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Pink Martini On Mountain Stage

Pink Martini returns to Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Clay Center in Charleston, W.Va. Originally founded in 1994 as a performance ensemble to liven up political fundraisers, the Oregon-based group has since grown into an international sensation with its cosmopolitan mix of classical, lounge and pop-jazz. The group has collaborated with a range of artists and styles over the years, whether it’s recreating nightclub magic with Carol Channing, singing German lullabies with the von Trapps or starting singalongs with the original cast of Sesame Street.

After sitting in with over 500 orchestras around the world and performing at (if not selling out) opera houses and music halls, the critically-acclaimed “little orchestra” makes its third appearance on Mountain Stage with a mix of new favorites and old standards from its multilingual, multi-genre repertoire.

Pink Martini’s ninth studio release is Je Dis Oui!, out now on the band’s own label, Heinz Records, and featuring guest vocals from fashion guru Ikram Goldman, multi-instrumentalist Rufus Wainwright and NPR’s own Ari Shapiro.

SET LIST

  • “Amado Mio”
  • “The Butterfly Song”
  • “Joli Garçon”
  • “Ov Sirun Sirun”
  • “Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler”
  • “Askim Bahardi”
  • “Yo Te Quiero Siempre”
  • “Una Notte A Napoli”
  • “Hey Eugene”
  • “Pata Pata”
  • “Malaguena”
  • “Brasil”

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Today in Movie Culture: Rob Liefeld Draws Josh Brolin as Cable, Behind the Cars of 'Fast and the Furious' and More

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Casting Rendition of the Day:

Cable creator Rob Liefeld drew Josh Brolin as the character, whom the actor be playing in Deadpool 2:

Cable. #robliefeld #marvel #xforce #robliefeldcreations #cable #deadpool

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Craftwork of the Day:

Watch Dennis McCarthy explain every vehicle that he built for the Fast and the Furious movies in this video for Wired:

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

With Split out on video today, Honest Trailers put it all together that M. Night Shyamalan still isn’t completely great again:

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Bad Film Analysis of the Day:

Find out the hidden meaning of Arrival from an alien in the future in the latest Earthling Cinema:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Edgar Wright, who turns 43 today, with zombie extra Mark Donovan on the set of 2004’s Shaun of the Dead:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Candice Drouet highlights the beautiful set design of Wes Anderson movies in her new Really Dim video:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

For Fandor Keyframe, Philip Brubaker shows us what it is to be Michael Caine:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We may never get Ron Perlman as Hellboy again, but we will always have great cosplayers in the role, like this one (via Fashionably Geek):

Supercut of the Day:

When one art showcases another, here’s a supercut of architecture in cinema by editor Jorge Luengo:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week is the 30th anniversary of the release of Project X starring Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt and a bunch of chimpanzees. Watch the original trailer for the movie below.

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Today in Movie Culture: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Parodies and Easter Eggs, 'Inception' Score at Coachella and More

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Trailer Reaction of the Day:

Darth Blender had Darth Vader watch the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer. He had some expected responses:

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Movie Poster Parodies of the Day:

Speaking of The Last Jedi, fans are having a lot of fun changing the poster, including one for Masters of the Universe II below. See more at the designated hashtag.

DC and Warner, thank me later. #MakeTheLastJediPosterBetter pic.twitter.com/cib5BBxLkg

— Audel Ross Almazan (@Aurozan) April 15, 2017

Easter Eggs of the Day:

Also, here’s Mr. Sunday with the essential look at Easter eggs and other things you may have missed in the Last Jedi trailer:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Also, here’s the Last Jedi trailer side by side with similar imagery from Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Finally, here’s the obligatory Lego version of the Last Jedi trailer from Huxley Berg Studios:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Olivia Hussey, who turns 66 today, rides a bicycle in costume on the set of Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet:

Cosplay of the Day:

Now for something related to another Star Wars movie, here are some cosplayers at Star Wars Celebration spontaneously re-creating the final Darth Vader scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (via Fashionably Geek):

Fans at @SW_Celebration do a most impressive recreation of THAT scene from #RogueOnepic.twitter.com/HiZpsK9igg

— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) April 15, 2017

Live Music Performance of the Day:

Hans Zimmer and an orchestra performed his music from the score for Christopher Nolan’s Inception (via Geek Tyrant):

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Craftwork of the Day:

Ironhead Studio founder Jose Fernandez shows off costumes they did for Batman v Superman, Goosebumps and more:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of The Babe. Watch the original trailer for the classic biopic below.

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Best of the Week: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and 'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailers and More

The Important News

Star Wars: Carrie Fisher , Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Transformers: The Last Knight, 3 Generations, Heal the Living, Atomic Blonde, Detroit, Beatriz at Dinner, The Wizard of Lies, Baby Driver and The Hitman’s Bodyguard.

Movie Clips: Unforgettable.

Movie Posters:This week’s best new posters.

Movie Poster Parodies: Going in Style spoofs The Fast and the Furious and The Hitman’s Bodyguard lampoons The Bodyguard.

Mashups:Batman watches the Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Thor meets Edward Scissorhands, Star Wars vs. Predator vs. Alien, Star Wars vs. The Lord of the Rings and John McClane vs. the Joker.

Reworked Trailers: The Fate of the Furious redone as a Mario Kart movie.

Easter Eggs: Thor: Ragnarok.

Supercuts:The sounds of Star Wars and beach scenes in movies.

Memes: The cast of Black Panther take the Get Out Challenge.

Fan Theories: Moana is Maui’s daughter in Moana.

Casting Renderings: Josh Brolin as Cable.

Our Features

Star Wars Celebration Coverage: We rounded up our and others’ social media posts from Star Wars Celebration.

Marvel Movie Guide: We dug into the back story of Jeff Goldblum’s Thor: Ragnarok character.

Comic Book Movie Guide: We listed the actors with the best second chances at superhero movie stardom.

Geek Movie Guide: We recapped all you need to know about the Fast and the Furious movies.

Horror Movie Guide: We rounded up all the latest horror movie news and trailers.

Interview: Doug Jones on The Bye Bye Man and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.

Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.

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Today in Movie Culture: Thor Meets Edward Scissorhands, Jedi vs. Wolverine, a Better 'Logan' Ending and More

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Fake Deleted Scene of the Day:

Aldo Jones made up this deleted scene from the Thor: Ragnarok trailer showing how Thor got his haircut from Edward Scissorhands:

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Movie Science of the Day:

In honor of Star Wars Celebration, Kyle Hill scientifically explains whether or not a lightsaber could cut through Wolverine’s adamantium claws:

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Alternate Ending of the Day:

Speaking of Wolverine, here’s an alternative way that Logan should have ended:

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Fan Build of the Day:

This Mickey Mouse mecha suit was built with Lego bricks and submitted to Lego Ideas by Julius von Brunk (via Geek Tyrant):

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons why Fast & Furious 6 is pretty much the same movie as Gone in 60 Seconds:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

Speaking of the Fast and the Furious movies, Burger Fiction chronicles the evolution of Dwayne Johnson through the new sequel and this summer’s Baywatch:

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Supercut of the Day:

Speaking of Baywatch, Darth Blender has a great new mashup supercut of beach scenes in movies, all of them witnessed by Sheriff Brody from Jaws:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Stanley Donen, who turns 93 today, between Donald O’Connor and Gene Kelly on the set of Singin’ in the Rain in 1951:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Get ready for the return of Twin Peaks next month with this video showcasing the visual references and artistry found in David Lynch movies (via Film School Rejects):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 55th anniversary of the premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Watch the original trailer for the classic Western below.

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Today in Movie Culture: John McClane Vs. the Joker, Imagining Jude Law as Dumbledore and More

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Mashup of the Day:

Die Hard‘s John McClane has a chat over the phone with Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight in this clever mashup:

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

Fandor celebrated the news that Jude Law will be young Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel with this Photoshop rending of what he might look like:

?Yer a wizard, Jude! #Dumbledorepic.twitter.com/Ms9qgsuvyo

— Fandor (@Fandor) April 12, 2017

Cosplay of the Day:

Meet cosplayers dressed as sisters Gamora and Nebula from Guardians of the Galaxy in the latest edition of Tyrants of Cosplay:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who passed away yesterday, sits behind the camera, with actor Steve Martin and director Frank Oz on the set of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in 1988:

Actor in the Spotlight:

The British Film Institute presents Jack Nicholson’s guide to being Jack Nicholson:

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Studio Showcase of the Day:

Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki coming out of retirement, Distractotron chronicles the history of Studio Ghibli:

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Poster Parody of the Day:

Going in Style is attempting to take on The Fate of the Furious in their second weekend with posters lampooning the latter’s franchise like the one below.

Movie Food of the Day:

Now it’s Binging With Babish’s turn to show us how to make great ramen inspired by Tampopo:

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Fan Art of the Day:

If you love 1980s movies set in the Big Apple, then you’ll love this panting by artist Sam Gibney (via Scott Weinberg/80s All Over):

Well this took a while! Finally completed this 80s Times Square populated by classic movie characters, as if they all existed in the same universe. It was certainly a challenge but naturally a very fun project too! The piece is actually 55″ wide (!) so I’ll reveal a few of the details in other posts, and I guess on Twitter I’ll be able to share the whole thing a bit larger. This is a one-off so I’m afraid won’t be available. Thanks to @mrwistles for the concept and commission. #gilbey80snyc #timessquare #nyc #sketching #illustration #80s #digitalart #digitalpainting #photoshop @photoshop #citydrawing #newyork #newyorkart #newyorkdrawing #newyorkpainting #citypainting #instaart #illustratorsofinstagram #illustratorsoninstsgram #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #80smovies #ghostbusters #threemenandababy #gremlins #brewstermillions

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 55th anniversary of the release of Cape Fear, starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. Watch the original trailer for the classic thriller below.

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Today in Movie Culture: Batman Watches 'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailer, 'Star Wars' vs. 'Lord of the Rings' and More

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Trailer Reaction of the Day:

Batman and Wonder Woman watch the new Thor: Ragnarok trailer with concern in this funny mashup from Movieclips:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Speaking of the Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Mr. Sunday Movies comes through with another enjoyably highlight of Easter eggs and other things we missed:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

In honor of The Fate of the Furious arriving in theaters this week, here’s a photo of the cast on the set of the original Fast and the Furious from 2000:

Crossover of the Day:

Darth Vader works for Sauron in this epic mashup from Alex Luthor pitting Star Wars characters against The Lord of the Rings characters:

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Takedown of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, Honest Trailers reminds us Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is just another faulty prequel:

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Audio Book Trailer of the Day:

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are reprising their roles as Scully and Mulder for a new X-Files audiobook, and here they are to introduce it in a teaser (via Variety):

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Movie Food of the Day:

In the third installment of Fandor’s new Film to Table series, Jason Roberts shows us how to make the perfect red sauce from Goodfellas:

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Cosplay of the Day:

This cosplaying duo is in need of sharing as we approach the 20th anniversary and a 4K re-release of The Fifth Element (via Fashionably Geek):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

MatPat of The Film Theorists makes a strong case that the title character of Moana is not a mortal human and is in fact the daughter of Maui:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Anaconda. Watch the original trailer for the camp classic below.

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Today in Movie Culture: Darth Vader vs. Alien vs. Predator, the Sounds of 'Star Wars' and More

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Mashup of the Day:

In the latest amazing mashup from Antonio Maria da Silva, Darth Vader fights the Predator, a Xenomorph and his younger self:

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Supercut of the Day:

Art of the Film celebrates the award-winning sound design of the Star Wars movies in this supercut of isolated sound effects:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Daisy Ridley, who turns 25 today, sits with the rest of the director and main cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in an April 2014 photo that feels so much older than it is:

Film Trivia of the Day:

With The Fate of the Furious out in theaters this week, here’s a bunch of trivia about the Fast and the Furious franchise from CineFix:

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Blooper Reel of the Day:

Speaking of The Fate of the Furious, check out some bloopers and B-roll footage from the making of the new sequel:

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Genre Studies Lesson of the Day:

See the evolution of sci-fi cinema in this montage from Pedro Besteiro chronicling the path from The Trip to the Moon to Interstellar:

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Filmmaking Lesson of the Day:

For Frame by Frame, Kyle highlights why Logan is the best Marvel movie ever and why it’s going to look great in black and white:

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Character in Close-Up:

Speaking of Logan, here’s a montage paying tribute to Wolverine’s 17 years on the big screen from fan Oleg Alabin:

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Movie Food of the Day:

In the second episode of Fandor’s Film to Table, Jason Roberts shows us how to make a Cubano sandwich from Chef:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of Newsies. Watch the original trailer for the cult classic musical below.

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Best of the Week: Arnold Schwarzennegger on the Future of His Franchises, Alternate Movie History and More

The Important News

DC Extended Universe: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Annabelle: Creation, Ingrid Goes West, King Arthur, Bang! The Bert Berns Story, Folk Hero & Funny Guy and All Eyez on Me.

Behind the Scenes: Michael Bay shows why we should see Transformers: The Last Knight in IMAX 3D and The Fate of the Furious gets three new featurettes.

Movie Clips: Rupture.

Movie Posters:This week’s best new posters.

Movie Parodies: Jurassic World with parkour and all the Wolverine movies rated R.

Movie Recaps: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story retold in Lego and all the Fast and the Furious movies recapped.

Mashups: It meets The Cat in the Hat, Batman meets The Matrix, Will Smith in The Matrix and Guardians of the Galaxy meets I Am Legend.

Reworked Trailers: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in Lego, Spider-Man: Homecoming sweded.

Remade Movie Scenes:A teen recreated the opening to La La Land to ask Emma Stone to prom.

Dream Casting Depictions:Emma Stone as Batgirl.

Supercuts: Movie theater scenes in movies, the sounds of the Harry Potter franchise and the best cosplay of WonderCon.

Our Features

Monthly Movie Calendar: Our guide to all the new releases and anniversaries in April.

Geek Movie Guide: We highlighted everything geeks have to look forward to in April.

Comic Book Movie Guide: We examined whether Superman will come back to life in Justice League.

RIP: We remembered all the reel-important people we lost in March.

Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And our guide to all the best new indies and foreign films on DVD.

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Today in Movie Culture: 'The Matrix' Recast With Will Smith, Mark Hamill Hilariously Redubs Han Solo Dialogue and More

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Recast Movie of the Day:

What if Will Smith hadn’t turned down the part of Neo in The Matrix? The Unusual Suspect shows us what that looks like in this terrific mashup:

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Redubbed Movie of the Day:

In the latest edition of Bad Lip Readings, Mark Hamill guest-voices Han Solo’s lines in a redub of Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

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Movie Franchise Parody of the Day:

Since Logan is so popular with its R rating, XVP Comedy added R-rated content to the other Wolverine movies:

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Movie Franchise Recap of the Day:

With The Fate of the Furious coming out in a week, Burger Fiction runs through the evolution of the Fast and the Furious franchise:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Barry Levinson, who turns 75 today, directs Steve Guttenberg and Tim Daly on the set of Diner in 1981:

Actor in the Spotlight:

While promoting the home video release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Alan Tudyk reprises his voice roles from Zootopia, Frozen and more (via Geek Tyrant):

Movie Deconstruction of the Day:

This video by Zackery Ramos-Taylor shows the brilliant mirroring of shots in the two halves of Lion through side-by-side comparison:

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Fan Art of the Day:

Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts shared this tribute to both his movie and his beard:

This fan art of Kong with a beard cracks me up. pic.twitter.com/8XlQbnn8HE

— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) April 6, 2017

Cross-Promotion of the Day:

Baby Groot and the Geico Gecko team up to sell car insurance and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in this cute new ad (via Geek Tyrant):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

With the remake of Going in Style opening this week, check out the trailer for the 1979 original starring George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg:

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