Katy Perry was on of the concerts that I ever saw through out all of the concerts. I went last night at the place where I saw performers Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond and Fleetwood Mac at Madison Square Garden. I went with my friends David Parisi who I know for 13 years and Cesar Acosta know for 3 years. It was a lot of fun. They had pyros comes along with a lot of dancing and she wore a lot of dresses were two to three wigs. They had great entertainment.
When you hear the words "comic book" and "holocaust" used to describe the same piece of literature, your brain must feel quite a shock. The two terms sound impossibly contradictory. In the case of Artie Spiegelman's magnum opus, however, they are brought together in a way unlike any other graphic novel on the scene today.
As much a personal as a professional work, Maus tells the story of Spiegelman's parents and their communities in war-torn Europe under the Nazi regime, their survival through the concentration camps and later, Artie's often difficult relationship with his (for lack of a better term) eccentric and aging father.
Rather than a direct narrative, the time line flip-flops between the chronicle of the Holocaust and Spiegelman's own writing of the story (Spiegelman himself is featured as an active character).
The most distinctive feature of Maus is its powerful visual symbolism. The various ethnic and cultural groups are represented as animals: the Jews as mice, the Nazis as cats, the Poles as pigs and so on. Some might think that this would detract from the powerful emotion present in such a significant topic, but I think, if anything, it greatly increases the impact of a remarkable story of faith and survival.
While "Red Riding Hood" may have fallen short of expectations (at least mine, anyway), the retelling of classic fairy tales is still a hot topic in Hollywood. Over the past few days, trailers for two new productions of Snow White (a drama featuring Charlize Theron and a comedy staring Julia Roberts, both playing the evil Queen) made their first appearance on IMDB and YouTube.
For someone raised on the great Disney classics (Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella ect...), I'm keenly interested in seeing what these updated versions have to offer; not just in terms of a different take on the story, but looking at that take with an adult's critical eye.
Theron's approach offers a dark and macabre fantasy of stealing the life force of young girls to retain her youth and beauty. When the huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) she dispatches to capture Snow White has a change of heart, he takes the girl in, trains her in arms and sets her to take revenge on the queen. Although skeptical of Kristen Stewart in the title role, I sincerely hope for the film's success.
Though not generally known for fantasy roles, Roberts has clearly brought a unique touch to her peacock-adorned antagonist. While being worried about wrinkles and trying to fit into old corsets, the queen still finds the time to banish Snow White to the woods, only to have the princess team up with a gang of rowdy dwarfs to rescue her prince charming from the queen's "semi-successful" love enchantments.
Katy Perry was on of the concerts that I ever saw through out all of the concerts. I went last night at the place where I saw performers Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond and Fleetwood Mac at Madison Square Garden. I went with my friends David Parisi who I know for 13 years and Cesar Acosta know for 3 years. It was a lot of fun. They had pyros comes along with a lot of dancing and she wore a lot of dresses were two to three wigs. They had great entertainment.
