Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks co-star in the American version of a 2008 French thriller about a schoolteacher who devises a plan to break his wife out of prison. The original was Pour Elle released with the English title Anything For Her . The Hollywood adaptation, by Oscar-winning writer-director Paul Haggis is called...
Posts Tagged ‘ image ’
Exhibit Explores Modern Native American Art
A current exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, offers a modern take on traditional native cultures. The museum is devoted to the history and culture of native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Since opening in 2004, the museum has put a strong emphasis on contemporary Native American...
Museum of Chinese in America Shows a Little-Known History
Like other non-white ethnic groups from outside northern Europe and the British Isles, Chinese immigrants to America faced prejudice and exclusion for many years. In 1980, the New York Chinatown History Project was founded to collect documents, photographs and other materials telling their story. That was the beginning of the Museum of Chinese...
’127 Hours’ Tells True Story of Man’s Determination to Survive After Hiking Accident
The new film from Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle tells a remarkable true story of courage and survival. James Franco stars as a young outdoorsman who makes an unthinkable decision when his arm is trapped by a boulder in a remote canyon. Alan Silverman has this look at the intense and uplifting drama 127...
Exhibit Explores New York’s Latin Roots
A new exhibit in New York explores the city's long history of cultural and political connections with Spain and Latin America - ties that have affected virtually every aspect of the city's development. Whether it's the bilingual signs, the ever-present corner bodega grocery stores, or just the spicy rhythms of life in the...
Lady Gaga Postpones Paris Concerts; Rihanna Launches Entertainment Company
Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tells Personal Story Big Machine Records releases Taylor Swift's third album, Speak Now on October 26. Taylor included songs she wrote about recent events in her life. "Each song is a different confession to a different person," she says. The track "Innocent" deals with last year's run-in with Kanye...
Eastwood Reaches Beyond Shadowy Boundary Between Life, Death in ‘Hereafter’
Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood reunites with his Invictus star Matt Damon for a new drama that explores the ages-old mystery of what happens after death. Here's a look at Hereafter. Marie is a French TV reporter who drowned in the 2004 tsunami, but was later revived and then is haunted by the puzzling...
Exhibition Celebrates Early Catholic Missionary in China
An exhibition at the Macau Museum of Art this month celebrates the 400th anniversary of the death of an Italian missionary who became the first Westerner to enter the Forbidden City. Some hope that renewed interest in Matteo Ricci's contributions to China will help ease differences between Beijing and the Catholic Church. First...
Fascination With Reality TV Could be Genetic
Could our mutual fascination with reality TV be genetically predetermined? According to at least one expert, the answer is yes. "Reality shows may appeal to something reptile in our brain," says Bob Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University. "Human beings around the world tend toward...
Filmmaker Preserves Dying Tibetan Folk Music
Ngawang Choephel endured more than six years in a Chinese prison in his quest to prevent Tibetan folk songs from being lost forever. More than dozen of these traditional songs are showcased in the filmmaker's documentary, " Tibet in Song ," now showing in New York City. Music tradition Choephel was only two...