Daily Archives: 19 November, 2012

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Zouganelis- Hatzigiannis- Boulas Exclusive: The sudden departure from the shape

From the end of October when they premiered until last Saturday, the Piraeus Coast store was sold out and everyone was talking about one of the most successful bands of the winter - although seemingly unmatched, the shape managed to show a very strong chemistry.

However, A few days ago there was a departure from the shape that no one expected. The reason for him George Magga, who, during the program he played the clarinet, while his wife was singing - in fact the two of them had their own fanatical audience.

A man close to George Maggas confirmed his departure, stating to Yupiii: "Indeed, George left the group and the reasons were purely personal. There was not the slightest disagreement with the businessman of the store either, nor with the other artists. George left as a friend. Just the big issue he faced was that of distance, since he lives in Kammena Vourla and he had to 3 times a week to spend the night in Athens, where he has no home and had to stay in a hotel. This was a trouble for George and so he decided to leave- although he was very upset ".

The successful team of Piraeus Coast continues its regular appearances, with Michalis Hatzigiannis, Giannis Zouganelis and Sakis Boulas to lead and give the 100% of themselves to entertain the audience.

Source : yupiii.gr

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FILM : "It's never too late"

 ..in the cinemas

Feelgood presents David Frankel's film titled "It's never too late" and starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones which will premiere in theaters on Thursday 22 November 2012.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE – A sofa wedding

I can't tell you how heartwarming and uplifting it is to see a gentle, tender and intelligent film with top stars playing real people with real problems in the everyday world. The New York Observer, Rex Reed

Spectacularly well matched and coordinated with each other, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones deliver two of the most polished performances of the year. Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"It's Never Too Late" keeps in mind that the good ending is temporary. What the exuberant film gives the two protagonists is a renewed zest for life. And that is something that never gets old.Peter Travers , Rolling Stone

"It's Never Too Late" is a minor miracle. While the Hollywood tradition tends to treat sex as something titillating or idealized, as taboo or completely pornographic, finally someone made a movie that handles it in the most risque way possible: as the physical expression of intimacy between two imperfect adults. Ann Hornaday,Washington Post.

After the great box office and artistic success of "The Devil Wears Prada", the perfect duo, director David Frankel and star Meryl Streep reunite for a delightful comedy about a woman's unexpected decision to rekindle her sex life after 30 years of marriage. Written by the talented Vanessa Taylor (Game of Thrones) and co-starring the one and only Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell, "It's Never Too Late" in addition to amazing performances has all the ingredients of a bold film that can disarm even the most cynical.

Summary:
Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) they can be a loving couple,  but they suffer from all the symptoms of familiarity. After decades of married life, Kay feels the need to rekindle the passion between them. So, when he learns about a famous marriage counselor (Steve Carell) based in Great Hope Springs, a country town, she tries to convince her wary husband to leave with her for a week of intensive care. But this is only the beginning. However difficult it may be to get the stubborn and workaholic Arnold to accompany her on this journey of pleasure and discovery, the real challenge awaits them when they reach their destination. There, they will need to shed all their inhibitions and try, with their hearts, to rekindle the spark that once brought them together.
Duration: 100’

Trivia/Fun facts:
• Screenwriter Vanessa Taylor has gone through a lot for this script, after, as known, a good idea is not enough to make a movie. When she showed the first manuscript to her mentor, he told her to throw away the last ones 60 pages. Of course she didn't like that idea at all, but decided to take his advice and rewrote the final scene. After its completion, the script was circulated, as they say in Hollywood, but no one was choosing it. And then the script entered the so-called Black List. The Black List includes the most promising scripts circulating in Hollywood that have not yet been made into films.
• It was producer Guymon Casady who took the initiative to bring the script to light. He himself remembers: “My wife Robyn, who is also a screenwriter herself, had met Vanessa Taylor at a barbeque, resulting in Vanessa giving the script of Never Too Late to Robyn. A week later, we were lying in bed reading and my wife was engrossed in the script. When he finished it, he came back and said i know it's late, but you must read this script. It's amazing. I read it that night and fell in love with it and decided to take it on as a producer.".
• For the scenes, where the couple meets with the psychologist, the director thought that the best way to achieve a live, fresh and funny scene, was to avoid many rehearsals or in some cases no rehearsals at all. For Steve Carell this was a big challenge for obvious reasons. “Imagine! You sit across from Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones for a scene that has 9 pages and say “Action!” and you start. There was definitely an element of fear, and I think David wanted to capture that. But it was fun. I understand why David didn't want a lot of rehearsals. He wanted it to feel fresh and organic, and not that of the written script".
• The film has been shot exclusively in Connecticut. In the first three weeks, the scenes were shot in the office of Dr. Feld, for which an old factory was transformed into a conference space. Next came the scenes of the lead duo at their home in Omaha, in the hotel in Maine and in the room of a romantic inn.
• The script's fictional town of Great Hope Springs is set in an idyllic fishing village called Stonington. There, the crew had to intervene in some buildings for the needs of the scenario, while the locals not only watched the filming, but they also participated as extras.

Source : culturenow.gr

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Honda Gold Wing F6Β 1800

Είναι αυτό το «πασπαντού» της μοτοσυκλέτας; No, sure, αυτό το έχουν ανακαλύψει οι Ευρωπαίοι στη μορφή των Adventure ή mega On-off. Όπως για τα περισσότερα αντικείμενα αναψυχής, οι Αμερικανοί έχουν άλλη άπoψη, παράξενη τις περισσότερες φορές και συχνά γοητευτική.

Τούτη εδώ η έκδοση του θρυλικού Gold Wing με την ονομασία F6B είναι μια τολμηρή μείξη στοιχείων από τους δύο κυριότερους πυλώνες της αμερικάνικης δίτροχης κουλτούρας –των custom και των road kings.

Τριάντα οχτώ χρόνια βαστάει η επιτυχία του Gold Wing GL 1800 στην Αμερική. Όσο σεβασμό κι αν αποπνέει όμως σήμερα, δεν μπορεί να θεωρηθεί cool, ειδικά ανάμεσα στους νεότερους αναβάτες. (Πόσο cool μπορεί να είναι μια μοτοσυκλέτα με όπισθεν;). Η Honda το ξέρει από καιρό και έχει δοκιμάσει να επεκτείνει τη γοητεία της GW με πολύ τολμηρές μοτοσυκλέτες όπως το Valkyrie (F6C) και το Rune. Και μάλλον απέτυχε.

Θα αλλάξει την κατάσταση το νέο απογυμνωμένο Gold Wing F6B; Όλα εξαρτώνται από το ποιες χορδές της αμερικάνικης μοτοσυκλετιστικής ψυχής θα αγγίξει. Δεν είναι το πρώτο εξακύλινδρο custom της Honda, μπορεί όμως να είναι το πρώτο που έχει μια λογική.

Αυτή τη φορά ο «Ιάπωνας» (γιατί η μοτοσυκλέτα έχει σχεδιαστεί στο Κέντρο Σχεδιασμού της Honda στις ΗΠΑ) απέφυγε να δημιουργήσει ένα συνονθύλευμα αταίριαστων στοιχείων με αισθητική εποχής, πράγμα που ονόμασε τελικά Valkyrie. Απέφυγε επίσης να αντλήσει έμπνευση από κάποια ουτοπική space opera, δημιουργώντας ένα εξωπραγματικό «κάτι», που το βούτηξε στο χρώμιο και το κατέβασε στους δρόμους με την ονομασία Rune.

Για να λέμε την αλήθεια, πόσοι νομίζετε από τους Αμερικανούς που συνήθως καβαλάνε τέτοιες μοτοσυκλέτες, έχουν κάποια ιδέα για το τι σημαίνει Valkyrie και Rune; Η Honda πρέπει να μπερδεύτηκε, νομίζοντας ότι οι μοτοσυκλέτες θα πουληθούν στην Γερμανία.

Έτσι με την τρίτη και φαρμακερή προσπάθεια, η Honda έχει την ευκαιρία να πετύχει. Και αυτή τη φορά, ξεκινώντας από το απλό, εύληπτο όνομα. Η αισθητική της μοτοσυκλέτας, ένας Δράκος Κόμοδο με κομμένη την ουρά, μπορεί να θεωρηθεί αυθεντική «μετάφραση» του θρυλικού GW. Και η αυθεντικότητα είναι για τον Αμερικανό το παν, ειδικά όταν η λέξη αναφέρεται στις διαφημίσεις –στο ζήτημα αυτό πάντως δεν έχουμε άποψη, ας αποφασίσουν οι ενδιαφερόμενοι…

Ουσιαστικά λοιπόν το F6B είναι μια αισθητική άσκηση, κι ένας μάλλον ασφαλής τρόπος για να προσεγγίσει η Honda το πιο νεανικό κομμάτι των μοτοσυκλετιστών ή μηχανόβιων που γουστάρουν τέτοιες βιτσιόζικες κατασκευές.

Η πλατφόρμα είναι η ίδια με του GW, αλλά η σιλουέτα έχει αλλάξει εντυπωσιακά. Το τεράστιο μπαούλο πίσω από τη σέλα συνεπιβάτη έχει φάει κούρεμα, αλλά οι μεγάλες πλαϊνές βαλίτσεες έχουν παραμείνει. Το κάτω μισό του φέρινγκ έχει ανανεωθεί, έχοντας πιο έντονες γρίλιες απαγωγής του ζεστού αέρα, ενώ η «γκαραζόπορτα» που φορά για ζελατίνα το κλασικό Gold Wing έχει αντικατασταθεί από ένα «φρύδι».

Παντού σε πλαίσιο, κινητήρα και τροχούς, βλέπει κανείς μαύρες πινελιές, ενώ τα χρώματα που προσφέρονται είναι το γυαλιστερό κόκκινο και το γυαλιστερό μαύρο. Κάτω από το δέρμα πάντως, όλα έχουν παραμείνει ίδια. Ο επίπεδος εξακύλινδρος κινητήρας έρχεται απευθείας από το Gold Wing. Είναι τοποθετημένος μέσα σε ένα αλουμινένιο πλαίσιο γιγαντιαίων διαστάσεων, χαμηλά και μπροστά –η θέση αυτή κρατάει χαμηλά το κέντρο βάρους και συμβάλλει στην εύκολη αλλαγή κλίσης, αλλά και κατεύθυνσης.

Το βάρος ανέρχεται στα 382 kilos, 29 λιγότερα από της στάνταρ GL1800. Στον βασικό εξοπλισμό περιλαμβάνονται ηχητικό σύστημα με σύνδεση MP3/iPod, μεγάλη ψηφιακό οθόνη με Trip Computer, ρολόι, θερμοκρασία αέρα και τα χειριστήρια του ηχητικού συστήματος. Η ακριβή έκδοση Deluxe προσφέρει στον συνεπιβάτη μαξιλάρι πλάτης, κεντρικό σταντ, φλας που σβήνουν μόνα τους (!) και θερμαινόμενα γκριπ.

Source : newsbeast.gr
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FILM : "It's never too late"

 ..in the cinemas

Feelgood presents David Frankel's film titled "It's never too late" and starring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones which will premiere in theaters on Thursday 22 November 2012.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE – A sofa wedding

I can't tell you how heartwarming and uplifting it is to see a gentle, tender and intelligent film with top stars playing real people with real problems in the everyday world. The New York Observer, Rex Reed

Spectacularly well matched and coordinated with each other, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones deliver two of the most polished performances of the year. Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"It's Never Too Late" keeps in mind that the good ending is temporary. What the exuberant film gives the two protagonists is a renewed zest for life. And that is something that never gets old.Peter Travers , Rolling Stone

"It's Never Too Late" is a minor miracle. While the Hollywood tradition tends to treat sex as something titillating or idealized, as taboo or completely pornographic, finally someone made a movie that handles it in the most risque way possible: as the physical expression of intimacy between two imperfect adults. Ann Hornaday,Washington Post.

After the great box office and artistic success of "The Devil Wears Prada", the perfect duo, director David Frankel and star Meryl Streep reunite for a delightful comedy about a woman's unexpected decision to rekindle her sex life after 30 years of marriage. Written by the talented Vanessa Taylor (Game of Thrones) and co-starring the one and only Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell, "It's Never Too Late" in addition to amazing performances has all the ingredients of a bold film that can disarm even the most cynical.

Summary:
Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) they can be a loving couple,  but they suffer from all the symptoms of familiarity. After decades of married life, Kay feels the need to rekindle the passion between them. So, when he learns about a famous marriage counselor (Steve Carell) based in Great Hope Springs, a country town, she tries to convince her wary husband to leave with her for a week of intensive care. But this is only the beginning. However difficult it may be to get the stubborn and workaholic Arnold to accompany her on this journey of pleasure and discovery, the real challenge awaits them when they reach their destination. There, they will need to shed all their inhibitions and try, with their hearts, to rekindle the spark that once brought them together.
Duration: 100’

Trivia/Fun facts:
• Screenwriter Vanessa Taylor has gone through a lot for this script, after, as known, a good idea is not enough to make a movie. When she showed the first manuscript to her mentor, he told her to throw away the last ones 60 pages. Of course she didn't like that idea at all, but decided to take his advice and rewrote the final scene. After its completion, the script was circulated, as they say in Hollywood, but no one was choosing it. And then the script entered the so-called Black List. The Black List includes the most promising scripts circulating in Hollywood that have not yet been made into films.
• It was producer Guymon Casady who took the initiative to bring the script to light. He himself remembers: “My wife Robyn, who is also a screenwriter herself, had met Vanessa Taylor at a barbeque, resulting in Vanessa giving the script of Never Too Late to Robyn. A week later, we were lying in bed reading and my wife was engrossed in the script. When he finished it, he came back and said i know it's late, but you must read this script. It's amazing. I read it that night and fell in love with it and decided to take it on as a producer.".
• For the scenes, where the couple meets with the psychologist, the director thought that the best way to achieve a live, fresh and funny scene, was to avoid many rehearsals or in some cases no rehearsals at all. For Steve Carell this was a big challenge for obvious reasons. “Imagine! You sit across from Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones for a scene that has 9 pages and say “Action!” and you start. There was definitely an element of fear, and I think David wanted to capture that. But it was fun. I understand why David didn't want a lot of rehearsals. He wanted it to feel fresh and organic, and not that of the written script".
• The film has been shot exclusively in Connecticut. In the first three weeks, the scenes were shot in the office of Dr. Feld, for which an old factory was transformed into a conference space. Next came the scenes of the lead duo at their home in Omaha, in the hotel in Maine and in the room of a romantic inn.
• The script's fictional town of Great Hope Springs is set in an idyllic fishing village called Stonington. There, the crew had to intervene in some buildings for the needs of the scenario, while the locals not only watched the filming, but they also participated as extras.

Source : culturenow.gr