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Written by Diana Fernandez
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
Gradually unveiling the persona that was Luis Buñuel, we originally embarked on analyzing Buñuel by elaborating on his attainments and next we venture to discover the significance, or should we say the lack of, religion played in Buñuel’s life. Growing up in a religious family, why did his religious affiliations abruptly change?
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Luis Buñuel had a very devout Catholic upbringing. His parents sent him to plenty of Catholic schools. He attended church and religious festivals, but throughout his adult life he considered himself an atheist. His favorite quote being, “I’m an atheist...Thank God!”
It all changed when he was 16. His devotion to the Church turned inexplicably the opposite almost overnight. He left his Catholic school and graduated two years later from the local high school.
His first doubts about Catholicism were more practical than philosophical. He had read and became fascinated with Darwin’s Origin of Species. He said his first skepticism began with doubting the fables fed to him. His wife Jeanne once said, “he hates the spiritual power of the Church, and its money.”
According to a biography of Buñuel by John Baxter, “his scorn ripened into a hatred of the Church that would flourish for a most seventy years and generate one of the most consistently vituperative anti-ecclesiastical bodies of work in the history of art.” Jean-Claude Carriere, Buñuel’s collaborator and biographer, said that Buñuel’s obsessions were: “God, death, women, wine, dreams.”
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Written by Tracy Garrett
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
MTV's Larry Carroll took a look at the Twilight cast and what movies they have coming up this year and has ranked the "10 Most Eagerly Anticipated 2009 Films by the Twilight Stars." Little Ashes was ranked number two:
2. "Little Ashes"
We know him as Spunk Ransom, we know him as RPattz, and in 2008 we came to know Robert Pattinson as a hair-raising, riot-causing international superstar. Now, the in-demand actor has several projects in the works, but none are more anticipated than "Little Ashes," an indie flick about surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Thankfully, the movie looks much better than Rob's mustache, and advance buzz is building. Soon enough, the world will know if RPattz is truly a wunderkind or a one-hit wonder.
Check out the article on mtv.com to find out what other films made the list. |
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Written by The Blitz Publisher
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
Hello fellow movie lovers!
Thanks! On behalf of the Little Ashes Promotional Blitz team, let me thank you for your continued support and please do visit the site again and again. Rest assured we will try our best to come up with more interesting and informative articles, fresh photos from the movie and exciting contests and news.
Robert Pattinson Interview: You maybe aware that one of the major reasons why we decided to launch this site is to support the young actors who are playing lead roles in the movie- Javier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty.
You may also be aware that among the three actors, the only missing interview is with Rob Pattinson. Rest assured that the team is doing the best to come up with a comprehensive interview that will include detailed discussions of Rob's role as Salvador Dalí, some new and exciting news about his career as an actor and perhaps a few tidbits about Rob- the man. |
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Written by Victor Marzowicz-Velasquez
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
These past few months, Victor has elucidated us with riveting and inimitable narratives, shedding new light on the persona and strength that was Federico
Garcia Lorca. Incorporated within Victor’s progression of anatomizing Lorca’s life amongst culture and populace, we have slowly been achieving a significant perspective of a distinctive mode of lifestyle, homosexuality.
Fascinated with Lorca? You can educate yourself further by taking a gander at Victor’s blog.
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More so than virtually anyplace else in the world, New York City is known as a haven for immigrants and refugees. For centuries, wave after wave of the tempest-tossed have made new homes for themselves on this island, all hoping for a better life than the one they left behind. Often, the new arrivals find out that their dreams were out of sync with the tough realities of trying to assimilate into a new culture – the over-crowded streets are not paved with gold, and competition and resentment run high. Thus, newcomers have tended to flock together into discrete neighborhoods with others like themselves, seeking safety, community and a place where they feel like they belong.
Like so many other groups, gays have historically flocked to NYC from less-accepting parts of the country and world. However, unlike other persecuted minority groups, they have no common cultural background to bind them together – no shared foreign language, no specific religious denomination – but many have been banished from their families and communities or never felt like they fit into their hometowns at all. And so, over the last century and a half or so, a recognizable ghettoized gay male culture has developed as newcomers seek to be recognized and accepted by the group. |
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Written by Tracy Garrett
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Sunday, 04 January 2009 |
The Official Little Ashes Widget has been updated with some new photos, including these:
More photos are available at the Official Little Ashes widget. Get your own copy of the widget here. |
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Written by The LA Team
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 |
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We hope you all had a great and safe New Years, so allow us to end the week in our usual fashion with the first new set of Little Ashes trivia for 2009! We can just sense your enthrallment. To satisfy that internal excitement, enjoy this round of trivia. Don't forget, if you are finding the questions a bit difficult, be sure to catch up and read our plethora of articles on the site.
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A) Actor Robert Pattinson originally planned to play which character in Little Ashes?
B) What object did Salvador Dalí once make a belt out of?
C) Who said the following quote: “The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret,” Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí or Federico Garcia Lorca?
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[ Find the answers after the jump! ]
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Written by Patti Heiser
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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In last week’s installment we began to divulge the anecdote of Dalí’s struggle to expose two of his masterpieces to society via the annual Barcelona Autumn Salon. The conclusion of this story depicts that even Dalí’s own father demonstrated anxiety and opposition toward Unsatisfied Desires being presented to the public. Did Dalí lamentably give in?
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Dalmau did respond to Dalí, he would have been more than happy to have displayed both paintings, but he had just seen the catalogue for the Autumn Salon, which included Thumb, Beach, Moon and Putrescent Bird. Since that painting was indeed to be displayed, Dalmau wrote that he could not show the rejected painting by itself since that would be unprofessional. Dalmau had decided, however, to hold off the opening of his exhibit until after the Autumn Salon show was over.
What had happened to enable Thumb, Beach, Moon and Putrescent Bird to be shown, but not Unsatisfied Desires? It turns out that Dalí had sold the painting to Maragall, who could now display it as a piece from a “private collection”. On the day the exhibit opened, the Barcelona press reported that the Sala Pares had rejected one of Dalí’s paintings that "was not fit to be exhibited in any gallery habitually visited by a numerous public little prepared for certain surprises.”
[ Pictured above: Dalí's Female Nude, 1929. Photo courtesy of the Salvador Dalí Art Gallery ] |
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Written by Sam Kerbey
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Thursday, 01 January 2009 |
Welcome to the new year! It’s time for another installment in our string of exclusive interviews! This time, we interview Marina Gatell, who plays Margarita in Little Ashes. Even for us at the Promo Blitz, we were a bit confused as to the origin of Marina’s character; thankfully she helps clear it all up for us. Additionally, Marina explains the relationship between her character, Dalí, and Lorca, her filming experience, and her career. There is still more to come, so stay tuned!
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So have you seen Little Ashes yet?
No not yet! I've seen like…bits of it…ummm…Sorry I'm not speaking properly! I'm working 16 hours now. I'm doing a show on Spanish TV about this man - who was a womanizer and then one night an angry lover turns him into a woman, so he woke up and he was me (laughs). He was named Lalo and now he's Lalolla. We do 20 scenes a day - this is my vacation. I've been working for five months and it's very (waves hands in the air trying to think of the word)
Intense?
Well, it's a comedy but...(laughs)
Haha. Ok, so first things first, was Margarita based on a real person?
Yes, well actually the name ended up being Magdalena because they couldn't find the family of Margarita, and there were some scenes that could compromise. She was Margarita Manso and she was the best friend of Lorca. |
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Written by The LA Team
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
Usually we wrap up the week with a healthy dose of Little Ashes trivia, but how about concluding the year with a round of trivia? It's the last day of 2008 and the Promo Blitz is approaching its 4 month anniversary in just a few days...So, a huge kudos goes out to all the fans who frequent the site, in addition to our fantabulous writers! The entire LA team wishes everyone a Happy New Year and wants to remind all of you to be safe out there tonight!
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A) Director Paul Morrison has a background in what kind of filmmaking?
B) Luis Buñuel is credited as the producer of how many films in how many countries?
C) The quote, “I never really saw it as a career option - I just loved being somebody different, and I found I was good at it,” which refers to acting, was said by which Little Ashes cast member, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, or Robert Pattinson?
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Written by Chanelle Elisabeth
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
Continuing forth through Dalí’s legacy, Chanelle accentuates an alteration in Dalí’s artistic approach. During the 1940’s Dalí made the voyage to the U.S. and became alienated from the Surrealists in an attempt to shift towards classicism, at which his achievements in epitomizing the fundamentals of classicism were then disputed. The forties also gave the world Dalí’s twisted subterfuge of his lifelong accounts.
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[ Pictured above: Daddy Longlegs of Evening--Hope! ]
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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
~ Salvador Dalí
Thus far, Salvador Dalí had made a strong impression on the European art world. He moved from his hometown in Figueres, Spain, to Madrid where he made one of his first transformations as both a creator of art and individual. He then moved to Paris where he learned one of his greatest lessons as an artist. Dalí learned firsthand that ambition was not enough to earn oneself critical acclaim among both connoisseurs and skeptics within the modern art movement. However, as with most challenges that Dalí faced, he was able to overcome his trials and tribulations in Paris. But for Dalí, his triumph in Europe was not enough. His name was a name that was meant to be remembered, and Dalí saw to that.
So where does one go after reaching such critical acclaim, albeit with disparity in the reception he received?
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