Rio [REVIEW]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind the Proscenium, Kimmo Mustonenen, Carlos Saldanha, Earl Rickey Jones, Todd Jones, Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper, Karen Disher, Jason Fricchione, Sofia Scarpa Saldanha, Leslie Mann, Kelly Keaton, Jesse Eisenberg, Wanda Sykes, Jane Lynch, Rodrigo Santoro, Gracinha Leporace, Jamie Foxx, Will.I.Am, Phil Miler, Anne Hathaway, Bernardo de Paula, Renato D'Angelo, Carlos Ponce, Jeffrey Garcia, Jake T. Austin, Davi Vieira, Jermaine Clement, Thomas Wilson, Cindy Slattery, Justine Warwick, George Lopez, Bebel Gilberto, Judah Friedlander, Francisco Ramos, Tim Nordquist, Miriam Wallen, Tracy Morgan, Sergio Mendes, Ester Dean, Priscilla Avila, Anzolin Borges, Claudia Bretas, Carlinhos Brown, Ubirajara de Castro, Shanti Cordeiro, Andrea de Oliveira, Jean Gilpin, Nicolas Guest, Rif Hutton, Mina Olivera, Adriana Souza, Matthew Wolf, Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin, John Powell, Renato Falcao, Harry Hitner

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind the Proscenium, Kimmo Mustonenen, Carlos Saldanha, Earl Rickey Jones, Todd Jones, Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper, Karen Disher, Jason Fricchione, Sofia Scarpa Saldanha, Leslie Mann, Kelly Keaton, Jesse Eisenberg, Wanda Sykes, Jane Lynch, Rodrigo Santoro, Gracinha Leporace, Jamie Foxx, Will.I.Am, Phil Miler, Anne Hathaway, Bernardo de Paula, Renato D'Angelo, Carlos Ponce, Jeffrey Garcia, Jake T. Austin, Davi Vieira, Jermaine Clement, Thomas Wilson, Cindy Slattery, Justine Warwick, George Lopez, Bebel Gilberto, Judah Friedlander, Francisco Ramos, Tim Nordquist, Miriam Wallen, Tracy Morgan, Sergio Mendes, Ester Dean, Priscilla Avila, Anzolin Borges, Claudia Bretas, Carlinhos Brown, Ubirajara de Castro, Shanti Cordeiro, Andrea de Oliveira, Jean Gilpin, Nicolas Guest, Rif Hutton, Mina Olivera, Adriana Souza, Matthew Wolf, Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin, John Powell, Renato Falcao, Harry HitnerRio by Kimmo Mustonenen

The title is the River of Rio de Janeiro, the “Marvelous City” which returns a macaw to mate with the last female of her species.

The problem is that the parrot said, Blu her name, was kidnapped in a child’s jungle home, ended up in cold Minnesota, does not fly and got used to a comfort level that Brazil can not give, not to mention the having to do with a future girlfriend dust cleaned, a tribe of monkeys with kleptomania and a psychotic cockatoo.

Blu is the star of the new long animated Blue Sky Studios, author of Ice Age which confirms the extreme solidity and consistency of style “house” is the construction of dialogues and intelligent characters that makes the difference and raises the story of four “fish out of water” (or, rather, “parrot out of the jungle”) above the banality derivative.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Behind the Proscenium, Kimmo Mustonenen, Carlos Saldanha, Earl Rickey Jones, Todd Jones, Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper, Karen Disher, Jason Fricchione, Sofia Scarpa Saldanha, Leslie Mann, Kelly Keaton, Jesse Eisenberg, Wanda Sykes, Jane Lynch, Rodrigo Santoro, Gracinha Leporace, Jamie Foxx, Will.I.Am, Phil Miler, Anne Hathaway, Bernardo de Paula, Renato D'Angelo, Carlos Ponce, Jeffrey Garcia, Jake T. Austin, Davi Vieira, Jermaine Clement, Thomas Wilson, Cindy Slattery, Justine Warwick, George Lopez, Bebel Gilberto, Judah Friedlander, Francisco Ramos, Tim Nordquist, Miriam Wallen, Tracy Morgan, Sergio Mendes, Ester Dean, Priscilla Avila, Anzolin Borges, Claudia Bretas, Carlinhos Brown, Ubirajara de Castro, Shanti Cordeiro, Andrea de Oliveira, Jean Gilpin, Nicolas Guest, Rif Hutton, Mina Olivera, Adriana Souza, Matthew Wolf, Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin, John Powell, Renato Falcao, Harry HitnerThe rest is the high quality animation, here overseen by Carlos Saldanha, a veteran of the studio, capable of introducing an ecological agenda and refresh the clichés of Corcovado tour, carnival, samba and football without that thing in the tombe postcard.

Above all, there is a lush use of color and texture that explodes in the extraordinary musical numbers written by Carlinhos Brown and choreographed as if Busby Berkeley had risen to draw geometries possible with exotic birds. 

Rio is a delight that, without reaching the heights of Pixar confirms that Blue Sky is earning points to the competitor Dreamworks.

Children will not have mind confusion – whole family fun will make family fun, fun again.  This is Rio!

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Water For Elephants

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Greetings, faithful readers.  There is much news (and much change!) at Behind the Proscenium.  We have moved – emotionally and physically.  Physically, from New York (the Big Apple – I love Appletinis) to Los Angeles (The Big ? – but I’ll take the margaritas).  Emotionally, from despair, to hope, to triumph.  More on that later.

Since I have been so busy, I have chosen a guest reviewer (to review our first motion picture!) – a delicious man from Finland.  Kimmo Mustonenen is very well known in the critical community as a critic’s critic.  So today, as we emerge from Behind The Proscenium, I present to you Kimmo Mustonenen’s brilliant review of “Water For Elephants”.

Take it away, Kimmo!

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“Water For Elephants” Review – by Kimmo Mustonenen

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano, Sara GruenIt all started when I saw the Twilight Saga, familiar to Robert Pattinson a magazine for young women pages.

No, I do not usually read those magazines – it just happened to come accept a job in the coffee room.  Really.

Pages of a magazine was waiting for a surprise, which caused almost obsessive interest in young Mr. Pattinson’s new “Elephant Water” films. 

Robert Pattinson – hysteria & circuses, cried the magazine title and the star of the picture proudly displayed a big smile while both hands onto a giant elephant intrusive nasal.

Article caused great wonderment in my mind and raised questions.  Is it that today’s teenage girls no longer enough just beautiful boy charming smile?  If further adolescent really so blatant metaphors?  Questions puzzled my mind, rather than later published in the trailer gives no answers.  I got my hands on the Artichoke Film catalog and introductory text encapsulates the film hooks maximal manner:

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano“Together with Jacob and Marlena are trying to find common ground on a new entrant to the circus, Rosie, an elephant – and with each other.”

In the three pieces of our time immoral triangle, unless I have not understood the whole movie’s point completely wrong.

Now the long wait will be rewarded when the “Water Elephants” will be premiered.  “Constantine” director Francis Lawrence to combine “Twilight” star Pattinson, “Walk the Line” decorative Reese Witherspoon, Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz, and an elephant named Rosie horse shit stink, but his film.  Rumors say that in real life Pattinson took the role against the 42-year-old, more than 4000 kg elephant due.

“When Robert saw the elephant, he loved it so much, that definitely wanted to play the role of Jacob“, one of the R-Pattz actress friend says.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha VenezianoWe are living in the 1930s Depression-ravaged America.  Jacob will be orphaned of his parents died in a car accident.  Veterinarian Studies of disruption and the bank seized the home because of debts.  Jacob ends up accidentally falling within the party of the circus train and befriends a circus with the people dear to quickly support a number of star brightness, Marlena (Witherspoon).

Circus manager is Marlena’s quick temper and a violent husband, August (Waltz), which takes Jacob wings Rosie-trained elephants, the latest entrant to the circus.  Jacob and Marlena’s secret relationship came to light the following problems.

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Sara Gruen of the same name based on the novel worked screenplay manages to cover almost completely beneath the smoldering invisible ink written kaksimielisyydet that subtitles do things, if it is to take a closer look.

Movie barking is unnecessary, so focus on the good aspects.

Story told in flashback and frame the story in retirement Jacob (Hal Holbrook), accounting for a young history ringmaster.  The best part of the scene where Jacob says the young man’s ear and is beautiful.

Soon the “Water Elephant” really gets started and we hear tell Pattinson veterinarian studies, and how he has been too many times to push his hand cow ass.  Jacob end of year later, the circus comes to him under more specific use.  Man adapts very well in all kinds of wild animals and sirkusfriikkien population, although the typical characters – such as the bearded woman – not the movie nahdakaan.  As a counterweight to the state of residence divided Jacob, Kinko called dwarf (Mark Povinelli), whose raksyttava Jack Russell terrier is aptly named Queenie.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Behind The Proscenium, Kyrle Lendhoffer, Reese Witherspoon, Water For Elephants, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider, Jim Norton, Hal Holbrook, Mark Povinelli, Richard Brake, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Ken Foree, Scott MacDonald, James Frain, Sam Anderson, John Aylward, Brad Greenquist, Tim Guinee, Donna W. Scott, E.E. Bell, Kyle Jordan, Aleksandra Kaniak, Ilia Volok, Bruce Gray, Jim Jansen, James Keane, Ivo Nandi, Karynn Moore, Andrew Connolly, Doug McDougal, Tracy Phillips Rowan O'Hara, Water for Elephants, Tai, Uggie, Ice, Sita Acevedo, Danny Castle, Michael Coronas, Aloysia Gavre, Francis Lawrence, Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Erwin Stoff, Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran, Alan Edward Bell, Ana Maria Quintana, Chad Holmes, David Crank, Denise Chamian, Molly Allen, Sasha Veneziano, Sara GruenSoon Jacob is seen lapioimassa sweaty circus tent in front of the manure.  Photo by Rodrigo Prieto, the camera moves to the same sample during a natural picture of a little aside and attached Marlena and her white horses.  A few scenes later, Marlena singing children’s songs, while Jacob bang the horse to death with a pistol.

Prieto and director Lawrence keep good care of the fact that often the pictures are carefully portraits.  Teen out of the theater audience is familiar with the brainwashing and cult Pattinson already in full swing.

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“Water for Elephants” contains something for everyone.  Pattinson having comfortably beaten by a couple of times, but something even better happens.  Movie is the best section Jacob gets prank victim and wake up wet after a night out from the barrel pelleksi masked yesterday without remembering anything.  A bit later, he discovers something even more shocking, but I am leaving it a secret in this context.

“Water for Elephants”, this time, may be graded at four stars out of five.  However, it is good to note that the score is given, at least potentially Pattinson fans the human or other creature’s point of view.  Under normal circumstances, like a nihilist could approach it in a slightly different way, and bend up to hold it in a bad movie, but for me, the brainwashing has already occurred.

If the score does not feel right or you are otherwise hurt just reading your text, so can not do anything.  Bad luck.

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The Mahabharata – A Discussion With Gustaff Hinter and Jackson Nitrate

Ari Emanuel, Behind The Proscenium, Broadway Manka, Gustaff Hinter, Hercules, Jackson Nitrate, Jeff Weiner, Khan Manka, kryle lendhoffer, LaserFloyd, LaserZeppelin, Lazerium, Manka Bros., Peter Brook, Sanskrit, Terry Semel, The Bhagavad Gita, The Mahabharata, Theater Blog, Theatre Blog, Vedic LiteratureThere are times when one is a witness to history.

This week was such a time for me.  I sat in on an early rehearsal of what is bound to become the most talked about, most loved theater experience in the history of man.  Hyperbole?  I think not.

Mankind will see what I caught a mere glimpse of… and mankind will be IN AWE.

Yes, finally, a production of THE MAHABHARATA that will make Peter Brook cry like a little girl… again.

I sat down with the man who adapted this great piece of Vedic literature, GUSTAFF HINTER.  As we talked the genius director JACKSON NITRATE joined us.

Kyrle Lendhoffer: Gustaff, how are you today?

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KL: Translations?

GH: Yes.  We first took The Mahabharata and translated it from Sanskrit to German.

KL: Yes, it was shocking to see the great Indian gods talking in German.  Why the change?

GH: Both Jackson and I though that the guttural sound of the German language gives anything more emotional weight.  More weight than if you could actually understand the play.

Jackson Nitrate then entered the room, and the conversation.

Jackson Nitrate:
But then the fucking producers demanded that the play be in English.  I said “no”… that I would walk off of the production if it were in English.  But then I had an epiphany.  The theater would be filled with smoke.  And then laser lights would shoot through the fog and the audience could read what each character is saying in English.

KL:
You mean like Lazerium?

GH: No!  That’s so 1979…

JN: LaserFloyd was cool.  That was 1979.

GH: Well, of course, but this is 16th century India colliding with 2010.  That is not LaserFloyd.  Not even LaserZeppelin.  Anyway, I’ve now got to try to take everything that was translated from Sanskrit to German and now take it from German to English but then have the English version still be consistent with the Sanskrit.  It isn’t easy.

KL: Sounds like a labor of Hercules.  But back to The Mahabharata.  The epic poem itself is a collection of over 100,000 verses.  How long do you think this particular production will last?

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KL: But 36 hours of brilliance.

JN: That’s what I said.  But you know the suits.  All they care about is that the play and the theater make money.  I say “fuck money!”  Theater is about art.  And if art has to be 36 hours long, then so be it!

KL: My sentiments exactly.  Who is playing the lead?

JN: Emerson Lightlander.

KL: Does he speak German?

GH: Uh, no.

JN: No, he doesn’t speak German NOW, but he will.  Right now he’s learning all of his lines phonetically.

GH: Our Germany technical advisor says that he sounds like a German retard.  And right now he does.

JN:
Gustaff, do you have to bring that up in front of Mr. Lendhoffer?

GH: Uh, Emerson Lightlander will not sound retarded for very much longer, I can assure you of that.  Better, Jackson?

KL: No quarreling you two!  I must ask this final question – how hard is it for the two of you to be in each other’s presence, to bathe in the light of each other’s greatness, to be making history with every breath that you take?

GH: Uh…

JN: I’m the great one, Gustaff is just a writer.  Kidding, Gustaff, just kidding.

And with that gem of humor, Jackson Nitrate and Gustaff Hinter began to “bicker” comically for the next half hour or so.  My skin is redder from basking in the light of their combined greatness.

I am convinced when the world sees The Mahabharata it could quite possibly change the course of human history.  In a good way.

Make a date to be at The Manka Black Box Experience.  You will want to say that you were there the day the world changed for the better.

As I said, no hyperbole.  No hyperbole whatsoever!

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