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| Auction of teen’s Beatles photos soars over RM1m Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:37 AM PDT  Paul McCartney and John Lennon perform during their first tour of the US in a photo taken by Mike Mitchell and auctioned by Christie's on Wednesday. — Reuters pic Forty-six lots of about 50 pristine black-and-white photographs of the Fab Four that had sat in a box for 45 years totalled US$361,938, including commission at the sale Wednesday night, Christie's said. The collection had been expected to fetch about US$100,000. Bidders paid anywhere from US$813 to US$68,500 for Mike Mitchell's gelatin silver prints which chronicled The Beatles' appearances in Washington and Baltimore. Every work sold, most all exceeding the pre-sale estimates. In one striking shot, the band members were photographed at a news conference from behind with each of their heads encircled by a thin halo of light. The 16-inch by 16-inch print fetched the top price and was the last lot of the enthusiastic sale. It had been estimated at US$2,000 to US$3,000. Christie's had said the photographs were priced conservatively because Mitchell was not a known photographer. But Christie's director of iconic collections, Cathy Elkies, said their "intimacy and up-close quality" differentiated them from later Beatles photographs. Calling the sale "an outstanding success," Elkies noted that bidders in the packed salesroom became part of Beatles history, as well as "the excitement that the Beatles still inspire all these years later." The Beatles performed their first US concert at the Washington Coliseum on February 11, 1964, two days after their legendary debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Mitchell, then 18, was at Union Station when the Beatles arrived and documented the shrieking hysteria of their fans. He also shot the pre-concert news conference and was positioned at the stage for the entire Coliseum show. Months later he documented the Beatles concert at the Baltimore Civic Centre. Friends encouraged him to put his little-seen photographs up for sale. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Piven hints at payback for Ari Gold in ‘Entourage’ Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:43 AM PDT  Piven said Ari Gold is a role that actors dream of. — Reuters file pic Reuters spoke to actor Jeremy Piven as he prepares to bid farewell to his iconic character Ari Gold, the brash, neurotic, take-no-prisoners power agent. Q: What can fans expect from this final season of "Entourage"? A: "I think the wife may have had it. I think Ari Gold's methods may be completely unsound and he can be a blow-hard and reckless. And now the things that matter most to him are being taken away. As an actor to play a guy like that who's been brought to his knees — you dream of that as an actor. I couldn't be happier. A lot of stuff that Ari has put out there to the universe is going to come back to haunt him." Q: And what can Jeremy Piven fans expect in the future? I hope it's not the same. A: "I have a real shot at impressing my six-year-old niece, Pearl, since the next thing I have is 'Spy Kids 4D'. She is completely underwhelmed by Uncle Jeremy at this point. I play a handful of characters. Some of them are unrecognisable and I had a blast doing them. I think I found my calling and I think it's being a huge ham in front of a green screen with Robert Rodriguez. I can't even tell you how much fun I had. "And probably the antithesis of that, 'I Meld With You,' which is one of these "bare it all movies," where a group of guys, myself Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane, Christian McKay, get together every year and have this guy's weekend and celebrate our youth. And another film after that with Miley Cyrus." Q: So your niece has a lot to look forward to. A: "I would never tell her what I do. She thinks I work for the bus company since she saw me on the bus once. She thinks I have something to do with the bus company — driving them, fixing them, painting them or something." Q: You've done films, stage and television. Do you have a preference for any medium? Is the preparation different? A: "I was lucky enough to grow up on the stage in a community that nurtures and celebrates collaboration. I think this kind of training feeds any medium. And it's really fun to jump from one to the other ... There are times during 'Entourage' where I just felt like I was doing a play because the scenes are long ... so I feel like I am getting the best of a couple different areas." Q: What would you be doing if you weren't an actor? A: "I would love to be a drummer. I mostly sit in with bands. As an actor, you're always trying to get to that point with the material where it's not green, where it's kind of lived in and trying desperately to get the momentum of the material. I've definitely felt that way with 'Entourage' — like it's a band that's been on the road for a while." Q: You've worked with so many actors on stage, film and in television. Is there someone you have not worked with yet that you would like to? A: "I've never worked with Jamie Foxx. Every time I'm around him, I feel like I've known the guy my whole life. He reminds me of guys I grew up with. I'm huge fan of Jeff Bridges and Javier Bardem, so I would love to have the chance to work with them." — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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