Popular posts from this blog
A Sense of Euphoria Settles on the West Village.
People reacted outside the Stonewall Inn in New York City after the New York Senate passed a bill legalizing gay marriage. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters, More Photos » RECOMMEND TWITTER SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE Supporters of the same-sex marriage bill danced in the streets of the West Village after the State Senate approved it on Friday night. Multimedia Celebration at the Stonewall Inn Slide Show New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Related New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law (June 25, 2011) Enlarge This Image Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Mary Rodriguez, second from right, celebrating at the Stonewall Inn, after lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage. More Photos » Crowds gathered, screamed and embraced in Sheridan Square near the Stonewall Inn, where the gay-rights movement began more than 40 years ago. Many stood on park benches to get a better view. Gay and lesbian...
'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' brings things back to this world [Trailer]
Pierre Boulle's apes have made numerous appearances on the big screen over the years, starting when Charlton Heston crash-landed on what seemed to be a distant planet and continuing with Tim Burton taking Mark Wahlberg to a faraway planet in the year 3002. But the property has rarely forsaken the interstellar future in favor of the Earthly present ("Escape from the Planet of the Apes" did do some of it via time travel). Rupert Wyatt's origin story "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," whose theatrical trailer hit the Web today ahead of its Aug. 5 release, offers its take on how the apes came to emulate and surpass humans, and right here on Earth. The trailer for the James Franco film starts out like a standard-issue medical thriller -- scientist tinkers with monkeys, leading to disastrous consequences ("You're trying to control things that aren't meant to be controlled!") -- before turning into a man vs. beast story with with echoes of ...
Comments
Post a Comment