Articles related to "Mann"

Brief biography of German writer and social critic, Thomas Mann, Nobel laureate for literature in 1929. Famous for Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain.

Armed with a crack 5-piece band--and nary an electric guitar--Aimee Mann delivered a finely honed set of music in Austin that included a few surprises.

Director of Grass, Comic Book Confidential, appears on The O'Regan Files to talk about the joys of fungus, marijuana, comic books, jazz, and Michael Moore

Although her work has been controversial from the start, photographer Sally Mann's evocative black and white works have made her one of America's best know photographers.

Documentary by historian Mei Trow places local man at the heart of London's notorious Whitechapel murders.

Aimee Mann's latest album, @#%&*! Smilers, was recorded without any electric guitars. Thanks to a savvy use of keyboards and deft production, the songs hardly suffer.

1933, John Dillinger's (Johnny Depp) bank robbing spree turns him into a celebrity. Young FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is ordered to hunt down Dillinger.

The book 1491 by Charles C. Mann challenges existing notions of pre-Columbian America, from the Mayan calendar to Cahokia to demographics before Columbus.

Heat is a film which encompasses ideas and thematic foundations rarely seen in Hollywood productions. It desires epic grandeur and achieves it as a result.

Throughout his prolific career, Wystan Hugh Auden defied conventions in literature.

In her short story "Little Brother," Mary Mann places focus on Mr and Mrs Hodd, showing a disconnection through the use of welfare, presence, and number of their children

"Know Your Mushrooms" is a cult fave in Canada, but Ron Mann's wistful, endearing documentary on mind altering flora just got a big international boost.

A celebrated director of modern-day crime sagas, Michael Mann takes on a film about the hunt for John Dillinger. Is he up to the challenge of a sprawling period piece?

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, plus the film Luchino Visconti made from the short novel and Benjamin Britten's opera, set the stage for visiting the Italian city.

Johnny Depp plays Depression-era heroic gangster in Michael Mann's new action-thriller.

Public Enemies offers a multitude of exciting sequences and a charismatic lead actor in Johnny Depp, but the film is too long and too muddled to be truly great.

Go Further, the 2003 documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ron Mann, explores environmentally-friendly alternatives to our destructive habits.

Michael Mann is better than most when not at his best. His latest look at emotions betraying calculated crimes is unwieldy, but buoyed by strong themes and Johnny Depp.

The comments in Jessica Mann's introduction to Margery Allingham's Traitor's Purse could be applied equally to Dick Francis' fine -- if flawed 1982 novel, Banker.

The Dresden Files television series, based on the popular urban fantasy novels by Jim Butcher, met mixed reactions from fans.

Judd Apatow's brand of comedy turns in on itself and reflects on how it got where it is, and where it might end up.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer hired a prostitute from New York to meet him in Washington, D.C. He may have violated a 1910 law protecting women from "immoral purposes."

The great Michael Mann's 30s set gangster epic fails to meet the standards of the original black and white classics.

Universal Pictures' Public Enemies, directed by Michael Mann and starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, is a surprising disappointment. 4/10.

Michael Mann's recent Public Enemies tells essentially the same story as John Milius's 1973 movie Dillinger, but there are differences in approach between them.

Originally written in 1969, this new and expanded edition of the now classic Horizons West is essential reading for any serious film scholar or movie buff.

Canadian actor Paul Gross writes, directs and stars in the Canadian war drama Passchendaele.

Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis combine to make gangster thriller Public Enemies a real winner.

Lübeck is famous for brick-Gothic architecture including the Marienkirche, Rathaus (Town Hall), and Holstentor, the Baroque Buddenbrook House, and Niederegger marzipan.

Sony/Columbia and Real-D get together to show 3-D version of Monster House in selected U.S. and Canadian theatres.

Alliance/New Line Cinema's 17 Again, starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann, is a waste of time and talent. 4/10.

Learn when and how to use the accusative case. These simple rules will make German grammar rules understandable and easy to use.

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) never forgot the court case in which, confronted by four Rollins noses, he broke out in uncontrollable laughter and angered the prosecution.

Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard star in Public Enemies, the story of Depression era bank robbers and the FBI, now in theaters across the country.

What Michael Mann did to Miami Vice should be a crime.

Paula Deen pitched her new Walmart baked goods line during BlogHer, the annual women's blogging conference. Other brands such as EA and Tide also introduced new products.

Ann Bannon's 2nd novel in the 'Beebo Brinker Chronicles' follows Laura following her previous love affair and introduces Jack Mann and the infamous Beebo Brinker.

Young Men and Fire is more than a book about fighting forest fires. It is about leadership, teamwork, organizational design, and mother nature. I recommend this book.

A recurring theme of censorship in art is creating confusion and controversy between artists and patrons, perpetuating the eternal struggle for an amicable co-existence.

Passau has cheap hotels for pre-Danube cruise stays from the comfortable Holiday Inn, Passauer Wolf, Residenz, and Wilder Mann to the basic Rotel Inn and youth hostel.

A homeless man uses all his charisma and cunning to con a group of pubescent boys, into paying him, in return for his protection against a pair of high school bullies.

Alejandro Jodorowsky's 35-minute short from 1957 is a fascinating look at the filmmaker's earliest work.

With Civilians, Joe Henry's dual roles as producer and songwriter coalesce seamlessly on an album of pure Americana magic.

LA is the American melting pot carried to its logical extreme. No-one is left out and there are plenty of tourist attractions to satisfy.

Even in Germany, where old cities are commonplace, Lübeck impresses visitors with its birth date of 1143.

Two days after allegations that first-term Democratic New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was a client of a high-end prostitution ring, he steps down in avoidance of impeachment.

The Yankees have already landed the two biggest free agent pitchers in baseball. Now, they are setting their sights on the game's most dangerous hitter.

Move over Godfather, move over Sopranos, John Dillinger is in the house. 1930s era public enemy number one comes to the silver screen.

International bands included Ozomatli, Hayley Sales, Aimee Mann, Lau and Spirit of the West.

A profile of Ted Levine, the gifted character actor whose CV includes a recurring role in the TV show Monk as well as the films The Silence of the Lambs, and Heat.