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...American ones, but it often seems that way, especially in movies by Richard Curtis, the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary. Having given them so many great lines, Curtis was able to assemble quite a constellation of stars for his directorial debut, Love Actually, which opens next week. In a web of interconnected love stories, Hugh Grant plays the Prime Minister, Emma Thompson his sister, Liam Neeson a widower with a stepson, and Colin Firth a writer who moves to France after his girlfriend cheats on him. Curtis and four...
...DIED. FRANCO CORELLI, 82, handsome tenor considered to be one of Italy's best opera singers; in Milan. After making his debut in 1951 at the age of 30, Corelli became known for roles in Verdi's Aida and Don Carlo, Giordano's Andrea Chenier and Puccini's Turandot. His muscular build and booming voice made him an ideal romantic lead opposite sopranos such as Maria Callas. Corelli liked to hold key notes for as long as possible. Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson claimed Corelli bit her on the neck during a 1961 Boston performance of Turandot because she outlasted...
...series in which style-challenged heterosexuals have their looks and lives overhauled by a squad of gay advisers. Starting this week, Queer Eye will air in the U.K., and a British version of the show is set to launch early next year. And in January, France will see the debut of Pink TV, another gay-themed cable and satellite channel. GAY-TV began in May 2002 as an experiment in niche marketing, but quickly pulled in major advertisers like Dolce & Gabbana, Eagle Pictures and Renault (with an ad for the Clio that shows a male cop pulling over...
...multifaceted artist, Ndegeocello’s style has been difficult to essentialize. While it has familiar elements from previous albums, Comfort lacks the dynamism and shock value of her debut Plantation Lullabies and the chilling introspection of Bitter. The various love songs, which do depart most of today’s popular music, still fall flat in light of her past work. Comfort Woman is a fitting name—Ndegeocello refrains from taking any risks, staying firmly in her comfort zone...
...Shins’ 2001 debut album Oh! Inverted World, “New Slang” perfectly captured the mood of a man who, though not wallowing in a bygone love, constantly glanced backward and lived in its shadow. On Chutes Too Narrow, Mercer projects the image of a changed man from the moment a brash electric guitar breaks in to start “Kissing the Lipless...