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Tag Archives: Harry Potter
A TOURIST ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
I woke up early, still on New York time, the Sunday morning of my Skiptown Film Festival visit in LA. The actors panel I was participating in was scheduled for 1pm, so I had time to play tourist on Hollywood … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Academy Awards, Alfred Hitchcock, All About Eve, Amy Adams, Bela Lugosi, Ben Hur, Billy Wilder, Boulevard, Brabra Streisand, Brokeback Mountain, Capitol Records, Carrie Fisher, Chinese Theater, Crash, Dolby Theater, Elizabeth Taylor, Fonda, Frances MacDormand, Gene Kelly, Gone With the Wind, Graumans, Harry Potter, Hollywood, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Durante, Joel Grey, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Katherine Hepburn, La La Land, Liberace, Lord of the Rings, Lou Costello, Mary Pickford, Meryl Streep, Orson Welles, Oscars, Peter Jackson, Peter Lorre, queen, Return of the King, Richard Burton, ruby slippers, RuPaul, Star Trek, stars, Steven Spielberg, sunrise, Susan Sarandon, The Godfather, Tim Robbins, Titanic, Village People, Vine, Walk of Fame, Walt Disney, Wings, Yma sumac
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TIGER LILIES MUSIC QUIZ
Lily Song Query 1: Who is the classic Hollywood star here singing about Lily Marlene? (As ever with these quizzes, the answers can be found tucked in the tags below) Tiger Song Query 1: Name the boxing movie that … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On
Tagged Alexandre Desplat, Ang Lee, Carnival, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Deathly Hallows Part 2, Eye of the Tiger, flowers, Harry Potter, Kate Bush, Life of Pi, Lily, Lily Allen, Lily James, Lily Marlene, Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again", Marlene Dietrich, Mychael Danna, Nathalie Merchant, photography, Rocky 3, Tan Dun, The Red Shoes, tiger, tiger lily
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WIZARDS AT THE LYRIC
My birthday present – my quite extravagant birthday present to myself – was tickets to the two-part all day performance of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at the Lyric Theatre in New York. And since today is Harry Potter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Lyricism, Live! On Stage
Tagged birthday, Broadway, cgi, Cursed Child, Fantasy, Frozen, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, illusion, J. K. Rowling, Keep the Secrets, Let It Go, Lyric Theatre, magic, Olivier Award, stagecraft, staircases, Time, Time Management, Tony Award
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MARCHING FOR OUR LIVES IN NYC
March 24 – March For Our Lives – Millions are on the streets in the USA. Here are some impressions from New York City. With appropriate and inappropriate songs that went through my head as Ed and I participated. … Continue reading
Posted in Melodies Linger On, Notes in the News
Tagged A Part Hate, AR-15, Central Park West, Cyndi Lauper, Deathly Hallows, Ed Elder, Foster the People, gun control, Happiness is a Warm Gun, Harry Potter, Imagine, John Lennon, March 24, March for our Lives, New York City, Nick Cave, NRA, O Children, Paul McCartney, Protest, Pumped Up Kicks, school shootings, The Beatles
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WATER LILIES (Pics and Tunes)
Testing out the new camera at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Lily #1 (for details on the “Lily” songs, check on the “tags” at the bottom of the post) Lily #2
So, Apparently the Corpse of Harry Potter Washed Up on a Beach
SPOILER AND ODOR ALERT: The following contains details of the movie Swiss Army Man, starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe, as well as of the Harry Potter series which many will consider spoilers. As well as ghastly many references to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism
Tagged canon, corpse, Daniel Radcliffe, dead body, Deatheater, Dobby, Expelliarmus, farts, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, magic, Paul Dano, spells, Spielberg, Swiss Army Man
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Notes from a Composer 