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OUAT: Belle French Gold, The Real Savior
It's not possible to pull up on the "Late Freight" when it comes to reanalyzing quite a few of the best fairy tales that you grew up on as a child.
By Shereen Renee8 years ago in Geeks
Opera's Race Problem. Top Story - January 2018.
Many of today’s most popular operas traditionally take place in locations considered exotic by Western culture: Verdi’s epic Aida takes place in Ancient Egypt. Puccini’s famous Turandot takes place in medieval China, and his Madame Butterfly in late nineteenth-century Japan.
By Sophie de Merteuil8 years ago in Geeks
The Rebirth of Animation on Youtube
Animation and YouTube. The two have had a rocky history together. The ability to create and upload content on your own without any company interference should be the independent animator's dream. Yet this history has obstructed animation's reign on YouTube. Up until recently, when YouTube began to be reborn on the platform, but I'm getting ahead of myself. We must start at the beginning.
By Evan Green8 years ago in Geeks
London Lift-Off Film Festival 2017
Where: Arthouse When: Monday 4 of December to Saturday 9 of December About the makers: Lift-Off Global Network is an organisation encompassing worldwide live screening events, distributing initiatives; a seasonal awards ceremony, and an ever-growing and active community of indie film creators. For more information, visit their website. Arthouse is an independent cinema and live performance space created by local people. They want to celebrate racial and genre equality, focusing on social injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless. For more information of their upcoming events visit: http://www.arthousecrouchend.co.uk.
By Laura Jaramillo Duque8 years ago in Geeks
'Hamilton' Finally Comes to London
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to go to the second preview of Hamilton which officially opened at the Victoria Palace theatre in London on 21 December. I had wanted to see Hamilton live since I first heard the soundtrack of the original Broadway cast a year and a half ago. I had never heard anything like it. The idea seemed strange — a hip hop musical about the founding father Alexander Hamilton — and yet it worked so well. It was innovative, daring, and brilliant. Every song was so strong and I longed to see it performed live on stage.
By Jemma Gallagher8 years ago in Geeks
7 Fictional Athletes that Would Make Sports Fun Again
With all the evidence linking sports to permanent injuries and the political scandals surrounding certain athletes, modern audiences are less inclined to watch a bunch of sweaty people kick or throw a ball around for hours. Sports are becoming quite stale. We need athletes with exceptional talents, like the ones in movies and TV, in order to make sports fun again. These are seven fictional athletes that would make sports fun again.
By Oscar Corpus8 years ago in Geeks
Thanks YouTube
I started to watch YouTube videos when I was just nine-years-old. I would fight over the computer with my sister so that I could watch Blair Fowler, aka, Juicystar07, apply bright blue eyeshadow to her lids. I would then spend the following hours watching Shay Carl raise his kids. No matter who I was watching at the time, I was in love with the whole concept. The idea that these people walked around the grocery store with a camera in hand or sat in their room talking to a camera fascinated me.
By Katie Curt8 years ago in Geeks
The Best Fiction Podcasts I Listened to in 2017
I spend a lot of time with sound coming out of my phone, earbuds in or not. My Spotify year in review came out as 122.7 days of listening to music because I listen to it while I sleep and study and do just about anything. But that doesn't even begin to hit on the podcasts I listened to on the Apple Podcast app. Working all summer with people I didn't share a whole lot in common with, or doing a lot of work on my own meant I needed something to keep me from going insane. So to podcasts I turned. I had listened to Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn't Dead, and a few episodes of Serial, but beyond that, I really didn't know what to listen to.
By Glory Duda8 years ago in Geeks
The Bar Show
I was walking from my car to a small dive bar. I passed a large comedy club where I know the manager very well, who was standing out front. We hug and exchange pleasantries then he says, “Did you want to see the set tonight?”
By Angela McMahon8 years ago in Geeks
How the Fox/Disney $50 Billion Merger Will Impact the Entertainment Industry. Top Story - December 2017.
Although it has been rumored for some time, the official announcement came in mid December that Disney would acquire a majority of 21st Century Fox for an astounding $52.4 billion. This anticipated merger is the second largest in the entertainment industry at roughly half the cost of the AOL-Time Warner merger in 2001, and could have long-lasting impact on the future of Hollywood.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
10 TV/Movie Highlights of 2017
There have been so many incredible moments this year, but I have cut it down to just 10 of the best. In no particular order, here are the best moments we have had the pleasure of witnessing on our TV screens, this year.
By Katie Burnside8 years ago in Geeks
Avengers: No Surrender—Here's Why Marvel's next Event Is a Bad Idea
It's been a rough year for Marvel. The House of Ideas has been struggling to deal with both declining sales figures and controversial arcs, although they did begin to fight back in April this year, holding the first Retailer Summit of the millennium in order to prove that they were listening.
By Tom Bacon8 years ago in Geeks