American Football probably couldn’t have predicted that the house featured on the cover of their 1999 self-titled debut album would become one of the most recognizable landmarks in indie rock. When the band got word recently that the suburban Illinois property was on the market, they decided there was only one thing to do: Buy it themselves before developers could.
Aptly nicknamed “The American Football House,” no members of the band actually ever lived at 704 W. High Street in Urbana. But some acquaintances did, and for whatever reason, the band’s photographer pal Chris Strong figured a gloomy picture of its top floor would make for a solid album cover. The house has since been considered a piece of emo history, which evidently isn’t recognized in the real estate biz.
“Last fall we received word that 704 W High Street in Urbana might be sold soon,” American Football wrote on Twitter Friday.
Aptly nicknamed “The American Football House,” no members of the band actually ever lived at 704 W. High Street in Urbana. But some acquaintances did, and for whatever reason, the band’s photographer pal Chris Strong figured a gloomy picture of its top floor would make for a solid album cover. The house has since been considered a piece of emo history, which evidently isn’t recognized in the real estate biz.
“Last fall we received word that 704 W High Street in Urbana might be sold soon,” American Football wrote on Twitter Friday.
- 5/5/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” has won the award for best long form at the British Animation Awards 2022.
Locksmith, which was founded by by Aardman Animations veterans Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart alongside Elisabeth Murdoch, picked up the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
The awards took place at London’s BFI Southbank and were presented by comedian Miles Jupp.
Other winners on the night included Magic Light Pictures, for their adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and Scheffler’s “Pip and Posy,” while production co-ordinator Hodan Abdi picked up the Lamb award, which “bridges the gap between current categories which recognise student achievements and general best-in-class awards, and is open to any young professionals working in the animation and VFX industry.”
And 86-year-old Menna Trussler beat out Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais and Ben Wishaw to take home the award for best voice performance,...
Locksmith, which was founded by by Aardman Animations veterans Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart alongside Elisabeth Murdoch, picked up the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
The awards took place at London’s BFI Southbank and were presented by comedian Miles Jupp.
Other winners on the night included Magic Light Pictures, for their adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and Scheffler’s “Pip and Posy,” while production co-ordinator Hodan Abdi picked up the Lamb award, which “bridges the gap between current categories which recognise student achievements and general best-in-class awards, and is open to any young professionals working in the animation and VFX industry.”
And 86-year-old Menna Trussler beat out Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais and Ben Wishaw to take home the award for best voice performance,...
- 3/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Episode 25 of 52: In which Kate confronts Angela Lansbury onscreen and the Blacklist offscreen and manages to beat both.
Early on, I stated that sometimes Kate’s career seems charmed. I’d venture 1948 is one of those charmed years. As we saw last week, Song of Love failed--Kate’s first failure at MGM. Yet some strange circumstances and good luck landed Kate in State of the Union, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. I say “good luck” because in the fall of 1947, the storm that would become the Hollywood Blacklist was brewing, and Kate nearly got caught in the center of it.
Though not as cloyingly obvious as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - no light from the Lincoln Memorial in this film - State of the Union nevertheless delivers the classic Capra Corn package: nostalgia, patriotism, and a happy ending snatched from the jaws of tragedy at the last second.
Early on, I stated that sometimes Kate’s career seems charmed. I’d venture 1948 is one of those charmed years. As we saw last week, Song of Love failed--Kate’s first failure at MGM. Yet some strange circumstances and good luck landed Kate in State of the Union, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. I say “good luck” because in the fall of 1947, the storm that would become the Hollywood Blacklist was brewing, and Kate nearly got caught in the center of it.
Though not as cloyingly obvious as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - no light from the Lincoln Memorial in this film - State of the Union nevertheless delivers the classic Capra Corn package: nostalgia, patriotism, and a happy ending snatched from the jaws of tragedy at the last second.
- 6/18/2014
- by Anne Marie
- FilmExperience
Special From
By Barbara Lovenheim
It seems improbable for a new slant on Katharine Hepburn to emerge, but the upcoming exhibit Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center and the five excellent essays in the new Skira/Rizzoli companion book "Katharine Hepburn: Rebel Chic" are provocative and eye-opening. Contrary to Hepburn’s public image as an indifferent fashion rebel who wore slacks in public years before pant suits came into vogue, Hepburn cultivated her counter-culture image deliberately and with great precision when she became aware of its publicity value, eventually ordering custom-made slacks and shoes and, on the sly, ordering handmade French lingerie.
“I think you should pretend you don’t care,” she once remarked to Garbo, who captivated Hollywood with her mannish suits, hats, and Ferragamo flat-heeled shoes. “But it’s the most outrageous pretense.
By Barbara Lovenheim
It seems improbable for a new slant on Katharine Hepburn to emerge, but the upcoming exhibit Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center and the five excellent essays in the new Skira/Rizzoli companion book "Katharine Hepburn: Rebel Chic" are provocative and eye-opening. Contrary to Hepburn’s public image as an indifferent fashion rebel who wore slacks in public years before pant suits came into vogue, Hepburn cultivated her counter-culture image deliberately and with great precision when she became aware of its publicity value, eventually ordering custom-made slacks and shoes and, on the sly, ordering handmade French lingerie.
“I think you should pretend you don’t care,” she once remarked to Garbo, who captivated Hollywood with her mannish suits, hats, and Ferragamo flat-heeled shoes. “But it’s the most outrageous pretense.
- 10/12/2012
- by NYCityWoman.com
- Huffington Post
If you like to look inside an actor's world, start following Tim Roth on Twitter.
The "Lie to Me" star only joined the microblogging movement on Aug. 11, but he's making up for lost time.
The dude is going twitpic crazy (well, technically yfrog), and he's constantly sharing photos of co-stars, his morning coffee and other pictures on the Fox set. Like minutiae? He's got it. Tuesday night, he posted this one pic:
Kelli Williams looks great, even in this dark and grainy photo. Other than that, it looks pretty unremarkable ... except for that one director's chair. Who in the world is "Chicken Legs"?
In response to all the queries, Roth explains via Twitter, "chicken legs is our fantastic one of a kid gaffer!!!"
A rep from Fox confirms that Chris Strong, gaffer extraordinaire, is Chicken Legs, so named for his skinny legs. The gaffer heads the electrical department on set.
The "Lie to Me" star only joined the microblogging movement on Aug. 11, but he's making up for lost time.
The dude is going twitpic crazy (well, technically yfrog), and he's constantly sharing photos of co-stars, his morning coffee and other pictures on the Fox set. Like minutiae? He's got it. Tuesday night, he posted this one pic:
Kelli Williams looks great, even in this dark and grainy photo. Other than that, it looks pretty unremarkable ... except for that one director's chair. Who in the world is "Chicken Legs"?
In response to all the queries, Roth explains via Twitter, "chicken legs is our fantastic one of a kid gaffer!!!"
A rep from Fox confirms that Chris Strong, gaffer extraordinaire, is Chicken Legs, so named for his skinny legs. The gaffer heads the electrical department on set.
- 8/18/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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