H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist best known for designing the iconic "xenomorph" creature in the Alien movie franchise, has died. Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reports that the news comes from public broadcaster SRF, which said Giger died after sustaining injuries in a fall. He was 74.
H.R. Giger was born on February 5, 1940 in Chur, Switzerland as Hans Rudolf Giger. He is known for his work on Alien³ (1992), Alien (1979) and Jodorowsky's Dune (2013). He died on May 12, 2014 in Switzerland.
Jeff Plewman, the musician behind the experimental rock persona Nash the Slash and the band FM, has died at age 66.
Nash the Slash was a mainstay in Toronto live music clubs throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He was known internationally after a world tour with Gary Numan and Iggy Pop and had opened up for the Who. Before performing as Nash the Slash, Plewman played in the prog-rock band FM in the 1970s.
His biggest hit was Dead Man's Curve, a cover of a Jan and Dean song.
Amphi Festival confirms their final artist: MIDGE URE (THE VOICE OF ULTRAVOX)
MIDGE URE is a man with many faces. As a songwriter, singer and guitarist the versatile Scotsman looks upon an impressive vita that equally includes the 1985 no.1 solo-career hit „If I was“ as well as various milestones like Visage („Fade to grey“), Guitar work for Thin Lizzy and the legendary charity-project „Band Aid“ in 1984.
Prior to the mid-80s MIDGE URE earned himself immortality as frontman of the iconic band Ultravox, who still enjoy worldwide recognition for unforgotten tunes like „Vienna“, „Dancing With Tears In My Eyes“, „Hymn“ and many more that became synonymous for the period when New Wave and Electropop shaped the music culture and feeling of an entire generation.
Currently MIDGE URE continues to pursue his way as a solo artist. Together with his live band „the voice of Ultravox“ appears with an amazing selection of songs that represent his finest solo-achievements along with timeless classics of an eventful career.
MIDGE URE will perform on the 10th edition of Amphi Festival on Saturday 26th of July and with many others!
For the full Amphi Festival 2014 line-up click here!
Things are really going fast these days, not? So here is A-Film with their upcoming releases from June 2014. Here is what they have to offer.
GOOD OL’FREDA (on DVD only- 3rd June 2014)
Director: Ryan White
Cast: Freda Kelly, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
A documentary in which Freda Kelly looks back at her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles.
Language : Engels
Subtitles: Dutch
Minutes: 87
Click here to see the trailer.
MEA CULPA (on DVD only- 10th June 2014)
Director: Fred Cavayé
Cast.: Nadine Labaki, Gilles Lellouche, Velibor Topic
Genre: Thriller
Language: French
Subtitles: Dutch
Minutes: 90
Click here to see the trailer.
GODDESS (on DVD only- 17th June 2014)
Director: Mark Lamprell
Cast.: Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski
Genre: Musical/Comedy
Synopsis:
Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price.
Language: English
Subtitles: Dutch
Minutes: 84
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TOSCAANSE BRUILOFT (on DVD and Blu-ray- 3rd June 2014)
Director: Johan Nijenhuis
Cast.: Jan Kooijman, Sophie van Oers, Lieke van Lexmond, Diederik Ebbinge, Simone Kleinsma, Ernst Daniël Smid, Dirk Zeelenberg, Martine Sandifort, Ruud Feltkamp, Matteo van der Grijn, Carolien Spoor, Medi Broekman, Joy Wielkens
Genre: Rom/com
Synopsis:
A bunch of people get married in Tuscany.
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: Dutch, English
Minutes: 108
Click here to see the trailer.
Paradiso Home Entertainlment proudly announces the release of the highly acclaimed masterpiece by Stephen Frears on both DVD and Blu-ray. The release will be in the shops from 3rd July 2014 on.
CAST:Steve Coogan (The Look Of Love, Despicable me 2), Judi Dench (J. Edgar, Skyfall, My Week With Marilyn), Sophie Kennedy Clark (Dark Shadows, Nymphomaniac), Mare Winningham (Grey’s Anatomy, 24, Cold Case)
DIRECTOR: Stephen Frears
SYNOPSIS:
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
GENRE: Drama
SOUND DVD: English DD 5.1/DTS 5.1, French DD 5.1
SOUND BRD: English DTS MA 5.1, French DTS MA 5.1
SUBTITLES: Dutch, French
