The most expensive Broadway production in history is also now one of the most critically panned. The Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark rock musical (with music and lyrics by U2’s Bono and The Edge) started making headlines after the show ran into some major technical challenges (which include actors swinging from “webs” and several aerial …
The New Yorker is known for causing a stir with their controversial covers. Some may remember their cover featuring an image of Michelle and Barack Obama that combined every smeary right-wing stereotype imaginable. Well the latest cover isn’t so much controversial as it is truthful. The January 17th issue is pretty accurate in depicting what …
Rotten Tomatoes has announced their 2010 Golden Tomato Awards. Everyone already knows that Toy Story 3 was the best-reviewed wide-release of 2010, but it is still interesting to see which other nine made the top ten. You can see the list below but first here are a few interesting facts. This marks the fourth year …
The Tempest Directed by Julie Taymor Written by Julie Taymor 2010, USA Julie Taymor is incontestably an established theatrical director. Having an international education in the arts, working in such popular venues as Broadway and the Metropolitan Opera, and nabbing awards for her vast classical productions, Taymor has proven time and time again that she …
Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark seems a bit too ambitious and despite the beautiful images released so far, fans of both musical broadways and the Spiderman franchise remain skeptical as to wether or not this will be a success. A TV commercial for the production has now gone online. The video …
That’s right. In case you haven’t heard, an entire Broadway production is being created around Peter Parker and his famous alter ego, Spider-man. A handful of tantalizing images taken by iconic photographer, Annie Leibovitz, are out in the December issue of Vogue. The photos, crisp and lively, glow with so much color they look like …
The Tempest Directed by Julie Taymor Julie Taymor is incontestably an established theatrical director. Having an international education in the arts, working in such popular venues as Broadway and the Metropolitan Opera, and nabbing awards for her vast classical productions, Taymor has proven time and time again that she can win one over the beast …