Mike Mitchell, the photographer, who was only 18-years-old when he met the Beatles as they arrived to Washington DC in 1964, followed them to their first ever US performance at the Washington Coliseum and caught them two days after their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show recently placed these unpublished photos up for sale.
Hidden away for 50 years until Mitchell hit his sixties and fell on hard times. The set of fifty photographs went on sale at Christie’s Auctions in New York on July 20, 2011.
Photographer: Mike Mitchell/Christie’s Images LTD. 2011
Mildred Pierce, the period melodrama starring Kate Winslet in the role that Joan Crawford made famous in 1945, earned the most Emmy nominations, with a staggering 21 nods including best miniseries, best actress for Winslet, and best director for Todd Haynes.
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road, The Reader) stars in the title role of the HBO Miniseries presentation Mildred Pierce, along with Guy Pearce (The Hurt Locker, Memento), Evan Rachel Wood (HBO’s True Blood), Brían O’Byrne (Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead), James LeGros (Skateland, Mercy), Melissa Leo (Frozen River, HBO’s Treme), Mare Winningham (George Wallace) and Hope Davis (HBO’s In Treatment). Directed by Todd Haynes (I’m Not There, Far from Heaven) from a script by Haynes and Jon Raymond,
Mildred Pierce is the epic story of a proud single mother struggling to earn her daughter’s love during the Great Depression in middle-class Los Angeles. The five-part miniseries, produced in association with MGM, will follow the story laid out by James M. Cain in his 1941 novel of the same name.
Kate Winslet: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Guy Pearce: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Brian F. O’Byrne: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Melissa Leo: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Mare Winningham: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Evan Rachel Wood: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Kate Winslet and Todd Haynes on the set of "Mildred Pierce." Image: HBO
Todd Haynes: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special with Jon Raymond.
I highly recommend viewing this mini series if you haven't already. It was excellent and deserves the 21 nominations; however, it is unfortunate that several cast members have compete against each other, which demonstrates how well the series was directed.
Any number of television's competition shows seem to take special — perhaps sadistic — pleasure in dispatching their also-rans to reality's netherworlds. However, these three shows represent a small group of reality shows that celebrate artistry more than delight in failure. [Recipe for Success]
Plus these shows also have three of hottest hosts on television, as well as a panel of aucourant judges from their respective industries.
Padma Lakshmi runway model turned actress turned tabloid wife turned cookbook author turned host of Bravo’s Top Chef
Top chef has again been nominated for for an Emmy.
In last year's awards, Bravo's "Top Chef" registered a huge upset in the reality-competition match, knocking off CBS' The Amazing Race after it had won in the category for seven consecutive years. [Recipe for Success]
Heidi Klum runway model turned actress turned rock star wife turned producer - host of Bravo/Lifetime's Project Runway
Project Runway received an 2011 Emmy nomination for outstanding reality program. Season 9 premiere airs July 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime, will keep its 90-minute format, along with its core team: Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and mentor Tim Gunn.
Tyra Banks runway - fashion model turned actress turned producer - host of UPN/CW's America’s Next Top Model
America's Next Top Models continues to be snubbed by The Emmys. The supermodel's modeling competition may not score the ratings of some other reality juggernauts, but when it comes to entertainment value, the show never disappoints And unlike some other reality shows, ANTM actually does produce some success stories, e.g. Eva Pigford, Danielle Evans, Adrianne Curry....[Entertainment Weekly]
Mila Kunis discusses her thoughts on the concept of Friends with Benefits in the August 2011 issue of GQ.
It's like communism—good in theory, in execution it fails. Friends of mine have done it, and it never ends well. Why do people put themselves through that torture?
Friends with benefits isn't a purely sexual relationship—it's two people who like each other having sex, not a random hookup.
And when two people who like each other have sex, eventually someone catches feelings and everything is fucked. You might be able to treat our relationship as killing time. I might not. I may be in love with you.
One could only hope, Mila. One can only hope. Note: Mila is currently in Friends with Benefits due out next Friday. Ironically the film is similar to No Strings Attached whichstarred Natalie Portman, who Mila competed with for the role of the swan in the film Black Swan.
Cowboys & Aliens a film adaptation of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's 2006 graphic novel series starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. The film, directed by Jon Favreau, is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2011.
Synopsis
1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist.
What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear. [Cowboys & Aliens]
But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. [Cowboys & Aliens]
Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force.
With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival. [Cowboys & Aliens]
While I am planning on seeing it on the large screen, I am keeping my expectations of the film low. I have found, unfortunately, that most film adaptations of graphic novels/comics are rather disappointing, think Jonah Hex, Watchman, or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
What might just save this film; however, is it's cast and director. The film is directed by Jon Favreau who directed Ironman, which was a very decent film.
