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Sotheby’s Offering Iconic Warhol Self-Portrait

Posted on 21. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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Sotheby’s is auctioning off one of Warhol’s most famous paintings – estimated price is $10-15 million.
An iconic self portrait by Andy Warhol made in 1986 just prior to his unexpected death will be offered by Sotheby’s in a sale of Contemporary Art. The work is part of a series of self-portraits painted in the twilight [...]

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo hits America

Posted on 20. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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Stieg Larsson’s bestseller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo comes to the big screen – in Swedish. The wonderful book has generated interest from Hollywood, but the film is drawing strong reviews, nevertheless. Here’s one review from Time.
Stieg Larsson’s international bestseller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has already been made into a movie in [...]

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Christie’s puts record price tag on Picasso painting

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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Looking to buy “Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto (The Absinthe Drinker)” by Pablo Picasso? Expect to shell out between $45-60 million when it hits auction this summer.
Christie’s has put a record price tag on an important Picasso painting from his celebrated Blue Period that will be offered for sale in London in June. [...]

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Get Aragorn’s sword from Lord of the Rings

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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Lord of the Ring geeks rejoice! You too can be just like Aragorn – with his handcrafted sword from Peter Lyon.
Sure it costs over $5,600, but where else can you get a Strider’s sword from Lord Of The Rings handcrafted by Peter Lyon—the same guy that made the sword for the films? Each sword [...]

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Biggest auction of Michael Jackson’s belongings set for June

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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Fans of the late gloved-one can bid on his belongings in a June 25 auction in Vegas.
We have earlier told you about the upcoming auction of Michael Jackson’s lavish furniture, which was specially commissioned by Jackson for his planned residence in Kent, England, during the “This Is It” concert series in London. The auction is [...]

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10 Great Films for St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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St. Patrick’s Day. A day for Guinness, Corn Beef and an Irish movie (at least in my house).
Here’s a collection of wonderful Irish films – and not films about Irish people in America – but the Irish in Ireland. The main themes that seem to run through them are drinking, music and the tragedy of [...]

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Movie theaters are turning up the luxury

Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by Christopher.

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At the Buckhead AMC in Atlanta, bring on the mango margaritas! While watching the 3-D blue people in Avatar, munch on handmade blue-cheese potato chips at the Gold Class Cinema in Pasadena, Calif. Feast on wine-poached jumbo shrimp in Kansas City, Mo., or lobster rolls with a sweet Thai chili sauce in Redmond, Wash. Try [...]

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Conan O’Brien hits the road

Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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After his sudden demise as Tonight Show host, Conan O’Brien will hit the road with his appropriately named ‘Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour’. We doubt he can talk much about his NBC divorce, but O’Brien should be a hot ticket this spring.
Conan O’Brien rolled out his 30-city Legally Prohibited From Being [...]

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The Old Masters Come Roaring Back

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Christopher.

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Considered fusty in the boom years, Europe’s biggest showcase of classic art is now the event of the season, with $4 billion worth of Gauguins, Botticellis and Roman statues. Going shopping in a museum. For years, this 10-day Dutch fair was considered a footnote in the annual art market calendar. During the boom, collectors put [...]

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Interview with the Princess and the Frog Animators

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Christopher.

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Walt Disney Animation Studio’s upcoming animated musical, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, celebrates the art form that launched the Walt Disney Studios with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Along with this came the participation of some of classic animation’s ‘super stars.’ We were lucky enough to nab a few of these [...]

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A Behanding in Spokane with Christopher Walken Review

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Christopher.

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Mr. Walken is, of course, famously good at playing crazies, and the only thing wrong with this performance is that he has a fair amount of trouble projecting his lines (it’s been nearly a decade since he last appeared in a play, and I suspect that his technique is rusty). Ms. Kazan, not surprisingly, is [...]

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Exclusive Interview with Pixar’s John Lasseter

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Christopher.

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John Lasseter—co-founder of Pixar, the history-making computer animation studio, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios; and the principal creative advisor to Walt Disney Imagineering— is one busy guy. Always at the forefront of what can be accomplished within animation, Lasseter is so excited for Walt Disney Animation Studio’s upcoming release, [...]

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De Niro to play role of Vince Lombardi in movie

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

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Robert De Niro will play Vince Lombardi in a movie being developed by ESPN.
Robert De Niro is ready to take the field with ESPN. The iconic actor has been tapped to play legendary football coach Vince Lombardi in a biopic being developed by ESPN Films and the NFL, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The [...]