Feel better soon, sweetie!
Current Location: 324 West 46th NYC
Current Mood: 
pleased
pleasedCurrent Music: Everything's Coming Up Roses - from Ethel Merman's Gypsy
7 comments | Leave a comment
Friends
28 December 2009 @ 06:33 pm
‘If you don’t love Drowsy there’s no hope for the world’ - New York Observer
‘Inspired, glorious and brilliantly funny ...’ - The Record
wwoooowww what a pressent !!!!! , all these photos for the ending of the year
(( I looooove this one ))
Geoffrey Rush stars as a die-hard musical theatre fan who invites us into his dreary living room. As he drops the needle on his all-time favourite album, an outrageously funny musical from the 1920s, The Drowsy Chaperone, bursts into life complete with a pampered starlet, gangsters, chorus girls and all manner of mayhem.
With a star-studded cast, sequin-drenched costumesand dazzling new production numbers, The Drowsy Chaperone is a jazz-hot trip back to the golden age of musicals when stars had charisma, Broadway had romance and Rodgers had Hart.
Don’t miss this five time Tony Award winning lollapalooza of a show.
www.mtc.com.au/.../boxoffice/gift-vouche
‘Inspired, glorious and brilliantly funny ...’ - The Record
wwoooowww what a pressent !!!!! , all these photos for the ending of the year
(( I looooove this one ))
Geoffrey Rush stars as a die-hard musical theatre fan who invites us into his dreary living room. As he drops the needle on his all-time favourite album, an outrageously funny musical from the 1920s, The Drowsy Chaperone, bursts into life complete with a pampered starlet, gangsters, chorus girls and all manner of mayhem.
With a star-studded cast, sequin-drenched costumesand dazzling new production numbers, The Drowsy Chaperone is a jazz-hot trip back to the golden age of musicals when stars had charisma, Broadway had romance and Rodgers had Hart.
Don’t miss this five time Tony Award winning lollapalooza of a show.
www.mtc.com.au/.../boxoffice/gift-vouche
27 December 2009 @ 08:10 am
I'm very excited to be sharing this, because it's taken me years to find a copy of this film. Maybe This Time, released in 1981, has justifiably been forgotten in the annals of Australian film history. It's a dreary relationship drama about a teacher's aid who wanders through a series of ill-advised liaisons with married men, yokels and rogues without ever learning from her mistakes. This is one of those 1970s era films which purports to study sexual liberation but is so conventionally moralist and heavy handed (all the women are doormats or shrews, all the men bastards of various stripes) that it fails to ignite any sparks and makes sex look like a joyless dead end both in and out of marriage. I completely understand why it's long been out of print... it's a chore to sit through.
But this film is nonetheless of great interest, because it marked Hugo Weaving's screen debut, as the illustrious "Student 2". Here's what Hugo had to say about the experience in a radio interview last summer with hosts Tony Martin and Joh Fain of The Conversation Hour:
"TM: It was called Maybe This Time...
HW: Yeah, that's right. That's what it was called. But the reason why it... 'cause it was originally called something else.
TM: Yeah. Script by Bob Ellis, I think...
HW: Yeah, that's right. And then it was called something else. But anyway, I was at NIDA, and they needed some students...
TM: You're credited as Student Number 2.
HW: Student 2.
JF: Student 2! Why didn't you make Student 1? Who was Student 1?
HW: [Faux melodrama] I don't know!
JF: Where's that guy now?
HW: [Overlapping] Where's Student 1 now?
JF: It's like #1 Draft Picks!
HW: That's right, yeah. [Laughs]
TM: Wow... And what did you have to do? What was the challenge for Student 2?
HW: I think I sat at a table and.. uh..... we just... I probably had one line? Probably Student 1 had two lines, I had one line, and Student 3, who was also in, didn't get any lines. I don't know what they were, it was some sort of tutorial.
TM: Imagine, in those days if you could have just turned to Student 1 and go, 'One day, one hundred of me, beating up Keanu Reeves!' [Laughs]
Student 1, incidentally was portrayed by one Tim Burns . He's the guy with black curly hair. There is no credited "Student 3". The woman seated next to Hugo is a named character, showing that the casting directors on this film had no eye for screen charisma at all. ;)
You can tell Hugo put in maybe one day on this project because he's wearing the same jacket and black T shirt in all his scenes, even though they take place months apart. ;)
The film's heroine is played by Judy Morris, who later played Hugo's character's second wife in the 1988 miniseries The Dirwater Dynasty. She also cowrote the recent animated hit Happy Feet, in which Hugo provided the voice for Noah the Elder. Bill Hunter (whom Hugo fans will remember fondly from Priscilla) appears in Maybe This Time as Morris's married lover. He has a striptease sequence which I've thoughtfully spared you from witnessing, and which I wish I could erase from my own memory. ;) Hugo has lamented his first leading role, in a film called The City's Edge, as "dreadful", but I actually like The City's Edge, though it's a bit lurid... certainly it's more interesting than Maybe This Time. But Hugo showed interesting qualities even in this tiny, forgotten role, and it's intriguing to see how much he's evolved and grown as an actor since.
Student 1, incidentally was portrayed by one Tim Burns . He's the guy with black curly hair. There is no credited "Student 3". The woman seated next to Hugo is a named character, showing that the casting directors on this film had no eye for screen charisma at all. ;)
You can tell Hugo put in maybe one day on this project because he's wearing the same jacket and black T shirt in all his scenes, even though they take place months apart. ;)
The film's heroine is played by Judy Morris, who later played Hugo's character's second wife in the 1988 miniseries The Dirwater Dynasty. She also cowrote the recent animated hit Happy Feet, in which Hugo provided the voice for Noah the Elder. Bill Hunter (whom Hugo fans will remember fondly from Priscilla) appears in Maybe This Time as Morris's married lover. He has a striptease sequence which I've thoughtfully spared you from witnessing, and which I wish I could erase from my own memory. ;) Hugo has lamented his first leading role, in a film called The City's Edge, as "dreadful", but I actually like The City's Edge, though it's a bit lurid... certainly it's more interesting than Maybe This Time. But Hugo showed interesting qualities even in this tiny, forgotten role, and it's intriguing to see how much he's evolved and grown as an actor since.
To download this clip and view screencaps, go here. I apologise for the iffy video quality. This film is only available on 1982 videotape, and I had to convert it from PAL. My boyfriend John provided critical assistance and put in a couple of overnights helping me bring this to you, so my thanks go out to him.
Current Mood: celebratory
Current Music: "At The Christmas Ball" Bessie Smith
25 December 2009 @ 09:35 pm
I finally managed to sit down and watch Last Ride (simply AMAZING!) and made lots of screencaps
Also, a brand new calendar for next year, enjoy!
25 December 2009 @ 07:57 pm
25 December 2009 @ 01:04 pm
Thank you everyone, who sent me beautiful Christmas cards (or a gift even!). You Rushies make my world a lovely place!! Thank you Cate, Grace, Renee -- I have your cards on my table (love them!) and everyone who maybe sent me a card though I havent had a chance to check my PO box yet and can't thank you personaly (sorry!).
You all rock my socks :D Thank you for love, support, fun, generosity, compassion, for being so awesome!
Merry Christmas, happy holidays!
I love you all :)
You all rock my socks :D Thank you for love, support, fun, generosity, compassion, for being so awesome!
Merry Christmas, happy holidays!
I love you all :)
25 December 2009 @ 12:03 pm
Wouldn't you love to have this Barbossa for real ?! ;)
Click on the pics to have them bigger !
Video-gamers probably know "SackBoy", the Sony mascot...
LittleBigPlanet created some 'packs' where you can dressed your SackBoy as you want, to play the game you want... and of course, now way to resist a Pirate's Life ! ;)
Laura, you can have the page in Spanish, by clicking on the flag of you choice ! ;)
I took the few pics of our Beloved Captain...
I find him too much cute ! ♥
( Read more... )
( ... and my little present for you ! )
Crossposted at![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
whore4hector for The Barbossa Sackboy only ! ;)
Video-gamers probably know "SackBoy", the Sony mascot...
LittleBigPlanet created some 'packs' where you can dressed your SackBoy as you want, to play the game you want... and of course, now way to resist a Pirate's Life ! ;)
Laura, you can have the page in Spanish, by clicking on the flag of you choice ! ;)
I took the few pics of our Beloved Captain...
I find him too much cute ! ♥
( Read more... )
( ... and my little present for you ! )
Crossposted at
whore4hector for The Barbossa Sackboy only ! ;)25 December 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Wouldn't you love to have this Barbossa for real ?! ;)
Click on the pics to have them bigger !
Video-gamers probably know "SackBoy", the Sony mascot...
LittleBigPlanet created some 'packs' where you can dressed your SackBoy as you want, to play the game you want... and of course, now way to resist a Pirate's Life ! ;)
Laura, you can have the page in Spanish, by clicking on the flag of you choice ! ;)
I took the few pics of our Beloved Captain...
( Read more... )
Video-gamers probably know "SackBoy", the Sony mascot...
LittleBigPlanet created some 'packs' where you can dressed your SackBoy as you want, to play the game you want... and of course, now way to resist a Pirate's Life ! ;)
Laura, you can have the page in Spanish, by clicking on the flag of you choice ! ;)
I took the few pics of our Beloved Captain...
( Read more... )
25 December 2009 @ 10:41 am
Merry Christmas from the future! Table is almost set, turkey and chicken are in the oven, pavlova is in the fridge, relatives should be arriving in a few hours, gifts ready to be opened...
Have a lovely day Rushies!
xxx Lauren.
Peace & love.
Current Mood: excited
excited23 December 2009 @ 12:16 am
Hi girls! Sorry for not being around lately, but I had some problems with my internet connection... sorry!! Wish you all the best for this new year!! HAPPY CHRISSY GEOFFY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL!!
22 December 2009 @ 11:18 am
So many birthdays to celebrate this month... and I have no time to make banners !
But Renee make that so well !!!! XD
Here is my modest contribution for you, girls !!!!
With all my love !
Highly inspired by Renee's dancing King !!! XD
But Renee make that so well !!!! XD
Here is my modest contribution for you, girls !!!!
With all my love !
Highly inspired by Renee's dancing King !!! XD
21 December 2009 @ 09:05 am
21 December 2009 @ 02:55 am
I say "sort of new" because the moment I saw this, I recognized it as a condensed transcript of a radio interview Hugo did while promoting God of Carnage back in October. Doug Aiton interviewed Hugo and his costar Pamela Rabe on the play and their lives in general at the time. This article focuses on Hugo and general comments about his life. Well worth a read, but if you liked it, you should check out the full interview here. (The interview comes in three parts... Hugo's comments are in the first and third sections.) Here's the article scan... very large, so under a cut. ;)
( Hugo Weaving Doug Aiton Interview )
I wish Aiton had clarified Hugo's remarks about marriage... the article he cites in which Hugo said he was "terrified" of marriage dates back to the mid-1990s. ;) In this radio interview and others, Hugo said he is no longer terrified of it, and that he and Katrina have toyed with the notion of getting married when they're older. The pics are a still from Last Ride up top, and a saucy pic taken by Andy Baker in 2005 when Hugo was promoting Little Fish. Since fans have expressed interest in the Andy Baker pics, here's the full lot. I had to dewatermark them so they aren't high res or perfect, but I still find them hard to resist.
( Andy Baker pics )
Finally, here's all the pics I've ben able to find that were taken at the Voiceless Grant Awards dinner at the beginning of the month. Unfortunately, media coverage still isn't what the event deserves. Most of these appeared on webpages of grant winners, Sources include the Sydney Morning Herald, West Australian Today, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, Southern Cross University, University of Tecnology Sydney, Voiceless's site, and the Noerthern Rivers Echo. Thanks to![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
weavingmaiden for tracking down a couple of these.
Hope all of you are having a wonderful Holiday Season. :) Hugo will return to filming Oranges and Sunshine next month in South Australia, and he's almost certain to reprise Elrond in The Hobbit, which begins filming next summer if all goes well. Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have both clarified in recent interviews that they do intend to cast Hugo, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and perhaps Cate Blanchett in the prequel to Lord of the Rings.
( Hugo Weaving Doug Aiton Interview )
I wish Aiton had clarified Hugo's remarks about marriage... the article he cites in which Hugo said he was "terrified" of marriage dates back to the mid-1990s. ;) In this radio interview and others, Hugo said he is no longer terrified of it, and that he and Katrina have toyed with the notion of getting married when they're older. The pics are a still from Last Ride up top, and a saucy pic taken by Andy Baker in 2005 when Hugo was promoting Little Fish. Since fans have expressed interest in the Andy Baker pics, here's the full lot. I had to dewatermark them so they aren't high res or perfect, but I still find them hard to resist.
( Andy Baker pics )
Finally, here's all the pics I've ben able to find that were taken at the Voiceless Grant Awards dinner at the beginning of the month. Unfortunately, media coverage still isn't what the event deserves. Most of these appeared on webpages of grant winners, Sources include the Sydney Morning Herald, West Australian Today, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, Southern Cross University, University of Tecnology Sydney, Voiceless's site, and the Noerthern Rivers Echo. Thanks to
weavingmaiden for tracking down a couple of these. Hope all of you are having a wonderful Holiday Season. :) Hugo will return to filming Oranges and Sunshine next month in South Australia, and he's almost certain to reprise Elrond in The Hobbit, which begins filming next summer if all goes well. Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have both clarified in recent interviews that they do intend to cast Hugo, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and perhaps Cate Blanchett in the prequel to Lord of the Rings.
Current Mood: 
amused
amusedCurrent Music: "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
20 December 2009 @ 01:52 pm
geeky19 December 2009 @ 02:50 pm
Title: One Day
Author:barbossamonkey
Summary: Ten years is a longtime to wait for something. Hector Barbossa knows this experience all too well and so when Elizabeth Turner returns to the island where she promised to wait for her husband, Will Turner, the captain of The Flying Dutchman is about to learn just how hard it really is to wait. Disclaimer: Don't own pirates, but I do own this story concept.
Pairing: Barbossabeth and Willabeth
X-posted:merrypirates, pirategasm, barbossabeth, blackpearlsails, whore4hector
Notes: This story is in response to themerrypirates story exchange community and was written for bonnyblondelass' request "Discovery of their [Barbossa and Elizabeth] clandestine relationship by Will". The resulting story is how I perceived Will finds out about such a relationship between the two.
PDF File
"One day ashore, ten years at sea. It's a steep price for what's been done."
"Depends on the one day."
Author:
barbossamonkeySummary: Ten years is a longtime to wait for something. Hector Barbossa knows this experience all too well and so when Elizabeth Turner returns to the island where she promised to wait for her husband, Will Turner, the captain of The Flying Dutchman is about to learn just how hard it really is to wait. Disclaimer: Don't own pirates, but I do own this story concept.
Pairing: Barbossabeth and Willabeth
X-posted:
merrypirates, pirategasm, barbossabeth, blackpearlsails, whore4hectorNotes: This story is in response to the
merrypirates story exchange community and was written for bonnyblondelass' request "Discovery of their [Barbossa and Elizabeth] clandestine relationship by Will". The resulting story is how I perceived Will finds out about such a relationship between the two.PDF File
"One day ashore, ten years at sea. It's a steep price for what's been done."
"Depends on the one day."