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...Burton, 56, has recorded 50 albums and been inducted into the Percussionists Hall of Fame since his debut album with Hank Garland at age 17. He won his latest Grammy in the instrumental solo category along with longtime collaborator Chick Corea for their piece "Rhumbata" last month...
...film is based on British writer Alex Garland's acclaimed novel about a remote island paradise settled by a commune of world travelers, with disastrous results. Local environmentalists claim the landscape has been just as disastrously damaged by the film crew. DiCaprio has been an irresistible target of criticism from some media-savvy Thai activists and newspapers (the more artsy protesters performed skits in Leo masks decorated with fangs dripping blood), and the actor complains that he's been unjustly painted as an ecovillain. "It's a stab on my reputation if I'm associated with a film that comes...
...Flies," recalls Boyle. "It's not about primitivism; it's about trying to develop a perfect society built on a complete falsehood: that you can create paradise in the middle of someone else's culture with no relation to that culture at all." Boyle was also drawn to Garland's narrator, whom he saw as "deeply flawed, difficult, disillusioned, impressionable, weak and a bit crazy. It's the kind of character I love, but also the kind that's difficult to sell to a mainstream audience." Boyle grins a bit, then lets loose a high-pitched giggle...
...wasn't a bit surprised," said PBHA President Joseph M. Garland...
...Garland said the $1.3 million grant will probably be used to fund summer camps, one of Rey's favorite programs...