Surviving Picasso
After their brilliant collaborations on Howards End and The Remains of the Day, director James Ivory and Anthony Hopkins reunited (along with producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala) for this controversial film about the life and loves of the great artist Pablo Picasso. Hopkins is outstanding in the title role, portraying Picasso as a brilliant, manipulative egotist who used his power over women to fuel his artistic impulse and voracious sexual appetite.

But Surviving Picasso is not intended to be a screen biography and, as many critics noted in mixed reviews, this 1996 film fails to provide any substantial insight into Picasso’s complex personality. It’s more about Fran?oise Gilot (Natascha McElhone), the aspiring artist who was one of the few women to “survive” Picasso’s love and emerge as a stronger, more confident person with a life of her own outside of Picasso’s often destructive sphere of influence. McElhone is impressive in this breakthrough role, conveying the seductive effect Picasso had on women, but also holding her own against the artist’s unpredictable temperament.

Surviving Picasso was based on the unflattering book Picasso: Creator and Destroyer by Arianna Huffington, so the Merchant-Ivory team did not have the cooperation of Picasso’s estate. The result is a film that shifts its focus away from the artist and onto his positive and negative effect on those who entered his inner circle. It’s a fascinating portrait of a fascinating man and his equally passionate lovers, fueled by excellent performances. Even though you know you’re not getting the whole story of Picasso’s best and worst behavior, the movie grabs and holds your attention. –Jeff Shannon

Customer Review: Excellent movie needs a DVD version!
I have looked for this movie for years to come on DVD…but alas it hasn’t happened yet. This movie, which is based on a book, truly shows what it was like to have to live (or ’survive’ as you will) with someone who is egocentric and artistic. I don’t understand why people wanted this movie to explain Picasso as a person…the title tell you its about someone who SURVIVED Picasso. This man didn’t want to be understood. He didn’t care about that so appreciate this movie for what it is, a great example of how someone can almost be ’swallowed’ whole by another larger than life figure but who is able to transcend all that and stand on their own in the end. This movie has so many great aspects to it outside of the acting so I urge people to give this movie a chance because it is a fantastic journey from beginning to end.

Customer Review: Under-appreciated Merchant/Ivory Masterpiece!
If you have seen this film, you would no doubt be able to remember many scenes from this hidden gem. The performances are all top-notch, and why there’s no DVD available is mind-blowing! It’s filled with unforgettable one-liners, great sets and locales, beautiful montages, and the colors are rich and vivid, with perfect flesh tones from start to finish! The print is also very clean, while the overall cinematography is simply oscar-worthy! The casting could not have been better. Just have a look at the real Dora Maar, played by Julianne Moore. Her performance is just hypnotic! Surviving Picasso is about his relationships with the people in his life, and not so much about the history of his career, so it’s not fair to say this film is lacking in that respect. Gilot’s career as an artist is a fascinating one, and should be better known. Natascha McElhone’s brilliant acting does just that! Merchant’s passing should have stirred someone in charge of selecting new dvd releases to do right by both Ishmael and director James Ivory, for their incredible contribution to cinema, with the release of this masterpiece on DVD. The VHS version is crystal clear by the way, so don’t think it’s not worth the purchase. Nertheless, it would be a great addition to any DVD collection.

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No longer a fireballer, Martinez pitching way back
Courier News - Randolph recalled how Martinez was a “flamethrower” when he first came to Boston but has evolved into an artist to the point where the three-time Cy Young Award winner calls himself “Picasso.

Classic beach, but much more in Santa Monica
International Herald Tribune - Within its borders, drawings by Picasso and Dubuffet hang in the same art complex as a vast installation by a graffiti crew. A well-preserved Mission-style bungalow sits around the corner from a steel performance space by Frank Gehry.

13 Days in the Life of Picasso “My misfortune — and my greatest happiness — is to be dominated by what I love. Everything I love goes into my paintings. Too bad if nothing goes together.” — Pablo Picasso

13 Days in the Life of Picasso explores the defining moments of the creator of some of the greatest works of the 20th century, including the suicide of his friend Carlos Casajemas and the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica.

Contents:
1. A portrait through his paintings, diary extracts and sketches.
2. Features interviews with the artist’s son and daughter

Picasso: EnchantedLearning.com
Enchanted Learning offers a short biography and children's coloring page.

Treasures of the World | Guernica
The foundations of the Picasso Museum are those of Antipolis, the ancient Greek town, which later became a Roman castle. In 1608, the Grimaldi family gave …

The Andy Sidaris Box Set Vol. 2: Picasso Trigger/Guns/The Dallas Connection
Picasso TriggerFollow a spy and his seven beautiful assistants as they attempt to thwart an evil villain intent on destroying them.GunsDonna and Nicole return armed with arsenal when they realize they are up against a powerful South American gunrunner and his goons.The Dallas ConnectionThree federal agents must stop four stunningly beautiful killers to save scientists who are creating a system to destroy weapons of mass destruction.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 787364658497

Customer Review: Bullets,Bombs & Babes Say’s it all
That’s the credo for the series of lighthearted sexy spy spoofs created by Andy Sidaris.If you were a fan of late night cable then chances are you are familiar with his work.A quick review of Andy Sidaris movies.Shot on the cheap,shot quickly,featuring at least a half a dozen Playboy Playmates or Penthouse Pets,studly guys,lots of wild action usually involving guns and or explosives,simplistic if sometimes silly plots,ample nudity and an overall sense of plain fun.This particular 3 disc set features 1988’s Picasso Trigger,1990’s Guns,and 1994’s the Dallas Connection.My favorite is Dallas Connection but Picasso Triggers fun too.Guns is mediocre compared to other Sidaris films.Playboy Playmate Dona Speir stars in Picasso Trigger and Guns while Julie K. Smith and Julie Strain carry the ball in Dallas Connection.I won’t take up much space telling you the plots of the 3 films .The basic gist is Speir and her partners( Hope Marie Carlton or Roberta Vasquez) are agents trying to bust various bad guys trying to destroy the world.Samantha Phillps leads the agents in Dallas Connection and Strain’s Black Widow is their nemises.Chips alumini Erik Estrada is the villian in Guns the evil Rodrigio Oberegon is the villian in Picasso Trigger and Dallas Connection.If you are a fan of campy not to be taken as art cinema I highly recomend any of the Sidaris films( well up until Day of the Warrior where he started losing it).

Customer Review: A mix between Roadhouse and Skinemax and Bond
First off, these movies are completely retarded. They’re ridiculous and are far from being quality films, but that doesnt mean they arent entertaining… I watched Picasso Trigger and had to change my shirt because I spit beer all over myself when watching the motorcycle “chase” scene. 80’s Playmates riding motorcross bikes in tank tops (and no bra’s!) and using an explosive boomerang to take out one of the bad guys is just one of the highlights.

If you’re in to bad dialogue and bad acting, these movies are a gold mine. Seriously — RoadHouse, Stone Cold, Point Break, etc. dont even come close. If the Coen brothers tried to make a bad movie, it’d probably look like these… I just realized that that’s probably an obtuse compliment, even if it may be insulting. Whatever… Where can you get three hilariously lame movies for less than 20 bucks? I highly recommend it.

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Life?s tough when you?re the daughter of the world?s most famous painter. What?s a girl to do? We know, create exquisite jewellery for Tiffany?s and come up with a signature fragrance that?s as exotic and classy as you are. Do you know what? That?s exactly what Paloma?s done. She must be psychic. Palomas signature scent was launched in 1984 as a stylish mossy fragrance for women.

Paloma Picasso Paloma Picasso Eau de Toilette Spray 30ml
Life?s tough when you?re the daughter of the world?s most famous painter. What?s a girl to do? We know, create exquisite jewellery for Tiffany?s and come up with a signature fragrance that?s as exotic and classy as you are. Do you know what? That?s exactly what Paloma?s done. She must be psychic. Palomas signature scent was launched in 1984 as a stylish mossy fragrance for women.

Hard N Heavy Thrash Metal Speed Special Customer Review: Ah…the Metal Memories
If you’re a thrash metal connoisseur from way back in the late 80’s-mid 90’s, then this VHS is definitely for you. At the time it was made it was a showcase of bands that really new what “Riding the Lightning” meant as they created a brand new form of head-banging bliss. Now it’s a stomp through memory lane…to a time when metal was still kind of new and definitely raw. Some bands make me inspired to keep the faith, while other bands make me laugh… Either way they all shred in one way or another. It follows the same format as the other Hard’n'Heavy tapes (including the silly “rock and roll” animations), but with cooler bands. Just for you, here are the bands actually featured on the tape: Megadeth, Anthrax, Voivod, Overkill, Motorhead, Heathen, Exodus, Testament, Candlemass (heh heh), Vio-lence, Kreator, Annihilater (HAHA), Celtic Frost (BWAH HAH HAH), Mordred, Laaz Rockit, Danzig, Coroner, Sacred Reich, M.O.D., Nuclear Assault, Forbidden…and a special Legends On Film section with Black Sabbath (post Ozzy and Dio). If you haven’t seen this tape then I recommend at least watching it once. But it absolutely has to be watched at midnight during October, with burning black candles and tons of beer and coke around or it just won’t be the same.

Island of Freedom - Pablo Picasso
Read about his life and view images of his paintings.

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal
Customer Review: A Fascist Adventure!
The scene where the Carthaginian queen drinks the cup of poison has to be the most glamourous death scene in film. Eventhough it wasn’t made in Hollywood it probably defines the decadent/femme fatale motif that is Hollywood. It’s almost ritualized the way she takes up the cup — very Kenneth Anger and very Salome. The rest of the film is a sight as well. For students of history, political science or anyone with a fascination with fascism should watch this movie. The constant Roman salutes and brandishing of the fasces are absolute propoganda spectacle! Oh, and the elephants are actually getting butchered.

Customer Review: VICTORIAM AVT MORTEM
“Victory or death!” This is one of the principal themes of Carmine Gallone’s 1937 film: a superb work in which its collosal production is carried by a brilliant direction, a clever screenplay, a tight script, and good acting. The film is also unprecedented in terms of its incredible historical detail. Released in 1937 and backed by Mussolini’s government, this film was the most expensive Italian production of its time with 30,000 extras, 6,000 horses, and 50 elephants. The cinematography is excellent and parallels Reifenstalh’s contemporary works under the Nazi regime in Germany. Unlike German propaganda films of that time however, this film is rather unintrusive in terms of propaganda and carries no racist ideology such as with Goebbels’ films: the historical setting is simply conducive to fascist Italy’s ideology of restoring the nation to the level of its glorious Roman past as desired by Mussolini.

The film is presented from Scipio’s point of view and covers the last part of the Second Punic War where Hannibal retreats from Italy to Carthage with haste to defend his home and fight the final battle of Zama. Hannibal is presented as an honorable foe who, like Scipio, is bound to follow his destiny and serve his nation no matter what the cost. Political intrigue arises when Hasdrubal’s daughter, Queen Sophonisba, uses her seductive charms to coax her Numidian husband Syphax and his rival Massanisa to fight the Romans. The level of historical detail is probably the most faithful than any other film on Roman history. All of the clothing, architecture, military equipment and tactics are presented with exact accuracy. The legions are shown with the proper uniforms, armaments, and tactics of that period. The tactical maniple formations are shown as opposed to the cohort formations of the Late Republic. The quinquireme galleys were produced to exact scale and made fully functional: they also include the innovative hooked and swiveling boarding ramp (corvus) used during that time. The battle scene of Zama is the most impresive and graphic ever presented in a film on antiquity using 50 elephants and replicated at 1/10 the scale with 30,000 actors. The battle scene is extremely graphic even in comparison to modern films with some very violent close quarter combat. This is probably not a film for animal lovers as, unfortunately, some of the elephants were speared and butchered to add realism to the film: Mussolini felt that historical realism outweighed the lives of these poor animals. The English script, written and dubbed in 1937 by an American company, is also outstanding and as stoic as the speeches recited in Livy’s histories on the wars with Hannibal.

Some of the downsides of the film are antiquated acting techniques in which some of the actors are still using theatrical methods prevalent in silent films which don’t really work well with sound films. As a result, some scenes come out as over-dramatic, particularly in the minimal romantic subplots which are fortunately and short and sparing. Shortcomings aside, the lavish sets and cinematography are stunning and remained unmatched until later period films such as ‘Cleopatra’ and ‘Spartacus.’ As a matter of fact, one can see that both Mankievicz and Kubrick were heavily influenced by Gallone’s direction and camera work along with the grandiose sets in this film. This is simply an outstanding film that completely outclasses the later and atrocious ‘Hannibal’ with Victor Mature. This is an excellent film that is a fine addition to any film lover’s collection: particularly for those who are Roman history buffs or scholars of fascism and 20th century propaganda.

On a final note, contrary to the previous reviewer E.R. Curry’s claims, the Roman salute is anything but a fascist invention of the 20th century attributed to Ancient Rome. Jaques Louis David portrayed the Roman salute in his 1792 painting “The Oath of the Horatii” showing the legendary Roman Horatii brothers saluting their father with the Roman salute as they go to war. This painting was completed over 200 years before socialism, fascism, or film ever existed. Fascist ideology in principle seeks to apply the Roman concept of the dictator to modern times in which one’s full allegiance to the needs of the state is imperative above everything else. It is akin to Cincinnatus accepting his appointment as dictator and leaving his farm to fulfill his sworn patriotic duty no matter what the sacrifice may be. The Nazi or fascist salute is therefore a revivance of what was thought to be the original Roman salute as portrayed in David’s painting and other classicist or neo-classicist works of art. Although no one can be certain as to when the Roman salute came into existance and whether it was indeed Roman, it unquestionably came into being long before Mr. Curry claims to have been the case.

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Visiting Picasso: The Notebooks and Letters of Roland Penrose
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Caruso: A Man & His Music - The Young Caruso Customer Review: Valuable mostly as an early Lollobrigida film
This movie is not really much as a biography of Enrico Caruso; viewers looking for a biopic might be better advised to seek out the one with Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth. Its main interest lies in the fact that it’s one of Gina Lollobrigida’s earlier performances; she’s stunning, as always, as the love interest.
Customer Review: Too Sketchy and Unrealistic
A sketchy biography only of this greatest tenor of all times.

It began with the boy singing in the street. He also sang in the church choir too etc. It seems that it was shot somewhere in a small village in Tuscany with some reality.

Only Caruso’s funeral was true. But the DVD comes with quite a bonus of a few of Caruso’s arias. The sound as a whole is not bad at all. But there is not much drama in the movie, and as a whole, it isn’t really a success. If you have one or two of this master’s CD, you might as well avoid it.

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The Spaniard Pablo Picasso and the Frenchman Georges Braque splintered the visual world not wantonly, but sensuously and beautifully with their new art. … Read more..

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Customer Review: A wonderful insight into real life with Picasso
This book follows the decade or so that Francoise Gilot and Picasso were lovers, and covers their day-to-day lives, their discussions on art, their friends (Matisse, Gertrude Stein, Braque etc) and their children (Paloma and Claude). It’s a wonderful biography, beautifully written and very evocative. You admire Francoise for sticking with Picasso for so long and are amazed at the genius that he was. A great read whether or not you are interested in Picasso and his art.
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Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area
Newsday - The air-conditioned rooms are adorned with the creations of such artists as Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Georgia O’Keeffe and Claude Monet. But the museum will be a red-hot ticket this month with the opening of several new exhibits, including a

Special art in our midst
Denver Post - Braque, “Landscape at l’Estaque” (1906), oil on canvas. This fauvist depiction of the well- known artist retreat near Marseilles, with its vivid, nonobjective colors, shows the artist before he became Pablo Picasso’s alter ego in the invention of

Balls to Picasso Customer Review: Bonus Disc is Classic
Having heard just a few songs from Bruce’s solo career before, nothing really grabbed me until I picked up Tyranny of Souls months ago. I loved it. When his live DVD with several concerts on it came out, I bought it and was surprised how much I liked his earlier stuff live. I bought this album and was a little dissapointed with the main album as I was the first time I heard some of the songs, they did not just grab me. However, I put in the 2nd cd and was blown away. This should have been the A material. The accoustical version of “Tears of the Dragon” is masterful. Even “Elvis has Left the Building” where he uses nothing but a megaphone has phenomenal music. If nothing else, buy this album for the bonus disc. 13 of the 16 tracks on the bonus disc, I listen to on a regular basis now. It is completely worth getting the whole package.
Customer Review: Buy It !!!!!! One of my favorite CDs ever!!!
Although I am 45 years old and saw Iron Maiden on their first US tour, I never became a fan and never owned any Maiden stuff until relatively recently. After all these years I finally have become a big Maiden fan. After buying several Iron Maiden CDs, including their two most recent, I decided to buy some solo Bruce Dickinson.

The first solo album I bought was Tyranny Of Souls. I like it and listen to it from time to time, but I would not say that it is one of my favorite albums. I did like it enough to buy a second Bruce Dickinson album. Balls To Picasso would be next. This is one of my all time favorite albums ever, at least for now. The bonus CD of B-Sides, demo and alternative versions is just as good as the original CD, if not better. If I had bought Balls To Picasso back in the days of vinyl, I would have worn out both CDs in a hurry.

In short, in my opinion Balls To Picasso is the best Bruce Dickinson music I have bought to date and remains one of my favorite and most listened to CDs.

Picasso's Unknown Masterpiece
Analysis of a 1934 drawing, which some have attributed to the artist.