by Glotime | Feb 24, 2017 | Celebrity, Featured, Glo Arts & Entertainment
The Academy Awards, or “Oscars”, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to pay homage to the best productions to emerge out of the United States movie industry.
The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname “Oscar.” The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS.
The awards ceremony was first broadcast to radio in 1930 and televised for first time in 1953. It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online. The Oscars is the oldest entertainment awards ceremony; its equivalents, the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theatre, and the Grammy Awards for music and recording, are modeled after the Academy Awards.
Well, this is how it is described on Wikipedia – but reading between the lines as we celebrate the 89th Oscar award ceremony this year, there are a lot more layers to the ceremony which have emerged over the past decades.
Top designers have seized an opportunity to present their most valued creations before an international audience desperate to emulate the Hollywood elite.
So let’s look back at some of the fashions that have donned the red carpet and the stars they have adorned.
Vivien Leigh
Olivia de Havilland
Liz Taylor
Audrey Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
by Glotime | Feb 8, 2017 | Celebrity, Featured, Glo Arts & Entertainment
Dame Vera Lynn Centenary Concert at London Palladium Saturday 18th March 2017
Russell Watson, Sir Tim Rice, Alan Titchmarsh, Brian Blessed, Simon Callow, Pam St Clement, Anita Harris, Clare Teal and Una Stubbs are the next celebrities announced to perform in 100: A Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn – a one-night spectacular on Saturday 18th March at The London Palladium.
The new stars join the existing line up which includes singing sensations Blake and Hayley Westenra as well as comedian Alexander Armstrong.
More celebrity artistes who will appear and honour The Force’s Sweetheart on the night of the show will be released over the next few weeks.
Celebrating and honouring Dame Vera Lynn’s centenary year, the show will tell the story of her remarkable life, and highlight her many hits such as We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover.
Commenting on their appearance Blake, who first performed with Dame Vera at The Imperial War Museum at a charity function in 2009, said: “Over the last ten years we have enjoyed some beautiful memories with Dame Vera, performing for her, singing with her and even taking her to the dance floor! Being part of Dame Vera’s 100th celebration is an honour and a privilege for all three of us, it will be magical.”
English actress and carry on film star, Anita Harris, added:“Having been lucky enough to share the stage with Dame Vera and Sir Harry Secombe for Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother the echoes of joy and the delight from the audience when Sir Harry introduced Dame Vera to sing The White Cliffs of Dover still ring so clearly in my memory. Now all these years later I am honoured to be paying tribute to such a wonderful lady.”
Those lucky enough to snap up tickets to this star-studded event will not only be treated to a unique West End experience but will most importantly help raise money for the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity (DVLCC) – a cause incredibly close to Vera’s heart.
Dame Vera commented:
“I have been involved with children with cerebral palsy since 1955 but one of my greatest achievements was establishing the school for parents, for children under five years with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties. It is with pride that we have now renamed our charity the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity and moved to a new centre in East Sussex. “My role as president of the charity is still hugely important to me. For a family to be suddenly and unexpectedly faced with the news that their child is affected by cerebral palsy is a life-altering experience. The special attention that their child will need in his or her early years is woefully lacking in the public sector. The free service that our charity provides is a lifeline to families. The Charity will support them through the early years and help to ensure that their child achieves their maximum potential and that more children and future adults will be able to take a full and active part in their own lives and make a meaningful contribution to society.”
100: A Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn as it is entitled – is being held at the London Palladium on 18th March 2017.
Tickets are on sale now priced from £50 and available from http://www.seetickets.com/show/100-a-tribute-to-dame-vera-lynn/pal/2/5169
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A Tribute To Dame Vera Lynn at London Palladium, London
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by Gemma Thomas | Jan 24, 2017 | Featured, Glo Arts & Entertainment
My guilty pleasure throughout my 40 or so years on this planet has involved movies, munchies and a trip to the flicks. Well this is how we used to describe it.
I remember way back when the air was filled with smoke, even before segregated smoking areas and ultimate banning of cigarettes, and a definite audience tension as the plot evolved. The only irritating noise being the chomping of popcorn and rustled crisp packets.
Yes, we are talking about the great Cinema experience, which was something we all looked forward to, either as a family or those memorable Saturday morning kids viewings.
After the recent PR hype around the movie La La Land I spotted that it was showing at my local Everyman and as I was the only family member interested in going, booked myself a single ticket for a matinee performance.
It was a long time since I had gone to the Cinema alone, and was expecting to sneak in unannounced and incognito. But to my surprise was greeted by an enthusiastic fresh faced lad who was working the café bar who asked me if I would like anything to eat or drink. I ordered a cappuccino and a slice of Pizza as I had arrived early, and he then advised that the programme was due to begin in ten minutes and that I could take my refreshments into the cinema.
Well, being from the old school I had visions of a traumatic balancing act, ending in hot coffee and pizza spilled onto my lap. But I was again duped by the incredible new couches with own table and sat down as if in my own front room – but with a mega screen and surround sound to enjoy the picture.
I also have to re-track to the other members of staff who made me feel welcome and ushered me in as they carried my lunch, which is a service they offer all their guests.
Their menu is really good with savoury and desserts including a fantastic carrot cake that I sampled in the interval, and I have now joined the Everyman club for an annual fee of £60 as I intend to make this a regular event.
La La Land was however another matter, and although I simply adored the Everyman experience, cannot say the same for the movie, although moments have endured, which is a symbol of it carrying some substance, although I wonder whether that was because of my own emotional recall of my acting days, and the endless rejection endured by our leading lady.
I think my main comment would be that although the storyline and leading actors were brilliant, particularly Emma Stone, it was somewhat negated by the musical element of song and dance which was in itself a non-event, as I came out of the cinema celebrating the adventure rather than the movie, and the lingering memory was definitely the rather splendid ambience of this rather revolutionary Cinema experience.
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