We need to start thanking the television networks, Nickelodeon and Disney, a bit more often for discovering artists who can both act and sing. The double or triple or even quadruple talents do not just have one forte within the bunch. Their strengths spread throughout their skills quite evenly as seen with international music, television and film star, Drake Bell. Drake learned to play guitar in 1998 from The Who’s legendary guitarist, Roger Daltrey, with whom he worked on the movie “Changing Destiny.” Since then Drake released two albums and performed on sold out tours, as well as acting on Nikelodeon’s hit show, “Drake &; Josh.” He is now gearing...
- 7/2/2011
- by lonnie
- ShockYa
Rome -- The world premiere of Daniele Gagliacone's drama "Pietro" and Canadian Bruce La Bruce's "L.A. Zombie" are the early highlights of from the international competition lineup at this year's Locarno Film festival, organizers said Wednesday.
"Pietro" is the third full-length feature from Gagliacone, who burst onto the Italian film scene six years ago after winning the award for a first feature in Venice for "Nemmeno il destino" (Changing Destiny). It will be Gagliacone's second appearance in Locarno, following the out of competition screening of his documentary "Rata Nece Biti" (There Will Not Be the War) in 2008.
The international screening of "L.A. Zombie" will represent the first trip to the lakeside Swiss festival for the provocative La Bruce, who is also a noted photographer and underground pornography figure.
The two films are the first from among an estimated 20 that will compete for Locarno's prestigious Pardo d'Oro (Golden leopard) award,...
"Pietro" is the third full-length feature from Gagliacone, who burst onto the Italian film scene six years ago after winning the award for a first feature in Venice for "Nemmeno il destino" (Changing Destiny). It will be Gagliacone's second appearance in Locarno, following the out of competition screening of his documentary "Rata Nece Biti" (There Will Not Be the War) in 2008.
The international screening of "L.A. Zombie" will represent the first trip to the lakeside Swiss festival for the provocative La Bruce, who is also a noted photographer and underground pornography figure.
The two films are the first from among an estimated 20 that will compete for Locarno's prestigious Pardo d'Oro (Golden leopard) award,...
- 6/23/2010
- by By Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands -- Movies from Russia, Spain and Italy each took home a Tiger award at close Saturday night of this year's Rotterdam International Film Festival. The festival's competition jury, including American photographer Nan Goldin, awarded Russia's Ilya Khrzhanovsky's 4, Italy's Daniele Gaglianone's Nemmeno Il Destiono (Changing Destiny) and Spain's documentarian Mercedes Alvarez's El Cielo Gira (The Sky Turns) a Tiger apiece. In addition to the cash purse, each winner's film will air on Dutch public television network VPRO. Festival director Sandra den Hamer said the 34th edition had been a success. Attendance rose slightly -- to an all-time high for the event -- to 358,000 admissions, up 3,000 from last year. The number of overseas guests also rose 150 to 2,586.
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