Fashion world is inspired by edgier ‘Alice’
Fashion world is inspired by edgier ‘Alice’
NEW YORK – The fashion world has found a muse at the movies: “Alice in Wonderland.”
Texas and the death penalty
Texas and the death penalty
Judge Kevin Fine of Harris County, Texas, shook the Texas judicial world last week when he declared that the death penalty as applied in Texas is unconstitutional.
“Yue-Sai’s World” Episode — The Invasion from India Part I
Yue-Sai’s World is a Television series produced and hosted by Yue-Sai Kan, the Most Famous Woman in China (People Magazine). Yue-Sai’s World features interviews with the world’s most interesting people and fascinating stories that follow trends in lifestyle and entertainment. The Chinese version of the series aired weekly prime time on over 32 major provincial and city stations throughout China in 2005 and 2006. The English version is still being aired on International Channel of Shanghai till today. Yue-Sai’s World is now available on DVD. To order, if you are based in the Chinese mainland, go to www.dangdang.com. Otherwise, please write to ny@yuesaikan.net. Guests that have been featured as of June 2006: Adrien Brody- Oscar-Winning Actor Alek Wek- Sudan-born Supermodel Andie macdowell- Actress Anthony Jerone- Expert Dog Trainer Arnold Kopelson- Oscar-Winning Producer Buzz Aldrin- Former NASA Astronaut Christopher Bailey- Burberry Chief Designer Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali-Former UN Secretary General Catherine Deneuve- The Face of France Colleen Atwood- Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Corky Lee- Photojournalist Christina Kwan- World Champion Boxer Christo and Jeanne-Claude- Environment Artists Dale Chihuly- Glass Artist Diana Dondoe- Model Eroica Trio- Classical Music Group Gregory Colbert- Artist Hanson- Pop Musicians Hubert Barrere- King of Corsets Hugh Jackman- Actor Hunt Slonem- Painter Ines de la Fressange- Former model, Head of Roger Vivier, Paris Jamie Drake- World …
Public Enemies – Christian Bale
Christian Bale discusees his role as Melvin Purvis in “Public Enemies.” No other filmmaker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of Michael Mann. For three decades, Mann has remained one of cinemas most compelling filmmakers, and his level of artistry has created an indelible influence on the medium. From Thief, Manhunter, Ali and Heat to The Last of the Mohicans and The Insider, as well as Collateral and Miami Vice, his lasting dramas have brought to the screen a series of tough, iconic figures embodied by the most commanding actors of our time. Now, in his most ambitious and timely project to date, the seminal gangster saga Public Enemies, Michael Mann directs one of our most gifted contemporary actors, Johnny Depp, in the story of the fast and dangerous life of John Dillinger. In the film, Mann teams with Depp to examine the man whose criminal exploits captivated a nation besieged by financial hardship and ready to celebrate a mythic figure who robbed the banks that had impoverished them and outsmarted the authorities who had failed to remedy their hard times, who inspired the first nationwide war on crime, who led a band of accomplished armed robbers on a cascade of dazzling heists and improbable breakouts, and whose dashing manner and charisma entranced not only a special woman but an entire country: legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger. For the epic action-thriller, Mann …
‘Alice’ is fashion’s new muse
‘Alice’ is fashion’s new muse
The fashion world has found a muse at the movies: Alice in Wonderland .
Public Enemies – Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp discusses his role as John Dillinger in “Public Enemies.” No other filmmaker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of Michael Mann. For three decades, Mann has remained one of cinemas most compelling filmmakers, and his level of artistry has created an indelible influence on the medium. From Thief, Manhunter, Ali and Heat to The Last of the Mohicans and The Insider, as well as Collateral and Miami Vice, his lasting dramas have brought to the screen a series of tough, iconic figures embodied by the most commanding actors of our time. Now, in his most ambitious and timely project to date, the seminal gangster saga Public Enemies, Michael Mann directs one of our most gifted contemporary actors, Johnny Depp, in the story of the fast and dangerous life of John Dillinger. In the film, Mann teams with Depp to examine the man whose criminal exploits captivated a nation besieged by financial hardship and ready to celebrate a mythic figure who robbed the banks that had impoverished them and outsmarted the authorities who had failed to remedy their hard times, who inspired the first nationwide war on crime, who led a band of accomplished armed robbers on a cascade of dazzling heists and improbable breakouts, and whose dashing manner and charisma entranced not only a special woman but an entire country: legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger. For the epic action-thriller, Mann directs …
