The sun is out and we’ve all got Monday off thanks to the unfathomable wonder of the British Bank Holiday system. So why not put your inevitable domination of the acting world aside for a moment and have some fun in the greatest city in the world? Pop into the park.One-day pop festival, the Mighty Hoopla returns to Hackney’s Victoria Park on June 4. Topping the bill are Years & Years, All Saints, and Will Young, but this is really a chance for you live a little and party. Organisers promise “you’ll be picking glitter out of your hair for weeks”. (Tickets: £39) Act up.Blackadder’s Queenie aka the brilliant Miranda Richardson reads the poetry and letters of Pulitzer Prize winners Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell at The Coronet on June 4. The BAFTA-winning actress will perform Dead Poets Live for one night only and all proceeds go to charity.
- 5/29/2017
- backstage.com
The BBC is celebrating the work of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and other pop art pioneers with a new week-long series of programming in August.
BBC Four, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music will air special documentaries and programmes looking back at one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century.
BBC Four documentary Soup Cans & Superstars: How Pop Art Changed The World will see writer and art critic Alastair Sooke take a closer look at the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
Stephen Smith's film A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol, A Brief History of Graffiti and What Do Artists Do All Day? will also air on BBC Four over the course of the season.
Pop artists Peter Blake, Derek Boshier and Peter Phillips are also creating three new channel idents for BBC Four.
Content across 6 Music and BBC online will also celebrate the art movement.
BBC Four, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music will air special documentaries and programmes looking back at one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century.
BBC Four documentary Soup Cans & Superstars: How Pop Art Changed The World will see writer and art critic Alastair Sooke take a closer look at the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
Stephen Smith's film A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol, A Brief History of Graffiti and What Do Artists Do All Day? will also air on BBC Four over the course of the season.
Pop artists Peter Blake, Derek Boshier and Peter Phillips are also creating three new channel idents for BBC Four.
Content across 6 Music and BBC online will also celebrate the art movement.
- 7/15/2015
- Digital Spy
Bored of multiplexes? Here are 10 of Britain's best film festivals, art-house hubs and pop-up cinemas
Cornerhouse, Manchester
This venue is crucial to Manchester's cultural well-being. A lively programme of offbeat, alternative film is augmented by regularly "introduced" screenings, cast and crew Q&As and, for the hardcore, study-courses on German political cinema or Italian neo-realism. This month's highlights include a screening of The Skin I Live In (30 August), preceded by a critical introduction to Pedro Almodóvar's work by Dr Nuria Triana Toribio, senior lecturer in Spanish cinema at the University of Manchester. If that sounds too highbrow, head to Screenfields, Manchester's open-air summer cinema (£2, spinningfieldsonline.com), which is showing Ghostbusters (18 August) and Saturday Night Fever (25 August).
• 70 Oxford Street (0161-200 1500 cornerhouse.org). Showroom, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield (0114-275 7727, showroomworkstation.org.uk)
The Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle
In a galaxy far, far away from the mainstream multiplex experience, the Star twinkles, a one-screen,...
Cornerhouse, Manchester
This venue is crucial to Manchester's cultural well-being. A lively programme of offbeat, alternative film is augmented by regularly "introduced" screenings, cast and crew Q&As and, for the hardcore, study-courses on German political cinema or Italian neo-realism. This month's highlights include a screening of The Skin I Live In (30 August), preceded by a critical introduction to Pedro Almodóvar's work by Dr Nuria Triana Toribio, senior lecturer in Spanish cinema at the University of Manchester. If that sounds too highbrow, head to Screenfields, Manchester's open-air summer cinema (£2, spinningfieldsonline.com), which is showing Ghostbusters (18 August) and Saturday Night Fever (25 August).
• 70 Oxford Street (0161-200 1500 cornerhouse.org). Showroom, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield (0114-275 7727, showroomworkstation.org.uk)
The Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle
In a galaxy far, far away from the mainstream multiplex experience, the Star twinkles, a one-screen,...
- 8/5/2011
- by Tony Naylor
- The Guardian - Film News
British pop star Will Young is the top role model for gay youngsters in Britain, according to a new survey. The singer 'came out' shortly after he won U.K. reality contest "Pop Idol" in 2002 and voters on rights group Stonewall's website have named him their favourite gay public figure.
The "Leave Right Now" hitmaker won 58 per cent of the vote, leaving Alison Goldfrapp trailing in second place with 15 per cent. Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke garnered 12 per cent to land third place, while 2009's "The X Factor" winner Joe McElderry, who revealed he is gay in July, came fourth with 10 per cent. Rapper Lady Sovereign rounded out the countdown with five per cent of votes.
Stonewall's Chief Executive Ben Summerskill says, "Pop culture is hugely influential to young people so it's encouraging to see more openly lesbian, gay and bisexual British pop stars. Joe McElderry is already recognised as...
The "Leave Right Now" hitmaker won 58 per cent of the vote, leaving Alison Goldfrapp trailing in second place with 15 per cent. Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke garnered 12 per cent to land third place, while 2009's "The X Factor" winner Joe McElderry, who revealed he is gay in July, came fourth with 10 per cent. Rapper Lady Sovereign rounded out the countdown with five per cent of votes.
Stonewall's Chief Executive Ben Summerskill says, "Pop culture is hugely influential to young people so it's encouraging to see more openly lesbian, gay and bisexual British pop stars. Joe McElderry is already recognised as...
- 8/17/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Which Is Gayer — Sex & The City 2 Or Prince Of Persia?
This week I caught screenings of Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia which was interesting as both are of gay interest and open today. But if you can only see one this weekend, which should it be? I've put together a handy analysis to help you decide!
Does it have a gay icon?
SATC2: None other than Carrie Bradshaw! Plus Liza Minnelli!
Pop: Jack Twist is in the house! Yes, it's two time AfterElton Hot 100 champion Jake Gyllenhaal!
Which is more gay? Pop gets this category. Sorry, Carrie. Brokeback Mountain trumps all.
Does it celebrate heterosexual love and reinforce heteronormativity?
SATC2: Definitely. Carrie and Big, Carrie and Aiden, Samantha and anyone male.
Pop: Its budget was $150 million. So of course, Prince Dastan falls for Tamina and they live happily ever after.
Which is more gay?...
This week I caught screenings of Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia which was interesting as both are of gay interest and open today. But if you can only see one this weekend, which should it be? I've put together a handy analysis to help you decide!
Does it have a gay icon?
SATC2: None other than Carrie Bradshaw! Plus Liza Minnelli!
Pop: Jack Twist is in the house! Yes, it's two time AfterElton Hot 100 champion Jake Gyllenhaal!
Which is more gay? Pop gets this category. Sorry, Carrie. Brokeback Mountain trumps all.
Does it celebrate heterosexual love and reinforce heteronormativity?
SATC2: Definitely. Carrie and Big, Carrie and Aiden, Samantha and anyone male.
Pop: Its budget was $150 million. So of course, Prince Dastan falls for Tamina and they live happily ever after.
Which is more gay?...
- 5/28/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
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