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Flutist Evokes Poetry, Passion and Politics
nytimes.com –
2009-11-10
To celebrate her 40th anniversary this season as a performer, the flutist Carol Wincenc devised a lively program for her appearance at Merkin Concert Hall on Monday evening, featuring works inspired by (among other things) the singing of a humpback... ... Full Article
A star climbs the walls in Berkeley
sfgate.com –
2009-03-13
A pair of roommates walks into the Berkeley Ironworks climbing gym on a Friday afternoon to shake off a weeks' worth of classes. They walk down to the end, where people won't be watching, harness up, rope up, chalk up... ... Full Article
Music, art and theater, as we know, are indelibly marked by the events of their creators' epoch. War, politics, religion, science, and economics impinge on the artist and the kind of work produced. ... Full Article
EDMOND - University of Central Oklahoma will host internationally known anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean today. Prejean will speak at 7 p.m. in Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center. ... Full Article
Top 'Haunting' Moments in Film, Part 2
beliefnet.com –
2009-01-30
January 30, 2009 5:06 PM I pride myself on being an open-minded Atheist who is willing to study the faiths of the multitudes. "The Passion of the Christ" was a film that spoke to me on an intellectual level of... ... Full Article
Torchwood: Dead Man Walking
tvsquad.com –
2008-03-09
(S02E07) The death of Owen Harper trilogy continued. But does death mean the same thing in the world of Torchwood as it does in our world? ... Full Article
TIFF '07 - Day Five: Contemporary Classics
popmatters.com –
2007-09-11
I am a guy who isn't particularly afraid of being in touch with his sensitive side. In fact, there are days where the people who know me best might even say that I take it one step too far. ... Full Article
THE FILM PROGRAMME
bbc.co.uk –
2004-10-23
The Film Programme asks biographer Richard T Kelly and film producer Lizzie Francke what makes Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, star of Dead Man Walking, Mystic River and 21 Grams so compelling on screen. ... Full Article
The opera is based on Prejean's work as spiritual counselor to Joseph De Rocher and begins with the brutal murder and rape that led to his death sentence. ... Full Article
Best Supporting Actor
ew.com –
2003-12-29
This category's contenders are so geographically diverse they could form a mini-U.N. Two sure bets hail from these shores: Tim Robbins, a 1996 Best Director nominee for ''Dead Man Walking,'' is certain to earn his first acting recognition as ''Mystic... ... Full Article