith and values of traditional African-American family, community, and culture. With the guidance of her friend, the novelist James Baldwin, she began work on the book that would become I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Published in 1970, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published to international acclaim and enormous popular success. The list of her published verse, non-fiction, and fiction now includes more than 30 bestselling titles. President Clinton requested that she compose a poem to read at his inauguration in 1993. Dr. Angelou's reading of her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" was broadcast live around the world."
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La Vénus à la fourrure [Film] = Venus im Pelz
réal. Roman Polanski"Par une journée orageuse, une actrice débarque dans un petit théâtre parisien pour une audition. Trempée de la tête au pied, le metteur en scène, encore présent, lui annonce que les auditions sont terminées. Elle s’impose tout de même, revêtant un costume de gente dame, empêchant ainsi le metteur en scène de s’échapper. Au premier abord vulgaire et culottée, il l’écoute, puis va se laisser emporter par son jeu et ses réflexions sur l’amour sado-masochiste que se portent les deux personnages du roman de Sacher-Masoch… Après "Carnage", Polanski réitère dans l’adaptation d’un huis-clos, grâce au roman de Léopold von Sacher-Masoch, La vénus à la fourrure. Ici, il enferme ses deux uniques personnages dans un théâtre, en pleine nuit. Il va d’abord les laisser se découvrir, puis s’apprivoiser, pour finir par dévoiler ce qui les anime vraiment, savamment dissimiler derrière leur masque de metteur en scène intello et bourgeois et d’actrice désespérée faussement idiote. le personnage joué par Emmanuelle Seignier va petit à petit amener Thomas à la soumission, remettant en cause son pouvoir masculin de domination. Et bien au-delà de la magie qui se dégage des échanges entre les personnages, Polanski réussit à livrer une comédie rythmée, surprenante et jouissive, faussement légère. Un film sur la lutte pour le pouvoir dans les rapports amoureux, aux antipodes de ce qu’aurait fait l’analytique Woody Allen ou de ce qu’on pourra voir dans l’adaptation à venir du roman SM pour mémère au foyer, 50 Shades of Grey."
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It might get loud [Film]
by Davis Guggenheim"Three generations of rock guitarists come together for It Might Get Loud, a 2009 documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). These are not just your garden-variety guitar gods: Jimmy Page, in his mid-'60s at the time of the film, founded Led Zeppelin, who dominated the 1970s following the breakup of the Beatles. As a member of U2, 48-year-old David Evans, better known as the Edge, created one of the most distinctive and influential sounds of the past quarter century. And 34-year-old Jack White (of the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather) was described by one music publication as "the most significant rock 'n' roll figure of the past ten years." Guggenheim, who followed the three around for the better part of a year, takes us into their individual lives, past and present. There are shots of Page as a young London session musician, with the Yardbirds and Zeppelin, at Headley Grange (the estate where much of the fourth Zep album was made), and at home with his record collection. The Edge takes us to the Dublin classroom where U2 first rehearsed, as well as to the practice room he uses now (never a virtuoso soloist, he developed a style based on texture and a mind-boggling array of effects); and White, whose insistence on authenticity is admirable but perhaps a tad self-conscious, constructs a "guitar" from a plank of wood, a piece of wire, and a Coke bottle (he also plays a recording by the primitive bluesman Son House, featuring just voice and handclaps, that White says is still his biggest inspiration). The three also converge on a Hollywood sound stage, where they chat and a do a little jamming on Zep's "In My Time of Dying" (with all three playing slide guitar) and the Band's "The Weight." It's hard to say if the film's appeal will extend beyond guitar freaks and fans of these particular bands, but at the very least, It Might Get Loud offers some interesting insight into the soul and inspiration behind some of pop's best and most popular music."
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El viaje de Carol [Film] = Carol's journey
guión de Ángel García Roldán, Imanol Uribe ; dirigida por Imanol Uribe"Twelve-year-old Carol (Clara Lago) is accompanying her mother Aurora (Maria Barranco) to Spain to visit her mother's native village as the Civil War is tearing the nation apart. Carol's life is an emotional roller coaster, as her American-born father -- with whom she is extremely close -- has been away for quite some time, serving as a pilot in the International Brigades. Furthermore, Aurora recently received a terminal diagnosis for the illness she has been battling and could die at any moment. As Carol struggles with these issues as well as the acceptance of the new environment she has been cast into, she gains perspective from her gentle grandfather Amalio (Alvaro de Luna) and the village teacher Maruja (Rosa Maria Sarda), as well as an unexpected first love with local boy Tomiche (Juan Jose Ballesta). Adapted from Angel Garcia Roldan's novel A boca de noche, Carol's Journey was an official selection to the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, Goya Awards, Montreal World Film Festival."