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The Dude Abides

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf Move over, Jeff Bridges, there’s a new guy in town. Okay, he’s been here a coupla years already, but he still rocks. Indeed, for those who aren’t yet familiar with Gustavo Dudamel, the Venezuelan-born hotshot music director … Continue reading →

Posted in 60 MINUTES, Beethoven, DEBORAH BORDA, DISNEY HALL, FRANK GEHRY, GUSTAVO DUDAMEL, JAY LENO, JOHN ADAMS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN, LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, MAHLER, NICHOLAS SLONIMSKY, PINK’S, THE DUDE | Comments Off on The Dude Abides

Actress’s Daughter

Posted on January 5, 2011 by admin

By Mary Lyn Maiscott I found Gwyneth Paltrow’s rendition of “Country Strong” (the theme from her upcoming movie of the same name) on the CMA awards a couple of months ago rather endearing. She was obviously nervous—despite, according to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Strong, Faith Hill, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Canter | Comments Off on Actress’s Daughter

O, Blog Divine: Ring Out the Old, Bring On the New

Posted on January 3, 2011 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf Greetings, blogophiles, and welcome to my second annual best/worst list (with less on the latter, in keeping with my new positive ‘tude). In any case, I’m thrilled to say that since I finally learned how to post, … Continue reading →

Posted in BLACK SWAN, COLIN FIRTH, DAVID FINCHER, DIAVOLO, FACEBOOK, JACQUES HEIM, JESSE EISENBERG, JULIE TAYMOR, KUSC-FM, L.A. OPERA, MARK TAPER FORUM, Natalie Portman, NEW YORK TIMES, TILDA SWINTON, TRUE GRIT | Comments Off on O, Blog Divine: Ring Out the Old, Bring On the New

Black Swan Redux & Blessings Galore

Posted on December 31, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf Who knew that we at The Looseleaf Report would be so completely and utterly tuned in to the zeitgeist at the end of 2010. And being a dance critic certainly didn’t hurt, at least not when it … Continue reading →

Posted in BENJAMIN MILLEPIED, BLACK SWAN, CHARLES BUSCH, DARREN ARONOFSKY, GEORGE CARLIN, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO, Natalie Portman, SHOWGIRLS | Comments Off on Black Swan Redux & Blessings Galore

Somewhere Gets Lost…

Posted on December 22, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf …but not in translation. Sofia Coppola is part of a celluloid dynasty. And while she, thankfully, gave up an acting career whose risibility climaxed in 1990’s The Godfather: Part III, directed by her father, Francis Ford Coppola, … Continue reading →

Posted in CHATEAU MARMONT, ELLE FANNING, FERRARI, FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, PHOENIX, SOFIA COPPOLA, SOMEWHERE, STEPHEN DORFF, THE GODFATHER | Comments Off on Somewhere Gets Lost…

Heartfelt Harmonies for the Holidays – and Whenever!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf Cuddle up in front of a cozy fire, crank up your CD player and get swooped away by the power of music – courtesy of Harmonia Mundi USA. And who knew that this wonderful indie music label … Continue reading →

Posted in BALANCHINE, DANIELE GATTI, HARMONIA MUNDI, JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS, JULIE TAYMOR, LYON, METROPOLITAN OPERA, Mozart, RENE JACOBS, SHOWTIME, SPIDER MAN, TCHAIKOVSKY, THE TUDORS | Comments Off on Heartfelt Harmonies for the Holidays – and Whenever!

Just Kids = Just Brilliant

Posted on December 20, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf Poet, musician, voice of a generation. I’m not talking Bob Dylan, though he, too, is decidedly all of the above, but I speak of the one and only Patti Smith. A gorgeous love story, a heartbreaking elegy … Continue reading →

Posted in ANDY WARHOL, Bob Dylan, DYLAN THOMAS, ECCO, HOTEL CHELSEA, JUST KIDS, NEW YORK CITY, PATTI SMITH, ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE | Comments Off on Just Kids = Just Brilliant

Pointe Blank: The Tragedy of Black Swan

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf Waterboarding is nothing compared to wearing pointe shoes. Or at least that’s what Natalie Portman would have us believe of her Nina Sayers, the ballerina she portrays in Darren Aronofsky’s latest flick, Black Swan. Indeed, the gorgeous … Continue reading →

Posted in APOLLO’S ANGELS, BARBARA HERSHEY, BENJAMIN MILLEPIED, BLACK SWAN, DARREN ARONOFSKY, JENNIFER HOMANS, MILA KUNIS, Natalie Portman, NIJINSKY, PAVLOVA, VINCENT CASSEL, WINONA RYDER | 4 Comments

On Swans, Seasons Greetings and Boxed Sets: Calling All Balletomanes

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf With swans in the air, or at least on screen (my review of the new Darren Aronofsky film, Black Swan, is coming, not to worry, while in L.A. Opera’s misguided premiere of Lohengrin, peeps sing about the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALICIA ALONSO, BLACK SWAN, BUD CORT, DARREN ARONOFSKY, FIDEL CASTRO, FIRST RUN FEATURES, KNOPF, LOHENGRIN, LOS ANGELES OPERA, NIJINSKY, NUREYEV, PAVLOVA, SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA, VAI, VLADIMIR MALAKHOV | Comments Off on On Swans, Seasons Greetings and Boxed Sets: Calling All Balletomanes

Start Him Up: Keith Richards Spills the Book Beans

Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf A drug-saturated, ego-obsessed, musical and literary roller coaster ride, Keith Richards’ 469-page tome, Life, published by Little, Brown and Company (564 pages counting the index), has been touted as a memoir of Proustian proportions, his madeleines a … Continue reading →

Posted in CHARLIE CRIST, KEITH RICHARDS, LOUIS VUITTON, MICK JAGGER, PROUST, THE DOORS, THE ROLLING STONES | Comments Off on Start Him Up: Keith Richards Spills the Book Beans