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From what I've read, Artie Shaw was a pretty emotionally abusive husband. He didn't think Ava was intelligent or well cultured and always put her down.
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Joan Bazell, who died on February 8 aged 85, was a vivacious, down-to-earth theatrical figure, first in her native Australia and later in Britain; in her time she was a model, actress, administrator and traveller, highly cultured but with an earthy streak that always threatened to break through her grand manner.
She appeared in what was probably Australia's first television play – Dark Brown, the story of the early days of coffee-drinking – and in a number of films, including the Golden Globe-winning On the Beach (1959). Ava Gardner, who co-starred in it with Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins, outraged the locals by declaring: "If you're going to make a movie about the end of the world, Melbourne is the place to do it." Joan Macdonald herself was deeply offended, but knew what Gardner meant. At 40 she left her career and family behind and came to Britain to start anew.
Joan Bazell, who died on February 8 aged 85, was a vivacious, down-to-earth theatrical figure, first in her native Australia and later in Britain; in her time she was a model, actress, administrator and traveller, highly cultured but with an earthy streak that always threatened to break through her grand manner.
She appeared in what was probably Australia's first television play – Dark Brown, the story of the early days of coffee-drinking – and in a number of films, including the Golden Globe-winning On the Beach (1959). Ava Gardner, who co-starred in it with Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins, outraged the locals by declaring: "If you're going to make a movie about the end of the world, Melbourne is the place to do it." Joan Macdonald herself was deeply offended, but knew what Gardner meant. At 40 she left her career and family behind and came to Britain to start anew.
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NOCTURNE FOR AVA. The shadowy world of film noir proves to be fertile ground in this second and even better excursion by the Sneider-Locke ensemble. The tunes range from "Last Tango in Paris" (with hints of the Middle East) to a shimmering arrangement of "Laura" to "Windmills of Your Mind" (where Spanish-tinged flavors bring new life to a sometimes-overworked tune). Johnny Mandel and Gerry Mulligan's "I Want to Live" offers the disc's most straight-ahead jazz interpretation, while Duke Ellington's "Flirtbird" brings hard-bop blues into play. Pianist Paul Hofmann's original, "Kiss Me, Kill Me," contributes darkly playful elements to a crime, while Locke's title track is as seductive as its subject, Ava Gardner.
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— Jack Garner
ANNE AKIKO MEYERS: SMILE. Sporting a cute, boy-cut hairdo and dressed in killer high heels, the young violinist Meyers seems ready to take classical music out of the concert hall and into young people's iPods. She's also recorded a couple of numbers that could be considered the indie tunes of classic music. Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" is the title track, and the disc (Koch) ends with everyone's favorite, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," each played in a slow, sentimental, even schmaltzy way with bare piano accompaniment. She's a lot more hip for including Pärt and Messiaen, though her picks aren't exactly knuckle busters. And while the Latin sounds of Piazzolla are always invigorating, tango requires more rhythmic pulse than her interpretation gives. Meyers is obviously trying to address the gap between her age, popular culture and the expectations of classical music, but her picks don't give her a chance to shine as a violinist, which is how she'll convince the classical crowd that popular isn't necessarily bad.
—Anna Reguero
NOCTURNE FOR AVA. The shadowy world of film noir proves to be fertile ground in this second and even better excursion by the Sneider-Locke ensemble. The tunes range from "Last Tango in Paris" (with hints of the Middle East) to a shimmering arrangement of "Laura" to "Windmills of Your Mind" (where Spanish-tinged flavors bring new life to a sometimes-overworked tune). Johnny Mandel and Gerry Mulligan's "I Want to Live" offers the disc's most straight-ahead jazz interpretation, while Duke Ellington's "Flirtbird" brings hard-bop blues into play. Pianist Paul Hofmann's original, "Kiss Me, Kill Me," contributes darkly playful elements to a crime, while Locke's title track is as seductive as its subject, Ava Gardner.
(2 of 2)
— Jack Garner
ANNE AKIKO MEYERS: SMILE. Sporting a cute, boy-cut hairdo and dressed in killer high heels, the young violinist Meyers seems ready to take classical music out of the concert hall and into young people's iPods. She's also recorded a couple of numbers that could be considered the indie tunes of classic music. Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" is the title track, and the disc (Koch) ends with everyone's favorite, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," each played in a slow, sentimental, even schmaltzy way with bare piano accompaniment. She's a lot more hip for including Pärt and Messiaen, though her picks aren't exactly knuckle busters. And while the Latin sounds of Piazzolla are always invigorating, tango requires more rhythmic pulse than her interpretation gives. Meyers is obviously trying to address the gap between her age, popular culture and the expectations of classical music, but her picks don't give her a chance to shine as a violinist, which is how she'll convince the classical crowd that popular isn't necessarily bad.
—Anna Reguero
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Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (Unrated)
Friday, March 27, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m.
Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner star in this 1946 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story. Billed as "the most suspenseful movie of all time" when it was first released, the noir thriller features insurance investigator Reardon (Edmond O'Brien) on the trail of two professional killers who kill a gas station attendant (Burt Lancaster). What he finds out along the way all goes back to the beautiful and mysterious Kitty Collins.
Seating for the films is general admission. The theater opens one hour prior to each showing. Sodas, water, popcorn and other snacks will be available. For more information, contact the box office at 865-684-1200
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (Unrated)
Friday, March 27, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 2 p.m.
Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner star in this 1946 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story. Billed as "the most suspenseful movie of all time" when it was first released, the noir thriller features insurance investigator Reardon (Edmond O'Brien) on the trail of two professional killers who kill a gas station attendant (Burt Lancaster). What he finds out along the way all goes back to the beautiful and mysterious Kitty Collins.
Seating for the films is general admission. The theater opens one hour prior to each showing. Sodas, water, popcorn and other snacks will be available. For more information, contact the box office at 865-684-1200
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This could mean the end of popcorn as a way of American movie life.
For its 18th Wine by Design gala, the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia has chosen “Hollywood and Wine” as its theme, with an assignment that challenges the noggins of both wine and movie experts: What are the top 10 movies to feature wine?
Sure, romantic seduction often features a sip of the grape in hundreds of scenes (such as Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant drifting down the Seine in “Charade” in 1963) – but, come to think of it, not many movies have actually been about wine.
Wine expert Roy Williams has been assigned a task even more daunting than selecting the movies: choosing three wines to go with each film (the choices were, however, limited to
California wines). This means more than 30 varieties of wine will be up for sipping.
The event has become “the premiere wine tasting event at the Beach,” said Tiffany Russell, the museum’s manager of special events. It is attended by some 800 museum supporters and bon vivants. Staged in the atrium, auditorium and galleries, it features red-carpet festivities and two live bands, JuJu and the After Hours and Double Take.
Chefs from about 20 local restaurants are contributing culinary treats, and there will be an exhibit of movie memorabilia. I’ve loaned, from my own collection, a jeweled Siamese prop from the set of “The King and I,” a replica of an Indiana Jones bullwhip and items from actress Ava Gardner’s London apartment – as well as autographed pictures and posters.
This could mean the end of popcorn as a way of American movie life.
For its 18th Wine by Design gala, the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia has chosen “Hollywood and Wine” as its theme, with an assignment that challenges the noggins of both wine and movie experts: What are the top 10 movies to feature wine?
Sure, romantic seduction often features a sip of the grape in hundreds of scenes (such as Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant drifting down the Seine in “Charade” in 1963) – but, come to think of it, not many movies have actually been about wine.
Wine expert Roy Williams has been assigned a task even more daunting than selecting the movies: choosing three wines to go with each film (the choices were, however, limited to
California wines). This means more than 30 varieties of wine will be up for sipping.
The event has become “the premiere wine tasting event at the Beach,” said Tiffany Russell, the museum’s manager of special events. It is attended by some 800 museum supporters and bon vivants. Staged in the atrium, auditorium and galleries, it features red-carpet festivities and two live bands, JuJu and the After Hours and Double Take.
Chefs from about 20 local restaurants are contributing culinary treats, and there will be an exhibit of movie memorabilia. I’ve loaned, from my own collection, a jeweled Siamese prop from the set of “The King and I,” a replica of an Indiana Jones bullwhip and items from actress Ava Gardner’s London apartment – as well as autographed pictures and posters.
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Thanks for all your pictures scriptgirl. I love pictures of Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra together. They always look so happy and in love. I know this wasn't case the entire time together but I think they were each other's great love.
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Ziegfield Girl, I am glad you like my pics. I love to see Ava and Frank together, too.
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