Available from 26th August on dvd and Blu-ray on E One : BOYCHOIR
Director:François Girard
Stars:Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Josh Lucas
Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.
Vanaf 26 augustus op dvd en Blu-ray: BOYCHOIR
In de hartverwarmende feelgood film Boychoir belandt de 11-jarige Stet (Garret Wareing) op een muzikaal jongensinternaat in New Jersey, nadat hij zijn alleenstaande moeder verliest. Volledig uit zijn element, bevindt de emotioneel beschadigde wees zich in een strijd tussen zijn eigen wil en die van zijn gemotiveerde en kritische koorleider Carvelle (Dustin Hoffman). Carvelle herkent echter een uniek talent in Stet en drijft hem tot het uiterste van zijn muzikale kunnen. Een talent is geboren
TWEEVOUDIG OSCARWINNAAR DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN EEN HEERLIJKE FEELGOOD FILM
VAN DE REGISSEUR VAN THE RED VIOLIN EN DE PRODUCER VAN CRAZY HEAR
HEAVENS GATE - Best For Sale! remastered album out in July 2015.
Finest Melodic Power Metal from Germany.
From their first days in 1987 until their break in 1999, HEAVENS GATE were among the top representatives of German Heavy Metal.
HEAVENS GATE featured in its ranks legendary producer Sascha Paeth (EDGUY, AVANTASIA, RHAPSODY, LUCA TURILLI, EPICA, KAMELOT) and vocalist Thomas Rettke (AVANTASIA, AINA, REDKEY).
"Best For Sale!" - a 17 song Best Of compilation featuring superb remastered material from all of their full-length albums.
Three Bonus Tracks available for digital download and streaming.
Special edition CD with slipcase, poster & sticker,
24 pages booklet incl. lyrics and lots of photos.
Nostalgist To Release Full Length LP Of Love and Days Ago Digital, CD and LP via Nostalgium Directive (Hollow Sunshine, A Heart in the Stillness) , West Coast Tour, Noisey Premieres Advanced Track ‘Pull of the Plow"
Seattle’s Nostalgist return with “Pull of the Plow,” the new track from their debut LP Of Loves and Days Ago. Its hard-swinging heft deftly displays the trio’s sonic blend: equal parts heavy, swirling Siamese Dream riffs, expansive shoegaze atmospheres, airy Macunian post-punk isolation and a romantic, self-questioning lyrical bent filtered through film noir themes. Thick, warm guitar fuzz and lush, shimmering reverb interweave with melodic bass and intricate drums as melancholy vocals narrate a tale of love with an uncertain future. At once wistful and hopeful, “Pull of the Plow” is a tune wishing for better things to come.
Nostalgist is a shoegaze/postpunk trio from Seattle, WA. Lead by founding member Asa Eisenhardt on vocals and guitar, the lineup is rounded out by Connor Keogh on bass and Mark Knowles on drums. Formed in late 2012 with nowdeparted members Martin Berg (drums) and Jeff Spencer (bass), the band crafts lushly opiate, powerfully dense dream rock rife with distortion and an almost forbidding intensity. A love of film noir, a sense of isolation and a decidedly romantic aesthetic shine through the often selfquestioning, reflectively vulnerable lyrics. On their debut release, Monochromantic (2013), the band traversed cold, shadowy corridors of '80s postpunk, smartly illuminated in the darkest moments with the warm, glowing embers of amorphous shoegaze. Assisted by Nick Bassett(Whirr, Nothing, Deafheaven) on lead guitar and engineered/mixed/mastered by Jack Shirley, the twosong EP filtered self criticism, alienation, and regret through a gossamer lens. Shimmering melody haunts the slow, reflective trudge of “Illusory,” while “Twisting, Slowly (Cleansing Doubt)” spins a plush, quixotic respite in the middle of an otherwise propulsive charge. Monochromantic was released on Eisenhardt’s Nostalgium Directive label on 7" vinyl, a limited deluxe cassette tape, and as a digital download. Full length LP Of Love and Days Ago out July 10th 2015. Great for fans of The Chameleons, early Smashing Pumpkins, Hum, Failure, Slowdive, Catherine Wheel, The Cure.
One of the hottest releases of 2015 is undoubtedly the new album by dual female fronted alternative metal power trio TANG featuring a guest appearance by legendary Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider! Titled “Blood & Sand”, TANG's new CD features a duet with Dee Snider on the track “Reign of Blood”!
Says guitarist Denny Colt, “Bonnie knew Dee from back in the day when they both did the club circuit...I hooked up with Dee when I was in Van Helsing's Curse with him..so we have quite the connection. He's a really nice guy & did such a great job on the duet with Bonnie on 'Reign of Blood.'”
Hailing from New York, TANG features Bonnie Parker on Vox & Bass and Denny Colt on Vox, Lead Guitar & Keyboards, and have been trading phrases back and forth in their own ripping style since 1999. Mark Edwards, formerly of Criss Angel & Burning Star, now brings skull-splitting drum beats and a monster attitude. TANG has toured Europe, Canada and the US opening shows for such artists as Crucified Barbara, Girlschool, W.A.S.P., Dokken, Hammerfall, Helloween, Dee Snider, Symphony X and many, many other cool bands.
Denny played guitar, toured & recorded in Dee Snider's “Van Helsing’s Curse”, the gothic rock orchestra. Bonnie & Denny have currently played, toured & recorded, with Corky Laing from Mountain in his new band “Corky Laing & The Memory Thieves”. They are also working with Corky in Finland, writing, recording & performing on a rock opera called “Playing God” which was presented in Helsinki in 2014. The opera was presented in the US in April 2015 at Yale University & Hunter College.
“I love the total rock vibe of the new TANG CD! It’s real, it’s vital - it’s brilliant.” - Corky Laing
TANG:
Denny Colt - Guitar, keys & vocals
Bonnie Parker - Bass & vocals
Mark Edwards – Drums
Patrick Macnee, famous for his role on “The Avengers” British TV series, died of natural causes at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 93.
Macnee, who played John Steed in the spy-fi show, died with his family at his bedside.
“Wherever he went, he left behind a trove of memories,” a statement on the actor’s website read. “Patrick Macnee was a popular figure in the television industry. He was at home wherever in the world he found himself. He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them.”
“The Avengers” initially focused on Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) and his assistant (Macnee), but Macnee’s character became the protagonist when Hendry exited the series. Macnee played the part alongside a succession of strong, female partners, including Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg and Joanna Lumley. The show ran from 1961 and 1969. It was reprised in the 1970s then given a film adaptation in 1998.
His other (smaller) TV shows include appearances in “Columbo,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “The Love Boat” and “Frasier.”
On the film side, he appeared in Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet,” the 1951 version of “A Christmas Carol,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” and the 1985 James Bond film “A View to a Kill.”
He’s survived by his children and one grandson.
Source: Variety
