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June Walker Rogers, a singer, dancer and comedian who performed on Broadway and television and wrote several musicals and a book about how to survive in show business, has died. She was 97.

She died July 8 at her home in Westport, Connecticut, her family announced.

Born in Steubenville, Ohio, and raised in Queens, June L. Walker started dancing at age 5 and soon had a nightclub act, appearing on bills with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Prima, Don Rickles, Rodney Dangerfield and, when he was known as the singer “Calypso Gene,” Louis Farrakhan.

After being placed in an accelerated pilot program for gifted children in the New York school system, she graduated from high school at 15. She accepted a scholarship to Columbia University but left college to make her Broadway debut in 1944 in the comedy revue Laffing Room Only, starring Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson.

The platinum blond returned...

Colin Farrell has gained attention for his leading roles in mainstream and indie projects since the 2000s, rising to prominence. Having made his film debut in the 1998 movie, The War Zone, he got his breakthrough from Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi movie, Minority Report (2002).

Colin Farrell in Miami Vice (2006)

Given that his filmography is filled with interesting projects, Farell has strangely credited his 2009 film, Ondine as the one which changed his life the most.

Ondine is One Project That Heavily Impacted Colin Farrell’s Life

In a recent interview with Lauren Veneziani for his series Sugar, the 47-year-old actor gave an insight into his past projects. At one point, he reflected on which project has remained with him the most over the years, and to anyone’s surprise, it’s his box-office flop film, Ondine.

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New York, NY — March 2, 2023 — The 92nd Street Y, New York (92Ny), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Dörken Trio plays Schubert, Beethoven, and more, on March 28, 2023 at 7:30pm Et at the Kaufmann Concert Hall. The concert will also be available for viewing online for 72 hours from time of broadcast. Tickets for both the in-person and livestream options start at $25 and are available at 92ny.org/event/tetzlaff-tetzlaff-dorken-trio.

A brilliant trio of musicians – violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff and pianist Kiveli Dörken – in a rare NYC engagement featuring one of Beethoven’s Opus 1 Trios, a Dvořák masterwork, and Schubert’s B-flat Major Trio.

Program:

Beethoven, Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3

Dvořák, Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26

Schubert, Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898

About the Artist

Comprised of violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt, the Tetzlaff/Tetzlaff/Vogt...

Mention Colin Farrell 20 years ago and a few things would probably come to mind. Drugs. Booze. Sex tapes. Farrell was one of Hollywood’s bad boys, an Irish actor who always seemed to be getting in trouble with the press and whose early promise seemed to stall amid a run of dud movies. How that has all changed...

Last week, Farrell picked up his second Best Actor Golden Globe for his outstanding performance as Padraic, the dim-witted farmer left devastated when his neighbour and best friend (Brendan Gleeson) turns on him in Martin McDonagh’s tragicomedy, The Banshees of Inisherin. Farrell brings pathos, fatalism and humour to the role. His Padraic is a gentle soul, bewildered by his friend’s hostility and upset that he now has no one to sup a pint with of an evening.

Farrell is being strongly tipped for an Oscar, too. Almost all reviews have mentioned his charm in Banshees,...

The stage is set for some serious drama!

On Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 7, Jacqueline puts all her cards on the table, while Camille plays fast and loose with Jean's affections.

There was so much plot progression in this episode, but not all of it worked.

Camille and Valmont end up in starkly different places from the beginning (making love and promises to each other) to the end.

The big reveal here was that Camille's baby survived! This was fairly obvious based on the way Camille told her story to Pascal in Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 6.

The darkest part of this is that Jacqueline has been raising Odette as her own all these years, presumably in secret. Is Jacqueline worried about someone finding out the girl's parentage?

It seems like it would be easy enough to explain, given Jacqueline's charity work, that they adopted a little girl from an orphanage. People...

Camille will not back down when she's so close to getting everything she wants.

On Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 5, more secrets come to light -- perhaps the most damaging ones yet.

Valmont and Camille come to a head, torn for the first time between morality and manipulation.

Camille is an expert at pivoting and recalculating based on what's thrown at her. She's always there waiting for something, ready to receive information and use it for her needs.

See how her tactics and goals shifted seamlessly throughout the episodes. First blackmailing Jean, then looping in Ondine to bring down Christine, then after Pascal's confrontation, she moved on to her next power move -- securing Jean de Merteuil for herself.

Alice Englert is deft and specific in her performance, ruthless when she needs to be, and allows herself a few brief moments of transcendent rage, collecting herself quickly afterward.

Lucy Cohu was absolutely made for this.

There's no going back now. We have arrived at the kinky underground sex club episode.

Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 4 is filled with erotically-charged scenes, but most of it is deeply unsettling.

There are so many more secrets and revelations here, as well as hints of what's to come and how it will all unravel.

Camille meets with Ondine at Valmont's behest, and they get along well. If Valmont knew how well, he might not have sent her.

Camille now knows that Valmont could potentially have a title (with her help) and all the wealth that goes along with it.

In their time together, Ondine seems to serve as the mentor Camille hoped Genevieve would have been. She is full of aphorisms.

Strike fast and without fear, or lose.

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Step away from the light, and move into the darkness.

Ghosts figured prominently on Dangerous Liaisons Season 1 Episode 3, but not in the traditional sense.

Genevieve de Merteuil's spirit was invoked, and although she didn't make an appearance, her memory haunts those still alive.

Lucy Cohu's Christine de Sevigny has a relaxed elegance and airs that have been bred into her being. Christine is whip-smart and, with Jean de Merteuil at her side, poses a real threat to Camille's already tenuous position.

Christine seems obsessed with ousting Camille at every turn to honor the memory of her beloved cousin Genevieve.

Christine is also close with the Queen, which could potentially take Camille's societal rise to another level.

A shadow can only survive in the dark.

Jean De Merteuil Permalink: A shadow can only survive in the dark. Added: November 18, 2022

Majordome could easily be a side character, but he's so intriguing. What is his real name?...

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Superficially, Dangerous Liaisons would seem to be serving up everything a Dangerous Liaisons series ought to. The Starz drama is positively overflowing with beautiful people vowing love and revenge with equal fervor, toying with each other’s sentiments and reputations in pursuit of power or just plain fun — all from within the gorgeously ornate trappings of 18th-century French nobility, the impending revolution barely a whisper on the wind.

And for a spell, it feels like it could be enough. But as the season progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that the accusations the characters throw at one another of lacking heart may as well be levied toward the series itself. With paper-thin characters and a narrative that prioritizes momentum over emotional depth, its confectionary delights dissolve as quickly as sugar on the tongue.

Technically, this Dangerous Liaisons, created by Harriet Warner, is not the...

Dangerous Liaisons, Starz's racy new prequel series, features many strong, richly-varied women in a wealth of complex roles.

The show is so highly anticipated that it's already been renewed for a second season.

At a recent press event, we had the pleasure of speaking to three women whose characters are central to the narrative -- Kosar Ali, Colette Dalal Tchantcho, and Carice Van Houten.

Kosar Ali is an up-and-coming British actress who catapulted to stardom with the indie film Rocks, for which she earned a BAFTA nomination.

Kosar plays Victoire, the fiercely loyal friend of Camille, navigating their way through the French aristocracy of the late 18th century.

We spoke to Kosar about how she became involved in the show, adjusting to fame, and what Victoire means to her.

Check out our interview with Kosar here:

Colette Dalal Tchantcho is a Kuwaiti/Cameroonian multidisciplinary artist who has appeared on...

“We’re all God’s creatures in the dark.” It’s a mysterious, yet resonant, sentiment, a pebble of wisdom about humanity that one might roll over again and again, worrying its surface. This line — which gives Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis the title of their intimate family drama “God’s Creatures,” set in a blustery Irish fishing village — is one of the life lessons Sarah has accrued in her young, tough life. She shares it, ruefully, with Aileen (Emily Watson), her friend and manager at a fish processing plant, over a cigarette.

Sarah is referring to her abusive ex Francie when she speaks to Aileen, but the opaque statement, which straddles the line between the dark and the divine, an insight at once profound, ambiguous, and cutting, becomes a prophecy as “God’s Creatures” evolves into a subtly striking suspense thriller.

In 2015, Holmer and Davis collaborated on the critically acclaimed and award-winning “The Fits,...

“I was cured all right,” Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) asserts at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 cautionary science fiction classic, A Clockwork Orange, and audiences cheered. We left theaters relieved the teenaged thug who’d been beating and attacking his way through the future suburbs of London escaped government brainwashing, conformity, and supplication with his mind, and baser instincts, intact. Good for him. He is free to brutalize and pillage another day. This may be problematic as a working social application in real life, but it is the better cinematic choice.

The film ends on a classically framed shot of Alex (in his mind) happily performing the old in-out in-out with a pleased partner surrounded by an appreciative audience of privileged-class voyeurs. Literally looks like Heaven. It is one of the most memorable and powerful closing scenes in motion picture history. It seems a no-brainer whether it is the perfect conclusion.

This Young Justice: Phantoms article contains spoilers for the newest episodes – “Nautical Twilight,” “Ebb Tide,” and “Emergency Dive”

Young Justice: Phantoms is back from break, with a batch of episodes focusing on Atlantis. While we got a taste of Atlantean history in the last arc, these episodes give us a heavy dose of Atlantis’ present. Along with Posiedonis, Xebel, Crastinus, Xeris, Lemuria, Neptunos, Nanauve and Shayeris. Get ready for some geography! And some deep dives into some very obscure Aquaman family characters.

Atlantean Geography

The first episode, “Nautical Twilight,” introduces us to Atlantis’ annual peace conference, where representatives from the 8 undersea city-states gather to peacefully hash out difficult issues. Those city-states are:

Crastinus, a city in the Arctic Ocean, represented by Lord Ronal.Lemuria, a city in the north Pacific, represented by Prime Minister Topo.Neptunos, a city in the south Pacific, represented by Emissary Coral.Nanauve, a city in the Southern Ocean,...

Earlier this awards season I warned you not to count out Sophie Okonedo (“Ratched”) when making your Emmy nominations predictions. Well, not enough people listened to me, as she was the only Drama Guest Actress nominee who surprised pundits on nominations morning. The other four — Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Phylicia Rashad (“This Is Us”), Mckenna Grace (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Claire Foy (“The Crown”) — all placed within the Top 5 of Gold Derby’s combined odds. Now that Okonedo has secured the nomination, the hard part is over. I now think she’s going to win that Emmy.

Netflix’s period drama series is based on the 1962 novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and the 1975 film of the same name. Okonedo joined the “Ratched” cast in the fifth episode, “The Dance,” as a new patient at Lucia State Hospital named Charlotte Wells. Charlotte is treated for dissociative identity disorder by Dr.

Sophie Okonedo faced an incredible challenge with her multidimensional role in “Ratched.” In the Netflix drama, the actress plays Charlotte Wells, a mental institution patient being treated for dissociative identity disorder. Charlotte cycles through multiple personalities, such as Ondine, a boastful musician, Apollo, an aggressive athlete and Baby Taffy, who exhibits more innocent, childlike behavior. While the material was a lot to prepare for, Okonedo played the role and her various personalities instinctively. “It’s quite difficult and it’s quite juicy and I had so many different ways I could go with it,” says Okonedo in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “Right up until they said, ‘Action,’ I had no idea how I was gonna do it.” Watch the video interview above.

While a complex role like this would seem to require immense preparation, such as studying real-life examples of people diagnosed with Did, Okonedo looked at it all differently.

Christian Petzold’s “Undine” begins with a breakup. Framed tightly on the face of lead actor Paula Beer, we absorb the news as she does. But this is no ordinary separation, and as jilted lovers go, Undine’s far from typical. Her name betrays what sets her apart, although in the vast realm of mythological entities, undines are hardly the well-understood creatures that Petzold’s revisionist contemporary fable assumes. As a result, this overripe romantic tragedy — which represented the Berlin School in competition at the Berlin Film Festival — won’t have the same impact abroad as the three critical darlings that preceded it, “Barbara,” “Phoenix” and “Transit.”

“If you leave me, I’ll have to kill you,” Undine tells Johannes (Jacob Matschenz), who has beckoned her to their usual café, across the street from the Berlin City Museum, where she works as a historian. This is the part in water...

Matt Weiner saves his best for last with the season finale of Amazon's The Romanoffs. Read our review here!

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The Romanoffs Episode 8

Only this show could find a new way to be completely maddening. Who on earth decided that “The One That Holds Everything” should be the last episode of The Romanoffs? Was it because Matt Weiner and co. knew that every subsequent episode would have been a massive letdown following such a compelling installment? Where was this quality of storytelling and craft hiding in every other episode of this small disaster of a series? The world may never know.

Saving his best for last, Weiner delivers a gripping, emotional rollercoaster of an episode with “The One That Holds Everything,” delivering twists, turns, and a mostly satisfying ending that course corrects on quirks that initially seem like faults. At first, the episode...

A review of The Romanoffs finale, “The One That Holds Everything,” coming up just as soon as I call you King Tut because you have a dead mummy…

Between its title, its position as the last of these eight episodes and the early moment where English screenwriter Jack walks past Greg and Sophie from “The Violet Hour” in the Paris train station, it’s easy to start “The One That Holds Everything” with the assumption that it will somehow tie together all of the season’s disparate threads. And there are,...

This was a busy year at Tiff, where I was a juror for Fipresci, helping to award a prize for best premiere in the Discovery section. Not only did this mean that some other films had to take a back burner—sadly, I did not see Eduardo Williams’ The Human Surge—but my writing time was a bit compromised as well. Better late than never? That is for you, Gentle Reader, to decide.Austerlitz (Sergei Loznitsa, Germany)So basic in the telling—a record of several days’ worth of visitors mostly to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Oranienberg, Germany—Austerlitz is a film that in many ways exemplifies the critical theory of Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin. What is the net effect for humanity when, faced with the drive to remember the unfathomable, we employ the grossly inadequate tools at our disposal?Austerlitz takes its name from W. G. Sebald’s final novel.

If you've been reading us this season then you know we've already given you pretty thorough analyses of this year's short film categories. I watched all the films that made it to the final consideration stage and offered up thoughts on each and some somewhat informed predictions. In the end, though, it was still tricky to guess, but I did get four of the five animated players right. Now, with nominees announced, it seems worth it to review. So let's… All things considered, the animated short category is difficult to handicap. Particularly with the infiltration of other voters, as theses categories are opened up to the entire membership via screeners, it's just hard to guess which way preference will fall. The biggest surprise for me was that Glen Keane's gorgeous, heavily promoted "Duet" missed out on a nod. I frankly thought it could have put up a fight to win,...

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This Week’s Must Read: Jack Sargeant with a really great, detailed piece on the career of New York underground filmmaker Carey Burtt. I mentioned recently on Bad Lit’s Facebook page that Burtt hasn’t gotten enough love and appreciation for his films that he deserves, so this article warmed our cold little hearts immensely. (Image above from Burtt’s classic Mind Control Made Easy.)Frieze has a report on a fairly recently unearthed, previously lost 8mm film by Rudolf Schwarzkogler of the Viennese Actionist art movement, which sheds much needed light on the working process of the filmmaker who passed away in 1969. (P.S. Mr. Sargeant tipped us off to this article, as well.)Rick Trembles has cast another very obscure flick, the 1971 experimental sex farce The Telephone Book, into Motion Picture Purgatory. The film features appearances by Warhol superstars Ondine and Ultra Violet.

I love getting IndieWire’s Cannes Wish List. IndieWire's commentary on each film is interesting in and of itself. I find myself remarking "I didn't know that!" at every other entry. My former Tipped for Cannes Report (when FilmFinders was my company) was one of my most popular reports because film buyers and programmers could immediately hone in on their targets. So, in keeping with tradition, I pulled together the list Screen International (Si) and blogger ion (he did a lot of research for this!) published in February just after the Berlinale and am now going to compare it with Iw’s. My links for the title are to IMDbPro and for the contact either to the seller (Isa=International Sales Agent) or the producer.

After this, I will track which of these land in Cannes, which in Toronto, Venice, etc.; which get acquired by whom (to be gathered together...