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...said. “And we really didn’t want to do that. We wanted to keep the singing an extension of the dialogue.” Throughout the interview, the 28-year-old Sturgess—who made his feature-film debut in the movie—emphasized that “Across the Universe” is no ordinary musical, and that making it was no ordinary performing experience. BRIDGING THE GAP Making a film based on Beatles covers is a formidable task. For starters, how do you pull together an original plot from lyrics everyone...
...October 1979, photographer Anton Corbijn, the son of a rural Dutch Protestant minister, set out for England in pursuit of Unknown Pleasures. That was the title of the dark, expansive debut album from the Manchester post-punk band Joy Division, and to Corbijn it was an artistic clarion call. "I thought, 'I want to be where that music comes from,' " says Corbijn, now 52. "It was my mission to photograph Joy Division." Within two weeks he took an iconic picture of the band that showed singer and lyricist Ian Curtis turning back toward the camera, with unwitting portent, while...
...film's first public showing at Cannes in May, Control won three awards and critical raves. Morton, who has previously acted for directors like Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen, was similarly dazzled by Corbijn's debut. "His instincts were not just from a visual point of view; I found his development of the character really fascinating," she says. "For someone who's never made a film before to make a film that brilliant, to get the performances he got out of us, and to carry it, I just think he's extraordinary." For good measure, he pulled this off while...
...Harvard won’t only need to adjust to the unfamiliar surface. The team will see a new starting quarterback behind center, as senior Chris Pizzotti makes his 2007 debut as a starter. He will be filling in for senior Liam O’Hagan, who is out indefinitely after dislocating his shoulder in last weekend’s 20-13 loss at Lehigh...
...been filmed stick fighting in South Africa, canoe racing in Vanuatu, and tribal wrestling in Brazil. Now, one hurdle remains: accepting the fact that his experiences will be on display for TV viewers as the reality show “Last One Standing” makes its U.S. debut this evening. The 12-part series, produced by the BBC, features six American and British athletes who compete with each other in tribal games while immersing themselves in indigenous culture. The show will air on the Discovery Channel at 9 p.m. tonight. For Rennell, a certified diver, first ascent mountaineer...