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Spanning the '60s and '70s, Dreamgirls is about the pop-cultural battle of glamour vs. soul: of Deena (Beyoncé Knowles), the pretty singer, vs. Effie (Jennifer Hudson), a vocal volcano but a bit plump. Curtis (Jamie Foxx), their manager, banking on Deena's smooth sound and looks to peddle the Dreams to white audiences, will do anything to make the sale. The piece plumbs the lure of compromise, the risk of diluted dreams and broken hearts...
...stage each night performing in her first one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. What does she talk about? Her life, of course! From her iconic role as Princess Leia (remember the "bagel braid" hairdo?) in Star Wars to her marriage to singer Paul Simon, her father's affair - and subsequent marriage - to Elizabeth Taylor and her daughter Billie, whose dad, a Hollywood agent, turned out to be gay, almost nothing is off limits for Fisher. TIME's Jeanne McDowell chatted with the ever-forthcoming, never-boring Princess Leia about performing alone on stage, dear...
...Brand New’s previous ego and cuteness. Even the album cover evokes a slightly creepy, “Donnie Darko”-esque sense of loneliness and isolation. The album opener, “Sowing Season [Yeah],” begins with quiet guitar chords and lead singer Jesse Lacey’s voice. Another guitar chimes in crisply just moments before the simple chorus of “Yeah!” and a bended guitar line—the song’s surefire hook—accompanies it. “Milestone...
...array of visual riches ranging from live elephants to unicyclists to fedoras. While much of its content is hopelessly giggle-inducing, the video’s images are vibrant, colorful, and beautifully shot. Videos like this remind us why pop divas usually leave the soul-baring to singer-songwriters. With no flashing lights and erotic whispering to distract us, we are forced to face the obvious truth that Christina & Co. are musically uninteresting and lyrically vapid. While you should feel free to enjoy “Hurt” for the circus, don’t expect to like...
SEOUL Customers at Shinsegae are snapping up Anthony Nak's Tree of Life earrings ($2,255). Singer LeAnn Rimes wore them in her two most recent videos...