Win prizes from Iron Man!
Tony Stark (Robert Downey,
Jr.), billionaire arms industrialist and genius inventor, puts on a
demonstration of his newest war weapon to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Upon his return to his airplane following the
demonstration, local rebels hit his convoy.
He
Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt star in this outrageous 80s comedy
hit! Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a shy, good girl. Lynne (Helen
Hunt) is a cool rock chick. When the two friends scheme to get
Janey on television's biggest after-school dance show, they find
themselves on a wild a
We have two hot DVDs to give away in our Platinum artist prize pack, featuring Keyshia Cole. From BET and Paramount Home Entertainment, Keyshia Cole The Way It Is: The Complete Second Season takes viewers past the glamorous hip-hop life for an honest look into her real home life.
How She
The Golden Compass is out on DVD today. In celebration of this fantastic fantasy film, ACED Magazine is offering our readers of copy of the two-disc DVD edition.
The sweeping family fantasy follows a curious young heroine, Lyra Belacqua, and her quest to protect the coveted Golden Compas
Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson (Hanks), an alcoholic womanizer
and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance
fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union.
With the help of
rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, traini
Hah Hah…bellowed the doubtful and the inevitable negative critics—of
course they are all wrong if they said Daniel Radcliffe was anything
less than brilliant after the show's official opening February 27th.
Many people know the story by now…
17 year-old Alan Strang (Daniel Radcliffe) is sent to a hospital to
undergo psychological treatment after blinding six horses. There he
teaches his doctor (Richard Griffiths) the true meaning of passion and
belief. The audience lives within Strang"s unique psychosis and in turn
finds a passion and spiritual awakening of its own through his madness.
The stage setup was magnificent for this type of production. Perfect
for all sorts of scene scenarios, and not one cast member was left out
of the arranging. It could not have been more cleverly constructed,
with its turn table platform, whisking its agonizing main character
away on his ride with Equus (Will Kemp) in the field.
Kemp did an amazing job portraying Nugget aka Equus aka Nugget aka “the
Young Horseman”. His poise and balance pantomime a delicate power, with
the subtly of raining snow. Radcliffe’s portrayal of Strang atop this
steady steed was both profound and symbolic— Christ in weighted chains
of ecstasy and anguish.
The horse characters within Equus were constructed of metal hooves and
heads…heads with glowing eyes. They were the whispers in the wind and
the shiver down your spine. Their presence was both gentle and
malevolent. These wondrous portrayals of beast and God were only
matched by Radcliffe’s genuine awe and chastity toward them. His eyes
twinkled with emotion like droplets of dew on an early morning. To see
this magnificent depiction of character—the stage seats are the thing.
There were many elements that made this production great…the intimate
lighting, the piercing sound effects—the rising smoke…but none compared
to the character interactions on stage. Richard Griffiths, Jonathan
Cullen, Gabrielle Reidy, Jenny Agutter, Joanna Christie, Colin
Haigh—they all gave amazing performances.
Griffiths does a fantastic job breathing life into Dysart. He creates a
comical, cynical, shell-of-a-man. His expression and movement were
fabulous.
Radcliffe…well what can I say about Radcliffe. He’s fearless. I have
been to many a show throughout my life and I haven’t bawled like a
banshee at a single one…the guy had me crying people. I don’t cry.
(Just don’t tell anyone).
Throughout the entire show Radcliffe was well poised, well spoken, in
character and emotionally charged. He hit every mark spot on…he
portrayed the right balance between insanity and reverence,
spirituality and emptiness, awakening and shutting down…it just all
clicked in one go. He definitely struck the right balance on stage.
To all of you planning on seeing this production—you’re in for a
whirlwind ride of laughs and arduous moments that promise to drain you
to your very core.
On April 16, 2008, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival [FLIFF] and the Broward County Main Library commemorated the life and works of a true...