an empress and the warriors is a 2008 chinese historical drama film directed by ching siu-tung and starring donnie yen , kelly chen , leon lai and kou zhenhai .

an empress and the warriors

( left ) kelly chen heads into battle , and ( right ) donnie yen owns in an empress and the warriors .
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despite some of the flaws of this picture , an empress and the warriors isn ' t a waste of time . just don ' t try to hard to find a way to watch this .
after the death of its warrior king , an empire in crisis turns to new leadership to try to ward off an invading horde . a beautiful princess and a sword - wielding general must join forces to unite their people to fight an epic battle .
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after the death of her father , a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom .
an empress and the warriors blu ray disc arrived earlier than promised , and in excellent condition . all the product description for this disc was very accurate , this is important information that i count on before i make a purchase . the disc played without a hitch . the color and sharpness of this movie great , it lives up to the blu ray standards . i really enjoy the movie as well , nice story and lots of action . if you are a donnie yen fan , you should get this .
a princess is forced to take over as empress after her father ' s death and must fight to save her kingdom .
when a expresses father dies and her brother forces his way into power by violence the empress is taken to safety by her faithful warriors until time is ready to come and take back what is rightfully hethis film stars the super star donnie yen as a worrior who helps the empress played by kelly chen this film has amazing scenery and a great story the battle scenes are amazing if at times slightly exaggerated but overall brilliant . this has it all murder revenge love honour and the ability to suck you in till you are mesmerised by its beauty highly recommended .
feier goes from serious and directed to silly and sassy , and the film doesn ' t provide enough backstory to give her personality switch much credibility . perhaps the idea is that she can finally let her hair down outside of the stifling walls of the palace , but the film doesn ' t convey that well . if one reads through the lines , empress can make much more sense , as the outline of a workable , if clichéd plot are present . but really , the audience shouldn ' t be required to do that work for the filmmakers . the storyline and emotions in empress and the warriors feel exceptionally , exceptionally perfunctory , as they ' re not really given the focus or support needed to make them affecting . even the promise managed to tug more heartstrings than this film .
is dumb fun - with an emphasis on dumb . directed by ching siu - tung ,
the acting is a bit of a letdown . donnie yen and leon lai are nothing special . the lovely kelly chen , who actually puts on an entertaining performance , adds to the childishness of the romantic drama scenes , that in the end hurt this film .
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it ' s about a empress , who had to learn who to fight and her army , after the death of her father , it ' s a good and emotional story of her life .
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however , that ' s not the type of character that chen plays in empress . here , she ' s required to portray a determined young princess who takes up a difficult challenge : heir to an entire kingdom that happens to be at war . you ' d think that responsibility would require a serious , focused young woman with a tremendous chip on her shoulder , and not a ditzy , pouting princess who has time to act silly . but we get the full gamut - serious to silly to pouty - with chen ' s photogenic and bewildering performance , and the whole is too inconsistent to take seriously . empress and the warriors mirrors that inconsistency , and is ultimately not a film to call quality . but amusing ? it can be that .
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while the photography and acting are worth watching , the plot itself is flawed . did not make sense at many a places - specially a general battling whole army all alone ( not new to these kinds of flick ) . in this movie , it was dragged a bit too much . so much importance to the leadership of the empress , however she never was able to deliver , be it leadership , military acumen or inspiration . she was mostly a cry baby or a love bird . the new moon warrior angle seemed an after thought to show love angle of empress and was abruptly left to the winds . can be watched if in a mood to watch an oriental flick but don ' t expect much from plot .
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is the 21st century answer to the beloved hong kong cinema swordplay classics of old .
, as well as numerous martial arts classics . chen ' s co - stars are also top - notch ; leon lai is her paramour , a kindly doctor with a hidden past , and action superstar donnie yen is her childhood friend and toughest warrior - and a man who holds a secret affection for his empress . a lavish tale filled with action and romance ,
wonderful hong kong tale set in a time before the unification of the middle kingdom . . . and romantic . although the asian - action genre has largely worn out its novelty value since the phenomenal crouching tiger , hidden dragon brought it to the mainstream , the legion of eastern cinema buffs will love this big budget showcase of hong kong martial arts . following in the tradition of sumptuous , pseudo - historical martial arts epics hero and red cliff . donnie yen in the last scene is just the mars and there have never been a character in the cinematic history as heroic as him !
another grand scale chinese film with gorgeous costumes and armor . the leads are attractive , the love story predictable but carried off pretty well .
a kung fu thriller set during the ming dynasty and centered on a secret service agent ( donnie yen ) in the emperor ' s court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues .
at a high level the story is a good one , which involves a princess taking the throne of a kingdom at war . sadly , the film doesn ' t feel as epic as it sounds . at only 90 minutes , there are times where the movie is successful and those are the scenes without leon lai . the first 20 minutes , as well as the last 20 minutes , are where the pacing is pretty quick and all the action happens . it is in the middle where leon lai ' s dramatic scenes drag this movie down . these scenes are playful at times , however while taking a little away from the boredom , it also takes away from the seriousness that this film employs the rest of the time .
can a kingdom change its nature ? yan , one of the ten kingdoms , is constantly at war . yan ' s emperor dies from a battle wound and a general ' s treachery . his successor is unclear : his daughter feier , who would be the kingdom ' s first empress ; his favorite , xuehu , a warrior of noble heart but not noble blood ; and , hu ba , the ambitious traitor . xuehu is feier ' s protector and teaches her how to be a warrior queen . hu ' s followers plot her failure , first in a kidnapping plot , then in a coup . feier is saved from the kidnap attempt by duan lanquan , an ingenious hermit with a shrouded past . he treats her wound and gives her a vision of a different kind of kingdom . can his dream become hers ?
any martial arts movie lover needs to watch this . i am a huge donnie yen fan and most of his movies are phenomenal , but the action is mind blowing and the choreography is utterly believable . seriously , the body count is off the charts . everyone involved in these war battles is a hero in their own right , whether on the good side or evil side .
the story of legendary guan yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals . he played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of han dynasty & the establishment of shu han of the 3 kingdoms , making liu bei its first emperor .
three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of hong kong to help the powerless fight injustice .
after the death of her father , the king of yang , princess feier ( kelly chen ) tries to rule the warring kingdom , but as a woman her leadership is questioned and she herself becomes torn between the three loves of her life : her most trusted general muyong xuehu ( donnie yen ) , the mysterious doctor who saves her life lan quan ( leon lai ) and her kingdom .
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very good movie . i like the fact that the audio was in english as well as several other languages .
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one pf the best asian pics that was underrated and never got the viewing it should of had . . . . action , romance , duty all come together here . . . not your typical cut and slash asian action picture . . . this is what makes it stand out and above the rest . . . if you save asian dvds you must own a copy .
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basically this movie has a plot typical a romance epic genre . but i don ' t care much about the story . my only reason watching this flick is because donnie yen . the direction seriously damaged by lack of exploration by the filmmaker . this is not movie quality direction rather much like a tv series quality . very disappointing . the pace is inconsistent , the romantic scenes very immature and lame , there no intensity on the battle scenes at all . the characterization on the bad guys very cheaply done . it ' s like they are yelling at the audience ,
i ' m the bad guy , look at my evil expressions , very bad ain ' t it
. overall this flick is very disappointing . 4 / 10
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as far the action goes , there are the usual epic big battle scenes . fortunately , there is enough in the way of one on one battles to display some good martial arts choreography . donnie yen , leon lai , and even kelly chen all get a chance to display some moves .
while i like the story i can ' t help but realize how weak the transfer is . i don ' t mind a little film grain , but this was rather annoying . i have watched the film in both dvd and bluray and have to admit that the dvd was less annoying . well the story is . . . cute . don ' t know another way to describe it , yeah for love triangles . had some decent action scenes , which one would expect from this genre , but the pop music would really throw me off . give the movie a chance , it ' s cheap enough to not piss a person off for buying it .
chen stars as yan feier , daughter of the king of yan , who is seriously wounded in battle with the opposing zhao army , and chooses to pass his command to adopted orphan muyong xuehu ( donnie yen ) . the assignment is a bit surprising since xuehu - who ' s also called brother hu by feier - is not blood - related to the yan family , and nephew wu ba ( guo xiao - dong ) is ready , able and willing to take command . however , the king knows that wu ba is a power mongering rat bastard and chooses to pass him over , thereby earning wu ba ' s ire , as well as a quick assassination when no one is looking . feier happens upon her dying father , who tells her to give the symbolic swallow sword to brother hu , bestowing upon him the mantle of yan ' s ruler .
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a mysterious man duan lan - quan ( leon lai ) saves her . feier falls in love with duan who offers her another life . with the fate of her kingdom in the balance , feier must choose between her duty and her dreams . . .
incredibly refreshing ! this movie has the perfect balance of character development , and action . it borrows heavily from nearly every genre , and culture , without getting too muddled . it ' s a beautifully shot , beautifully costumed movie , that has a fairytale quality . wonderful .
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the story is set in ancient china before its unification , during which countless kingdoms battle for supremacy . yen feier ( kelly chen ) is thrust onto the throne when her father is killed in battle . feier and her loyal muyong xuehu ( donnie yen ) unite to defend the kingdom . but her ambitious cousin wu ba ( xiaodong guo ) sends assassins to kill her .
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diverting action , nice production values , and pretty people ( plus donnie yen ) make this passable commercial fluff , but everything else makes this a substandard film . entertaining in a throwaway and ultimately rather dumb manner .
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story centers on a battle during china ' s warring states period , a series of civil wars , which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century b . c . based on a popular japanese manga , which was in turn based a japanese novel inspired by warring states history in china .
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in 1905 , revolutionist sun yat - sen visits hong kong to discuss plans with tongmenghui members to overthrow the qing dynasty . but when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him , they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks .
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rhapsody in blue is a 1945 fictionalized screen biography of the american composer and musician george gershwin ( september 26 , 1898 – july 11 , 1937 ) released by warner brothers .

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robert alda stars in rhapsody in blue ( 1945 ) , a fictionalized biography of composer george gershwin .
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robert alda stars in rhapsody in blue ( 1945 ) , a fictionalized biography of composer george gershwin . >
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in 1924 , and used it as motivation for gershwin ' s first serious piece ,
rhapsody in blue .
al jolson singing swanee in the 1945 film , rhapsody in blue . he is in black face with he spotlight on him . background shows southern belles standing in front of a mansion .
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with the headline : the screen ; ' rhapsody in blue , ' a picture in music of george gershwin , with robert alda in role of composer , at the hollywood .
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even the lies about gershwin were being distorted .
- oscar levant ' s comment on how far the film rhapsody in blue veeredfrom the truth about george gershwin ' s life .
debussy / orch . molinari : l’isle joyeuse ravel : piano concerto for the left hand in d major gershwin : rhapsody in blue rachmaninoff / orch . respighi : cinq études - tableaux
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posted on february 25 , 2012 , in classic film , dvds and tagged 1945 , charles coburn , george gershwin , hazel scott , herbert rudley , irving rapper , joan leslie , oscar levant , rhapsody in blue , robert alda , the warner archive . bookmark the permalink . 2 comments .
oscar levant carries this hollywood version of his real - life first meeting with george gershwin ( played by robert alda ) in director irving rapper ' s warner bros . bio - pic rhapsody in blue , 1945 . >
agent max dreyfus ( charles coburn ) is so impressed with new client george gershwin ( robert alda ) that he introduces him to al jolson ( as himself , in dreaded black - face ) over the phone in rhapsody in blue , 1945 . >
it was hailed as cinema ' s ' third great revolution ' , and now four sequels are on the way . but why did james cameron ' s rhapsody in blue fail to change the world ?
the film was nominated for the grand prize at the 1946 cannes film festival . the film was also nominated for two academy awards ; music ( scoring of a musical picture , lost to anchors aweigh ) and best sound ( nathan levinson ) .
new york city in the 1930s . through george gershwin ' s famous tune ,
rhapsody in blue ,
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the film was nominated for the grand prize at the 1946 cannes film festival . [ 1 ] the film was also nominated for two academy awards ; music ( scoring of a musical picture ) and best sound ( nathan levinson ) . [ 2 ]
with all that said any lapses in the film are more than made up with the music , which is sublime .
this by all acounts fictionalized film about george gershwin made the terrible mistake of casting robert alda in the lead role . he is awfully bland and can do nothing to save this boring story . thankfully the gershwin music is obviously great and saves this from being a complete waste of time , especially the near complete performance of rhapsody in blue .
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( for which i composed the score and music for the songs ) .
the film was nominated for the grand prize at the 1946 cannes film festival . [ 7 ] the film was also nominated for two academy awards ; music ( scoring of a musical picture , lost to anchors aweigh ) and best sound ( nathan levinson ) . [ 8 ]
high quality content by wikipedia articles rhapsody in blue is a 1945 american biographical film of george gershwin . starring robert alda as gershwin , the film features a few of gershwin \ \ \ ' s acquaintances ( including paul whiteman , al jolson , and oscar levant ) playing themselves . alexis smith and joan leslie play fictional women in gershwin \ \ \ ' s life , morris carnovsky and rosemary de camp play gershwin \ \ \ ' s parents , and herbert rudley portrays ira gershwin . oscar levant also recorded most of the piano playing in the movie , and also dubbed alda \ \ \ ' s piano playing . the film was entered into the 1946 cannes film festival .
we obtained this film from our public library and renewed it to watch it four times . if you watch the film as a music lover , it is dense and satisfyng . . . .
gershwin’s original title for it was american rhapsody . but , by chance , ira had been to an exhibition of whistler’s paintings and saw the painter ' s nocturne in blue and green of the thames at chelsea . why not call the new piece rhapsody in blue instead , he suggested . the title would reflect the european and american influences . also at ira’s suggestion , george contrasted the syncopated character that dominates the tune with an expressive romantic theme the composer had previously improvised at a party .
lena horne , scott was one of the first african - american women to have a career in hollywood as well as television . scott plays herself in the film , performing in a paris nightclub .
the real hazel scott ( seen here ) likely never met george gershwin ( played by robert alda ) , but was known for great performances of his songs , imagined here in the warner bros .  bio - pic , in a paris club , where hell also meet alexis smith as fictional christine , in rhapsody in blue , 1945 . >
working in tin pan alley , robert alda as george gershwin ( who would have been a teenager at the time ) receives the improbably charming and fictional julie adams ( joan leslie ) , samples his own famous tune , then gets fired by charles halton , in warner bros .  bio - pic rhapsody in blue , 1945 . >
legend has it that gershwin forgot about the request until he read a newspaper article announcing the fact that whiteman’s latest concert would feature a new gershwin composition . writing at a manic pace in order to meet the deadline , gershwin composed what is perhaps his best - known work , “rhapsody in blue . ”
but avatar ' s bloom would quickly fade . far from taking up permanent residency in the affections of the fan community , cameron ' s rhapsody in blue has shrunk from the public consciousness . the debut this november of an avatar - themed cirque du soleil show in north america (
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bandleader paul whiteman and impresario george white play themselves after the failure of a blues number by george gershwin ( robert alda ) , who commiserates with brother ira ( herbert rudley ) and professor frank ( albert basserman ) , as a new idea emerges , in the bio - pic rhapsody in blue , 1945 . >
this film wasn ' t conceived as a musical , like les miserables , but it looked like one : there were so many musical scenes and , in many times , excessively long . the film editing was a bit poor , because this kind of parts seemed to not have a goal , except its own performance . fortunately , not all is bad . this films shows a very good example of a man obsessed with his work . the childhood scenes , at the beginning , plus the rhapsody in blue performance , have been my favourite…
the wisest choice warners made in seeking authenticity was hiring longtime gershwin friend oscar levant , who at the time was considered the premier interpreter of his works . not only did levant record the performance of
rhapsody in blue
and
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used in the film , but also he played himself . some critics even suggested that he had written his own lines . certainly , his presence - - and his acerbic one - liners - - helped capture the sophistication of the era in which gershwin reached the height of his fame .
starring robert alda as gershwin , the film features a few of gershwin ' s acquaintances ( including paul whiteman , al jolson , and oscar levant ) playing themselves . alexis smith and joan leslie play fictional women in gershwin ' s life , morris carnovsky and rosemary de camp play gershwin ' s parents , and herbert rudley portrays ira gershwin . oscar levant also recorded most of the piano playing in the movie , and also dubbed alda ' s piano playing . both the rhapsody in blue and an american in paris are performed nearly completely , the
rhapsody . . .
debut of 1924 conducted , as it was originally , by whiteman himself .
starring robert alda as gershwin , the film features a few of gershwin ' s acquaintances ( including paul whiteman , al jolson , and oscar levant ) playing themselves . alexis smith and joan leslie play fictional women in gershwin ' s life , morris carnovsky and rosemary de camp play gershwin ' s parents , and herbert rudley portrays ira gershwin . oscar levant also recorded most of the piano playing in the movie , and also dubbed alda ' s piano playing . both the rhapsody in blue and an american in paris are performed nearly completely , the
rhapsody . . .
debut of 1924 conducted , as it was originally , by whiteman himself .
first scene for robert alda as grown - up george gershwin , with brother ira ( herbert rudley ) and parents ( rosemary decamp , morris carnovsky ) , when a message from chico marx leads to a meeting with an insulting vaudevillian ( andrew tombes ) , in warner bros .  bio - pic rhapsody in blue , 1945 . >
starring robert alda as gershwin , the film features a few of gershwin ' s acquaintances ( including paul whiteman , al jolson , and oscar levant ) playing themselves . alexis smith and joan leslie play fictional women in gershwin ' s life , morris carnovsky and rosemary de camp play gershwin ' s parents , and herbert rudley portrays ira gershwin . oscar levant also recorded most of the piano playing in the movie , and also dubbed alda ' s piano playing . both the rhapsody in blue and an american in paris are performed nearly completely .
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born in trinidad and tobago , hazel scott was raised in new york city and became known as a jazz and classical pianist and singer . like lena horne , scott was one of the first african - american women to have a career in hollywood as well as television . scott plays herself in the film , performing in a paris nightclub .
born in trinidad and tobago , hazel scott was raised in new york city and became known as a jazz and classical pianist and singer . like lena horne , scott was one of the first african - american women to have a career in hollywood as well as television . scott plays herself in the film , performing in a paris nightclub .
gershwin’s other major orchestral compositions have grown in stature and popularity throughout the years . his second rhapsody ( 1931 ) began life under the working titles “manhattan rhapsody” and “rhapsody in rivets” and was featured , in embryonic form , as incidental music in the film delicious ( 1931 ) . perhaps the most experimental of gershwin’s major works , it has been praised as his most perfect composition in terms of structure and orchestration . gershwin’s cuban overture ( 1932 ) , which he stated was inspired by “two hysterical weeks in cuba where no sleep was had , ” employed rhumba rhythms and such percussion instruments as claves , maracas , bongo drums , and gourds , all of which were generally unknown at the time in the united states . it is a work frequently revived by symphony conductors , who find its brash , festival - like mood to be a rousing concert - opener .
the snakerama gas station seen in the film also appears in spielberg ' s 1979 world war ii comedy , 1941 , with actress lucille benson again appearing as the proprietor . the two elderly people weaver tries to flag down in a car also appear as helpless motorists in close encounters of the third kind .
14 . at live shows , queen preferred to use tapes for the fiddly bits of ‘bohemian rhapsody’ . well , you would , wouldn’t you ?
warner ' s rhapsody in blue isn ' t the best biopic
musical
about a composer , in this case the immortal george gershwin ( mgm ' s till the clouds roll by came out a year later , but it still wasn ' t the best biopic
musical
about a composer , in that case , jerome kern ) but it still has its nice moments , particularly hearing the familiar gershwin tunes .
actor in a supporting role - j . carrol naish in
a medal for benny
owing to the haste in which it was written , rhapsody in blue was somewhat unfinished at its premiere . gershwin improvised much of the piano solo during the performance , and conductor whiteman had to rely on a nod from gershwin to cue the orchestra at the end of the solo . nevertheless , the piece was a resounding success and brought gershwin worldwide fame . the revolutionary work incorporated trademarks of the jazz idiom ( blue notes , syncopated rhythms , onomatopoeic instrumental effects ) into a symphonic context . gershwin himself later reflected on the work :
anne brown , a soprano , created the role of
bess
in the original production of george gershwin ' s opera porgy and bess in 1935 . in the film , brown sings the aria summertime from porgy and bess . but in the film , the song is completely rearranged , with the first verse sung by chorus only . william gillespie , an african - american bass - baritone , appeared uncredited as
porgy
in the ' porgy and bess ' sequence , but did not sing .
2 . ‘bohemian rhapsody’ producer roy thomas baker was one of the ill - fated pilots of guns n’ roses’ forever delayed ‘chinese democracy’ , parachuting in in 2000 to drive everyone mad getting the guitar sound just right . obviously he failed . at least in the exacting eyes of axl rose .
, performed the number in the same costume he had worn in that 1917 show . when band leader paul whiteman , who had commissioned and conducted the first performance of
rhapsody in blue ,
showed up for his scenes , the makeup department had to shave off his mustache to put on a fake one more like the style he wore in 1924 . since he ' d lost weight recently , the costume department added padding to his clothing so he would look more like himself .
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the rhapsody , with its composer as soloist , was premièred in front of a packed house that included such musical luminaries as the composer rachmaninov , the violinist fritz kreisler and the conductor leopold stokowski .
original : toccata and fugue in d minor • nutcracker suite • the sorcerer ' s apprentice • the rite of spring • the pastoral symphony • dance of the hours • night on bald mountain / ave maria fantasia 2000 : symphony no . 5 • pines of rome • rhapsody in blue • piano concerto no . 2 • the carnival of the animals • pomp and circumstance • the firebird suite
in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of leonard bernstein , the complete version of the film west side story will be screened with the orchestra playing the film score live in june . ( please note that the starting times for the june 1 , 2 , and 3 performances have been changed to 7 : 00 p . m . , as listed in the updated calendar at the end of this release . )
rhapsody in blue is a story that is as enchanting as the music of its central character , the legendary george gershwin . robert alda plays the talented composer in this moving tribute to one of america ' s premier musical artists . although it was intended that the gershwins ' eldest son , ira , take piano lessons , it was his younger brother george who displayed a real talent for music . following years of practice and an assortment of jobs , george worked his way from a music hall pianist to a tin pin alley
song plugger .
gershwin experienced his first great success with
swanee
( sung in the film by the man who made it famous , the inimitable al jolson ) . despite his ensuing accomplishments with hit songs and stage successes , the musical genius yearned for something greater - - to create unique american music , combining the european classics and popular songs . in addition to its inspirational story , rhapsody in blue is musically uplifting , featuring a two hour feast of classic gershwin .
according to warner bros records the film earned $ 3 , 342 , 000 domestically and $ 1 , 514 , 000 foreign . [ 2 ]
an engineer trapped in an unhappy marriage murders his wife in the hope of marrying her younger sister .
in the 1920s , gershwin spent time in paris , which inspired his jazz - influenced orchestral composition an american paris . composed in 1928 , an american paris inspired the 1951 oscar - winning movie musical by the same name , which was directed by vincente minnelli and starred gene kelly and leslie caron . a broadway musical based on the film opened in 2014 .
for the lowly protagonist , david mann , spielberg hand - picked character actor dennis weaver because he loved his performance as the jittery and feeble hotel night manager in orson welles’s 1958 film touch of evil .
following his success with “porgy and bess , ” gershwin moved to hollywood and was hired to compose the music for a film titled “shall we dance , ” starring fred astaire and ginger rogers . it was while working on a follow - up film with astaire that gershwin’s life would come to an abrupt end .
in 1935 , a decade after composing “rhapsody in blue , ” gershwin debuted his most ambitious composition , “porgy and bess . ” the composition , which was based on the novel “porgy” by dubose heyward , drew from both popular and classical influences . gershwin called it his “folk opera , ” and it is considered to not only be gershwin’s most complex and best - known works , but also among the most important american musical compositions of the 20th century .
in 2014 michel camilo appeared as guest soloist with the pittsburgh symphony orchestra , grant park symphony orchestra , duisburg philharmonic , royal liverpool philharmonic , calabria philharmonic and musikkollegium winterthur symphony ; concerts with the luxembourg and danish radio big bands ; duo with tomatito in france , italy , dominican republic , korea and japan ; duo with hiromi in italy and japan ; michel camilo trio in mexico , spain , georgia , azerbaijan , serbia and italy ; as well as solo piano recitals in germany , austria , italy and switzerland ; “three + three” performed the new year’s countdown concerts at the blue note tokyo . michel camilo is one of the three pianists prominently featured in the upcoming documentary film playing lecuona to be premiered in 2015 .
warner bros financial information in the william shaefer ledger . see appendix 1 , historical journal of film , radio and television , ( 1995 ) 15 : sup1 , 1 - 31 p 26 doi : 10 . 1080 / 01439689508604551
the aria ,
summertime
, from
porgy and bess
, is performed first by the character clara , and later , in a tragic scene , by bess . but not only by bess , as the film seems to depict . the film also gives the impression that the first verse is performed by chorus , which is not the case . the chorus only hums an accompaniment .
it was featured as a segment in fantasia 2000 , and is played in the lobby of the hotel new york .
new york city in the 1930s . through george gershwin ' s famous tune ,
rhapsody in blue ,
a story is told about a day in the life of four random people who are longing for something more : a construction worker , who would rather play drums at a jazz club , an unemployed man looking for a job , a girl who wants to spend more time with her parents but must instead be dragged around the city by her governess , and a rich man with a bossy wife who would just like to have some fun .
as the truck rams the car over the cliff and falls off in the final film , there is a low roar sound effect that the filmmaker included to emphasize the death of the truck . spielberg , who wanted the truck to seem
regardless , the film , like many a musical biopic of the era , is chock full of song performances – some of gershwin alone and others reenactments of his broadway songs .
it may be true that george gershwin had always hoped to transcend the category of popular music , but the piece he used to accomplish that feat was put together very hastily . just five weeks prior to the “experiment in modern music” concert , gershwin had not committed to writing a piece for it , when his brother ira read a report in the new york tribune stating that george was “at work on a jazz concerto” for the program . thus painted into a corner , george gershwin pieced rhapsody in blue together as best he could in the time available , leaving his own piano part to be improvised during the world premiere . rhapsody would , of course , come to be regarded as one of the most important american musical works of the 20th century . it would also open the door for a whole generation of “serious” composers—from copland to brecht—to draw on jazz elements in their own important works .
from 1920 to 1924 , gershwin composed for an annual production put on by george white . after a show titled “blue monday , ” the bandleader in the pit , paul whiteman , asked gershwin to create a jazz number that would heighten the genre’s respectability .
sequence they built an exact reproduction of the opera ' s original stage setting . they also hired several performers who had introduced gershwin ' s music to the world , including anne brown , who had sung in both
blue monday blues
and the premiere of
now here’s a ditty whose comedic potential sure didn’t go unnoticed . rhapsody rabbit finds bugs playing it before an adoring crowd only to get rudely interrupted when a rodent decides to help by dancing on the keys . at various points in their careers , mickey mouse , woody woodpecker , and tom & jerry all did similar routines with this exact same piece of music . hungarian rhapsody no . 2 even appears in 1988 ' s who framed roger rabbit ? —it’s the song daffy and donald duck crank out during their piano face - off .
a pretty vivid and energetic biopic , if fairly standard . the rhapsody in blue concert sequence may go down as an all time favorite of non
action
action . this is a story of genius told many times over , given some life by the affection of those kept close . a bit on the long side , and maybe too self important for its own good , but remains dynamic and dramatic throughout , with many a smiler and laugh to be had .
already confirmed is the resurrection of villainous col miles quaritch ( stephen lang ) , killed spectacularly in the original avatar .
his character will evolve into really unexpected places across the arc of our new three - film saga ,
cameron has said .
his eighteen recordings to date have been recognized with a grammy award for his “live at the blue note” ( telarc ) album , an emmy award , two latin grammy awards , two grammy nominations and two premios de la música ( spain ) . he has recorded in solo , duo , trio , sextet , big band and symphony orchestras , as well as film soundtracks . he moves with ease between the worlds of jazz , latin , flamenco , and classical music .
the san diego symphony ' s very first upright & grand piano festival opens with performances of that most american of piano masterpieces , george gershwin ' s rhapsody in blue , as interpreted by acclaimed canadian pianist marc - andré hamelin . as a special treat , mr . hamelin will also play maurice ravel ' s ingenious piano concerto for the left hand . dallas symphony orchestra ' s rising young assistant conductor karina canellakis rounds out the program with rare orchestrated jewels from composers claude debussy and sergei rachmaninoff .
and it was slightly controversial for its depiction of bare - breasted centaurettes in the pastoral symphony segment and other stereotypical racial depictions . [ adhering to the hays production code and its strict rules , the figures were garlanded with flower bras for cover - up after swimming topless ( still uncensored ) in a waterfall and pond ( seen from a distance ) . also , in later releases of the film , in the pastoral symphony segment ( again ) , two black nubian / zebra centaurs who attend the bacchus celebration were edited out , along with a female pickaninny centaurette with braided hair named sunflower who shines the hoof of a white female centaurette . the black centaurette was first abruptly cut from the film and as technology improved , the scene was edited or ' resized ' by zooming in on the frames with the character in them so that she was not seen in the shot . ]
this magnificent film is one of the main reasons i love tcm as i do . i share this station every time i can with anyone who i think might enjoy it , what can . . .
“when you look at the history of film , there have been to date two great revolutions — sound and colour , ” jeffrey katzenberg exclaimed in the new yorker . “this will be the third great revolution . . . the day after jim cameron’s movie comes out , it’s a new world . ” another hollywood analyst told the magazine : “ the industry is looking for its citizen kane , its definitive work of 3 - d , and avatar may be that film . ”
and then , as nick heads out to the terrace , we hear leo ' s bourbon - soaked purr ( it ' s clear that his voice , and not daisy ' s , is the one that ' s full of money in this movie ) as he ninja - shadows his distracted new friend , waiting for the right moment to get out in front and reveal himself entirely . naturally , because this is a baz luhrmann film , that reveal arrives just as
rhapsody in blue
hits its apex on the soundtrack and orgiastic fireworks go off in the 3 - d distance . and then , as the camera pushes in , we finally get a solid medium shot of the positively orange - painted leonardo dicaprio , a giant grin playing on his mouth as the heavens rain down enough sparks to power a century ' s worth of rupaul ' s drag race finale coronations . he then drawls to nick , and i may be paraphrasing ,
old sport , i am fucking famous .
this is a fabulous movie tracing the life and times , struggles and successes of composer george gershwin . fictional characters and events are used to move the story along ; and the music is wonderful . this is a very easy to watch movie . a classic in black & white . beginning with childhood , this movie shows the closeness of the family and especially with brother ira . major compositions are featured : swanee ; the cuban overture ; somebody loves me ; fascinatin ' rhythm ; an american in paris and several versions of the title masterpiece , rhapsody in blue . max steiner proves his own greatness . robert alda is excellent as george gershwin and herbert rudley as ira . also in the cast are rosemary decamp , alexis smith and joan leslie . playing themselves are paul whiteman , oscar levant and al jolson . levant is refreshing , comical and talented . the music is the main attraction ; this film is well worth multiple viewings .
what’s opera , doc ? is an undisputed classic . the library of congress says as much : in 1992 , it became the very first animated short film to be selected for preservation by the national film registry . our story begins with the opening of the flying dutchman , which—more than any other work— put wagner on the map . as his music swells , a diminutive viking warrior who looks suspiciously like elmer fudd conjures up a mighty tempest , evoking fantasia ’s night on bald mountain sequence .
the film’s teaser trailers have constituted major news events in their own right ; the minutiae of its plot has been poured ever endlessly . with just a few weeks to go , the fan community – a not insignificant chunk of the cinema - attending public – can hardly contain itself .
as the excitement over star wars : the force awakens built in the run up to release , it was easy to forget that we ' d been there before – just six years go in fact . cast your mind back to christmas 2009 , film - goers were licking their collective chops over an entirely different space saga – james cameron ' s avatar .
the film introduces two fictional romances into the story , one with a woman named julie adams ( played by joan leslie ) and the other a near - romance with a rich society woman played by alexis smith .
to make up for all the fiction in the screenplay , the studio spared no expense on creating the trappings of authenticity . they borrowed several of gershwin ' s personal belongings - - including his worktable , a silent piano keyboard he used when he traveled and even some of his paintings - - from his brother , lyricist ira gershwin , who also served as a consultant on the production . the art department re - created some of the most famous theatres and concert venues in gershwin ' s career , including aeolian hall , where
rhapsody in blue
premiered ; the los angeles philharmonic auditorium , the comedie - francaise and the winter garden , music box and apollo theatres . for the
contemporary reviews praised the music but had more mixed opinions about the plot . bosley crowther of the new york times called the film a
standard biography ,
explaining :
there is never any true clarification of what makes the gentleman run , no interior grasp of his nature , no dramatic continuity to his life . the whole thing unfolds in fleeting episodes , with characters viewing the genius with anxiety or awe , and the progression is not helped by many obvious and telescoping cuts . throughout , the brilliant music of mr . gershwin is spotted abundantly , and that is the best—in fact , the only—intrinsically right thing in the film .
variety reported that the film
can ' t miss
with
such an embarrassment of musical riches ,
to the point that
corny lapses
in the script
can easily be glossed over .
harrison ' s reports wrote that the musical score was
in itself worth the price of admission ,
while the film also offered
an inspiring , heart - warming story .
wolcott gibbs of the new yorker called the music
magnificent
, but criticized the plot as a
monumental collection of nonsense ,
describing the romance as
silly and tiresome .
released on december 17 , the 161 minute , $ 237 million movie duly steamrollered the box office , earning $ 26 . 7 million in its first 24 hours ( despite snowstorms of uncommon severity across america ) . internationally it breached the $ 1 billion threshold in a record - breaking 19 days . a full seven weeks in , avatar remained the top grossing film in the united states . the pantheon of gold - plated fanboy franchises such as star wars and star trek had , it seemed , welcomed its newest initiate .
the sci - fi film arrival and coming - of - age drama moonlight garnered 10 nominations a piece , and both are in the running for best picture along with la la land , fences , hacksaw ridge , hell or high water , lion , loving , manchester by the sea and sully .
“it starts with an outrageous cadenza of the clarinet , ” wrote downes of the now - famous two - and - a - half - octave glissando that makes rhapsody in blue as instantly recognizable as beethoven’s fifth symphony . “it has subsidiary phrases , logically growing out of it…often metamorphosed by devices of rhythm and instrumentation . ” the music critic of the new york times was in agreement with whiteman’s basic premise : “this is no mere dance - tune set for piano and other instruments , ” he judged . “this composition shows extraordinary talent , just as it also shows a young composer with aims that go far beyond those of his ilk . ”
contemporary reviews praised the music but had more mixed opinions about the plot . bosley crowther of the new york times called the film a
standard biography ,
explaining :
there is never any true clarification of what makes the gentleman run , no interior grasp of his nature , no dramatic continuity to his life . the whole thing unfolds in fleeting episodes , with characters viewing the genius with anxiety or awe , and the progression is not helped by many obvious and telescoping cuts . throughout , the brilliant music of mr . gershwin is spotted abundantly , and that is the best—in fact , the only—intrinsically right thing in the film .
[ 3 ] variety reported that the film
can ' t miss
with
such an embarrassment of musical riches ,
to the point that
corny lapses
in the script
can easily be glossed over .
[ 4 ] harrison ' s reports wrote that the musical score was
in itself worth the price of admission ,
while the film also offered
an inspiring , heart - warming story .
[ 5 ] wolcott gibbs of the new yorker called the music
magnificent
, but criticized the plot as a
monumental collection of nonsense ,
describing the romance as
silly and tiresome .
[ 6 ]
fantasia ( 1940 ) , a disney animated feature - length
concert
film milestone , is an experimental film integrating eight magnificent classical musical compositions with enchanting , exhilarating , and imaginative , artistically - choreographed animation . the conceptual framework of the individual pieces embraces such areas as prehistoric times , the four seasons , nature , hell / heaven , the themes of light vs . darkness and chaos vs . order , dancing animals , classical mythology , and legend .
linda in
g . i . joe
music and lyrics by ann ronell
actor - bing crosby in
the bells of st . mary ' s
actress - ingrid bergman in
the bells of st . mary ' s
this is how they did it , the transition in which the . . .
in the town for which the movie is named , sheriff shaw . . .
the movie debut of albert finney , at work in the raleigh . . .
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3 . dennis weaver’s work with orson welles got him the lead in duel .
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…and evans’s inspired recomposing of george gershwin ’s porgy and bess ( 1958 ) . davis abandoned conventional major and minor harmonies for modal and pentatonic patterns ( first fully aired in 1959 on the album kind of blue ) , a plunge into a vagrant harmonic no - man’s - land that unfortunately infected much of jazz . modal playing , with…
then , one wonders if legacy is something that unduly detains the director . he appears to regard movies as everests to be conquered rather than franchises to be milked . in every aspect of avatar , in particular , he was determined to go where no filmmaker had previously ventured . only by bringing pandora fully to life , believed cameron , could he convincingly convey its sweep and beauty – a virginal aura in the film jeopardised by rapacious humans hunting the fictional rare mineral , unobtainium .
on this day in 1809 , abraham lincoln is born in hodgenville , kentucky . lincoln , one of america’s most admired presidents , grew up a member of a poor family in kentucky and indiana . he attended school for only one year , but thereafter read on his own in a continual effort to improve his . . .
on this day in 1828 , confederate general robert ransom jr . is born in warren county , north carolina . ransomgraduated fromwest point in 1850 and spentthe next decade serving on the frontier and as an instructor at his alma mater . ransom was in kansas during the violent clashes between pro - and anti - slave forces . . .
technologically , it is true , avatar ' s influence continues to be felt . in terms of 3d , the film may indeed be regarded representing the great reboot . seventy per cent of avatar ' s gross was from 3d , creating aftershocks still being felt to this day in 2014 , 12 of the year ' s 13 highest earning films were available in 3d , representing a $ 7 . 5 billion take at the box office while more than 70 3d movies set to be released across this year and 2016 ( admittedly , none will be exclusively in the format ) .
one of my favorite films and robert alda does a great job as george it reminds me of the newer film delovely where kevin kline portrays cole porter . no one could have played the respective music icons any better than alda and kline . .
as the film begins , orchestral musicians ( including cellists , violinists , brass and wood - wind players ) - all studio musicians from the los angeles area , are to be conducted by leopold stokowski , the philadelphia orchestra ' s conductor from 1912 to 1938 . the musicians are displayed in shadow and color and are silhouetted against a blue backdrop in the opening as they take their accustomed places and tune their instruments . [ note : the players shown were told not to play at all , just pretend to play , since the soundtrack used the philadelphia orchestra ' s recording . ] screen narrator deems taylor ( popular musical commentator with the new york philharmonic radio broadcasts ) welcomes the audience to a
new form of entertainment ,
and in his introduction sets the scene :
at west point , 1857 , in the conceit of wally kline and . . .
father barry ( karl malden ) with a fiery sermon in the hold . . .
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after dropping out of school at age 15 , gershwin played in several new york nightclubs and began his stint as a “song - plugger” in new york’s tin pan alley .
1 . j . s . bach ' s toccata and fugue in d minor .
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should have been made only as a musical as it shoots itself in the foot with the bits in between the musical numbers - although alda does do a good job .
a variation on this type of film was disney ' s own ' unofficial ' sequel make mine music ( 1946 ) , its 8th full - length animated feature , that substituted pop music for the classics . two of its most famous segments ( of ten animated vignettes ) were ( 1 ) prokofiev ' s peter and the wolf ( narrated by sterling holloway ) [ distributed with the re - release of fantasia in 1947 as an ' update ' ] , and ( 2 ) casey at the bat . another of the segments , blue bayou , was originally set to debussy ' s claire de lune and was intended to be included in fantasia , but it was cut due to length .
12 . it only made no . 9 in the states on its initial release but hi - jinks in the wayne’s world car saw it storm all the way to no . 2 in 1992 . it was held off top spot by kriss kross’s classic ‘jump’ .
the film notably features performances of gershwin music by two talented and accomplished african - american musician / singers , anne brown ( 1916 - 2009 ) and hazel scott ( 1920 - 1981 ) . both were child prodigies whose training included study at the juilliard school .
the film notably features performances of gershwin music by two talented and accomplished african - american musician / singers , anne brown ( 1916 - 2009 ) and hazel scott ( 1920 - 1981 ) . both were child prodigies whose training included study at the juilliard school .
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there had been so much chatter about the limitations of jazz , not to speak of the manifest misunderstandings of its function . jazz , they said , had to be in strict time . it had to cling to dance rhythms . i resolved , if possible , to kill that misconception with one sturdy blow…no set plan was in my mind , no structure to which my music would conform . the rhapsody , you see , began as a purpose , not a plan .
on this day in 2008 , in an attempt to cut costs , struggling auto giant general motors ( gm ) offers buyouts to all 74 , 000 of its hourly employees in the u . s . represented by the united auto workers ( uaw ) union . the move came after gm lost $ 38 . 7 billion in 2007 , which at the . . .
16 . there was a lot of chat that queen recorded their seminal ‘bohemian rhapsody’ promo because they were out of the country and couldn’t do top of the pops , but the plain fact was they couldn’t be arsed . taylor told the observer in 2004 : “we did everything we possibly could to avoid appearing on top of the pops . it was… the most boring day known to man . ”
el título de esta película biográfica hace referencia a una composición musical creada por george gershwin para piano solo y banda de jazz , escrita en 1924 en la que se combinan elementos de música clásica con efectos de influencia jazzística . gershwin logró aunar en su “rhapsody in blue” tres elementos fundamentales de la música de su país : la tradición popular pianística , el tratamiento armónico de la música del teatro de variedades y toda la atmósfera del blues afroamericano . la obra fue estrenada el 12 de febrero de 1924 en el aeolian hall de nueva york , en un concierto titulado
un experimento en música moderna
. la versión para piano y orquesta sinfónica que fue arreglada por ferde grofé en 1946 , se…
. hirschfeld is famous for incorporating the name of his daughter nina into his drawings . there are three
nina
s in this segment : one on the end of duke ' s toothpaste tube , one in the fur collar of john ' s wife and one in her hair .
in the context of a celebration of life , it makes for a screening of much contemplation .
1 . ‘bohemian rhapsody’’s nine consecutive weeks at no . 1 at the end of 1975 was the joint third uk total at the time , trailing david whitfield’s ‘cara mia’ ( 10 weeks , 1954 ) and yodeling country star slim whitman’s ‘rose marie’ ( 11 weeks , 1955 ) . it was eventually supplanted by abba’s ‘mamma mia’ , a title curiously contained in ‘bo rhap’’s lyrics . some hallowe’en spookiness for you there .
eagle - eyed viewers will catch the word “flammable” scrawled across the back of the truck , yet when it careens off the cliff at the end of the movie it doesn’t go boom . the studio wanted a big explosion , but the director wanted a slower demise for his film’s villain .
in philadelphia , the soprano prudence budell returns from europe after a period of five years training in the best europeans music schools . her millionaire grandmother abigail trent budell . . . see full summary »
for the show , was nevertheless impressed by the piece . he and gershwin shared the common goal of bringing respectability to jazz music , which in 1922 was still being regarded , as evidenced in a
on this day in 1917 , the austrian submarine u - 35 bombs and sinks the american schooner lyman m . law in the mediterranean sea off the coast of cagliari , sardinia . . . .
matheson initially pitched the idea to tv producers but , after it was rejected numerous times , he decided to put his real - life incident into prose form . in order to gather details of the open road , matheson set out from his home in ventura , california with a voice recorder in hand and simply described what he saw . those descriptions of the desolate landscape ended up in the novella .
in a turn - of - the - century renaissance italian mansion , its tyrannical owner , a one - handed , wheelchair - bound pianist , with a strong belief in the occult , is murdered .
his 21 recordings to date have been recognized with a grammy award , an emmy award , three latin grammy awards , two grammy award nominations and two premios de la música ( spain ) . he has recorded in solo , duo , trio , sextet , big band and with symphony orchestras , as well as film soundtracks . he moves with ease between the worlds of jazz , latin and classical music .