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Enchanting Peter Cottontail Teen Ensemble at NCTC, San Francisco

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Enchanting Peter Cottontail Teen Ensemble at NCTC, San Francisco Use your  key for the next article Next:  Three ladies pull out all The Stops on Van Ness September 25, 2011  12:05 AM MST  Facebook   Twitter   Pinterest   Linkedin   Google Plus   Comment     Play Another example of the enchanted world of the National Conservatory Theatre Family Matinees: Alice In Wonderland, directed by Stephanie Temple, with costumes by Carola Anderson.  NCTC National Conservatory Theatre In the beloved and time honored tale of how Peter Rabbit got his name, the  National Conservatory Theatre Family Matinee  in San Francisco puts an enchanting spin on Thornton Burgess's saga September 17 through October 16 (Saturdays at 2pm and 4pm;Sundays at 2pm). The Adventures of Peter Cottontail NCTC National Conservatory Theatre View  1 photo © Moira Sullivan The young teen ensemb...

Lars Von Trier's Other Comments

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Danish helmer Lars Von Trier surrounded by the women he doesn't seem to care very much about. Lars Von Trier's Other Comments     64 Festival de Cannes  Published in Film International, May 2011. He likes to run his mouth ... I think he dug himself in a deep hole today. Kirsten Dunst. The press conference with Lars Von Trier after the screening of his film Melancholia in the Cannes Official Competition gave insights into the workings of the director's mind, not the film. It is clear that the Danish helmer does not like the press and turned every question against the journalists asking them. But he also doesn't seem to respect women by taking liberties in speaking for their behalf. There has been a lot of discussion about the comments which led him to being banned from the festival this year, but no one has really taken to him to task about what he said before the final two questions which took up five minutes of the press conference....

Tribute to Maria Schneider

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Through the Years with Maria Schneider: A Visual Essay  Rethinking Last Tango French culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand ("le conseil" in "Merry Go Round" (France 1977)  paid tribute to Maria Schneider, February 3, 2011: "She remains the singular image of today’s woman, one of those living conduits of female liberty who is eternally reconquering a new generation". Maria Schneider, Créteil 2001  ©Moira Sullivan "For me, cinema is closer to  painting, and I like working with filmmakers who have a sense of the image. I like the idea that cinema remains a memory of our time,  and when filmed, that there is a trace of it. Then I met Antonioni, who is closer to what I am in life. He chose not to sell his soul, and many actors also abstain . After the Bertolucci film, I had golden bridges to sub-Tango, roles of sex symbols ... I ended it very quickly. I also had problems because they said: "She does not want to un...