镜子的另一面:纽波特民歌艺术节1963~1965
quot;Bob Dylan going electric" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is one of those epochal moments in rock history that seemingly everyone has heard about, but what few people seem to know is that it wasn't some ephemeral event that we only know from word of mouth -- filmmaker Murray Lerner documented the performances at the Newport Festival for several years running, and The Other Side of the Mirror collects footage from the three years Dylan appeared at the celebrated folk gathering, allowing us to see Dylan's rise through the folk scene for ourselves. Watching Lerner's documentary, what's most remarkable is how much Dylan changed over the course of 36 months; the young folkie performing at the afternoon "workshop" at the side of Joan Baez in 1963 is at once nervy and hesitant, singing his wordy tunes while chopping away at his acoustic guitar and energizing the crowd without seeming to know just what he's doing. In 1964, Dylan all but owns Newport, and he clearly knows it; he's the talk of the Festival, with Baez and Johnny Cash singing his praises (and his songs), and his command of the stage is visibly stronger and more confident while his new material (including "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "It Ain't Me, Babe") sees him moving away from the "protest songs" that first made his name. When the audience demands an encore after Dylan's evening set (Odetta and Dave Van Ronk were scheduled to follow him), Peter Yarrow tries to keep the show moving along while Dylan beams at the crowd's adulation, like the rock star he was quickly becoming. By the time the 1965 Newport Festival rolled around, Dylan's epochal "Like a Rolling Stone" was starting to scale the singles charts, and the hardcore folk audience was clearly of two minds about his popular (and populist) success. When Dylan, Fender Stratocaster in hand, performs "Maggie's Farm" backed by Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and the rhythm section from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the raucous but hard-driving number inspires a curious mixture of enthusiastic cheering and equally emphatic booing, and while legend has it that the version of "Like a Rolling Stone" that followed was a shambles, the song cooks despite drummer Sam Lay's difficulty in finding the groove, though if anything the division of the crowd's loyalties is even stronger afterward. After these two numbers, Dylan and his band leave the stage, with Yarrow (once again serving as MC) citing technical problems (if Pete Seeger really pulled the power on Dylan, as legend has it, there's no sign of it here); Dylan returns to the stage with an acoustic six-string to sing "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" before vanishing into the night without comment. While much of the audience at Newport in 1965 wanted the "old" Dylan back, his strong, willful performances even on the acoustic stuff makes it obvious that the scrappy semi-amateur we saw at the beginning of the movie was gone forever, and the ovations suggest more than a few people wanted to see Dylan rock. Lerner's film tells us a certain amount of what we already knows, but it gently debunks a few myths about Dylan during this pivotal moment in his career, and his performances are committed and forceful throughout; no matter how many times you've read about Dylan's Newport shoot-out of 1965, seeing it is a revelatory experience, and Lerner has assembled this archival material with intelligence and taste. This is must-see viewing for anyone interested in Dylan or the folk scene of the '60s.
英国都铎的宝藏:汉普顿宫之夜
As Hampton Court Palace celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2015, BBC Two brings a key event from the iconic building’s history vividly to life - the christening of Henry’s son and heir Prince Edward, the future Edward VI.   With so few surviving buildings left associated with events from this period of British history and the reign of Henry VIII, Lucy Worsley and David Starkey offer audiences an unprecedented insight into Henry VIII’s world. Focusing on the events of 15 October 1537, A Night At Hampton Court Palace will recreate the occasion that was a culmination of nearly three decades of Henry’s rule - the birth of a male heir. As Lucy and David eavesdrop across time, they reveal how Henry’s household came together to create an event that would have been perceived as almost magical by those who witnessed it.   They will recreate the 90-person grand procession that would have transported baby Edward to his torch-lit christening service. This was the best recorded occasion staged at Hampton Court during Henry's VIII's reign, and the detailed records allow Lucy and David to show how this great celebration used every part of the palace, from the royal apartments to the kitchens to the Chapel Royal.   Offering a unique opportunity to reveal how the many elements of court life would have been brought together, from art to architecture, religion and music, A Night At Hampton Court Palace will capture a pageant that was deeply political but also carefully stage-managed piece of performance art.
维多利亚的秘密2001时装秀
“维多利亚的秘密”创立于20世纪70年代,由RoyRaymond在旧金山创建。RoyRaymond在建立该品牌之初,旗下已拥有三家店铺,因其在1982年推出的产品系列,使该品牌成为一个具有争议性的高级品牌。   “维多利亚的秘密”的成功很大程度上归功于GraceNichols,她于1986年成为该品牌的副总裁、市场经理,1988年又被提升为执行副总裁,1991年成为总裁和首席执行官。在她的领导下,“维多利亚的秘密”一举成为全球顶级品牌之一,并且位居世界内衣专业之首。   Victoria's Secret 维多利亚的秘密,一个风靡全球的世界顶级内衣品牌,一年又一年地创造着时尚界内衣秀的奇迹。2005年,Victoria's Secret开创性地与电视、网络等媒体合作,在美国国内推出电视时尚内衣秀并定于每年举办一次,节目的新潮时尚、漂亮动人不意外地在世界范围内引起狂潮,并使得“维多利亚的秘密”这个品牌名声大噪。Victoria's Secret Fashion Show每一年都在挑战人类创造力与想象力的极限,以至于人们每年都认为下一年的时尚秀无法再超越。然而,Victoria's Secret就是这样一个可以创造神话的品牌,她的时尚内衣秀一年比一年惊艳、性感。   在Victoria's Secret Fashion Show上,内衣似乎早已经超出了她们原本存在的意义,而成为构筑一场宏大而瑰丽的童话意境的元素。一年一度的Victoria's Secret Fashion Show也似乎超越了一场秀的理解,而更像是一出声势浩大的百老汇舞台剧。   在这个神话舞台上演出的也都不是凡人。能够荣登该秀T型台的模特都是在世界范围内精挑细选的顶尖人物,每一个都是光彩熠熠、吸引眼球的性感尤物。
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