About 30 years ago I bought a gross of guitar picks, and I recently discovered that I was down to about six. So when I was atGuitarCenteron Pico to drop some of my meager funds on some other items, I was dismayed to find that they were out of my brand (Fender extra heavy, if you must know). So I rolled up to West L.A. Music, where I encountered sheer …more…
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Maggie Grace Talks About Her Role in ‘Lockout’
April 2, 2012 by
Lockout is a testo-filled, high body count sci-fi action thriller that borrows a bit from Escape from New York. Only this time, instead of Snake Pliskin, it’s “Snow” (Guy Pearce) as a falsely convicted criminal.
The initially reluctant Snow eventually comes to the rescue of the president’s daughter Emilie Warnock (Maggie Grace) held captive in a space prison overtaken by crazed inmates. The plot: Rescue Emilie and our hero earns a …more…
Alexei Ratmansky’s “The Firebird” Ballet
March 27, 2012 by
The Firebird
The Firebird ballet has a long and exciting history ever since it was created by Michael Fokine in 1910 for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes. Since then there have been several versions of The Firebird. George Balanchine’s 1949 version was created for his leading ballerina at the time, Maria Tallchief. Maurice Bejart juggled the imagery by using a revolutionary male figure to play the part of the Firebird, and …more…
