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...tracks, and in the use of accordion and euphonium. The different instruments tonally enrich the tracks, often creating beautiful oceans of sound and offering a refreshing alternative to Beirut’s contemporaries. However, the highlights of the album come when the clamor dies down and frontman Zach Condon is left singing accompanied only by one instrument. The ukulele of “The Penalty” comes like a cleansing sorbet after the decadence of the previous songs. “Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Route)” begins simply, but Condon can’t resist...
...stated in an interview with Business Week that you wanted the Wii to cost $100--instead of $250. Any chance we will see the price drop? -Toss Condon, Calgary, CanadaUnfortunately, I am not in the position to announce any changes in price, but the truth of the matter is that technology is something that gets more inexpensive over time...
...sorts of awards for Jennifer Hudson, and Lord knows it's got zazz. But Bill Condon's movie about a Supremes-like girl group lacks the thrill and threat of the 1981 Broadway musical sensation on which it was based. The picture has a second-half sag, maybe because it added so many new songs and story lines to accommodate all its stars. Nice try, guys; near miss...
...took home the Directors’ Guild award last week and the Golden Globe in January.Greengrass picked up a surprise nomination for his tasteful depiction of 9/11 events in “United 93,” snubbing “Dreamgirls” director Bill Condon and husband-and-wife team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for “Little Miss Sunshine.”Best Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Volver”; Judi Dench, “Notes on a Scandal”; Helen Mirren, “The Queen”; Meryl Streep...
Writer-director Bill Condon has made some compromises too: pumping up the role of a James Brownish belter to get Eddie Murphy more screen time, handing Beyonc a new ballad to even out a story that belongs to Effie. But, hey, that's show biz, and Dreamgirls has plenty of visual pizazz to match its cast's charisma. American Idol's Hudson is sensational, mixing tenderness and the truculence of an oughta-be star...