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ENTERTAINMENT’S new favorites AND CLASSICS refound
WRITTEN BY EMILY MAYER WATCH READ LISTEN
LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE / 1946 Before the Disney version was the timeless black-and- white French film directed by Jean Cocteau, a French novelist and playwright. He brought to life the hauntingly beautiful tale of Belle and her beast with old-fashioned tricks of the stage: enchanted statues springing to life, human arms jutting from walls while holding candelabras that spontaneously light. Cocteau’s masterpiece draws the viewer into a fantasy world and brings to the screen what was once only a fairytale. A fashion bonus: the costumes were made by the Paris couture house Lanvin. Watch it on DVD or streaming through
netflix.com.
VILLETTE / CHARLOTTE BRONTË / 1853 Most high school English classes list Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre as required reading, so consider it time to explore a different Brontë work. Considered one of Charlotte Brontë’s best yet most underestimated works, Villette reflects much of Charlotte’s isolation, her feminist leanings, and her conflicts with religion. A refined and complicated book, Villette focuses on Lucy Snowe, a girl alone in the world, who strikes out on her own to find employment and independence. As many plot twists, romantic entanglements, and shadowy ghosts abound as they do in Jane Eyre. Available in the Barnes & Noble Classics series.
RISQUÉ / CHIC / 1979 In 1979, disco was king, and the king of disco was Chic. With a wildly popular album already out featuring “Le Freak,” the disco and R&B band could only reach soaring heights. When Risqué was launched, Chic introduced one of the most influential songs of the decade: “Good Times.” The track was endlessly sampled by musicians long after the disco era ended, and it’s the inspiration behind The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” and Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Shuffle the original into your party mix and let it lend a decidedly danceable beat to the good times. Available on
itunes.com.
WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY / 2009 This new documentary takes old behind-the- scenes footage from 1984 to 1994 and explains the miracles behind the production of some of Disney’s hit movies like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King. At a time when Walt Disney Pictures was floundering financially, creative geniuses like Tim Burton and John Lasseter (now household names) rolled up their sleeves to produce masterpieces. While revealing many of the most inspiring highlights of a second golden era, and some of the less magical moments behind the business of Disney, this insightful film takes a peek into what makes the Disney franchise tick.
CHARLOTTE AND EMILY: A NOVEL OF THE BRONTËS / JUDE MORGAN / 2010 Jude Morgan has accomplished several works of historical fiction, plunging readers into the short, fast-paced lives of the Romantic poets and their lovers, reimagining the life of a famous Victorian actress, and writing his own take on a Jane Austen-style comedy of manners. His latest novel explores the lives of the talented Brontë sisters, renowned for their Gothic novels, drawing on their early struggles growing up in a parsonage and their difficult, reclusive lives. Morgan adeptly turns the story of these beloved English authors into a page-turner using his inimitable, vivid prose. Available at
amazon.com.
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A COIN FOR THE WELL / FAN DEATH / 2010 This Vancouver-based duo spins out catchy disco-infused, early-’80s-influenced tracks with a signature blasé delivery that might be read as pretentious if it wasn’t a tongue-in-cheek homage to the rise of dance music. Their latest video for the song “Reunited” caricatures some of the most famous rock and pop culture icons, all grooving to dark and sultry synthesized beats. While some tracks are disco heavy and laden with strings, others have a synth-pop sound that’s been compared to early Depeche Mode or New Order. Either way, Fan Death makes tunes to dance to. Check them out on
www.myspace.com/fandeath.
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