It has been more than 25 years since a young Ethan Hawke stepped on his desk to salute his teacher, portrayed by Robin Williams, in “Dead Poets Society.”
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The interview was supposed to start, but pianist Seymour Bernstein was not quite ready. He held up his iPad to take one more picture of actor-director Ethan Hawke before he was satisfied. “I think that captures the part of you that I’m very fond of: unassuming and full of affection,” Bernstein told Hawke, showing him the photo. Perhaps my all-time favourite interview.
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British class and privilege are seldom associated with hooliganism and uncontrolled violence, but Danish director Lone Scherfig pairs the two in a new film about the debauched excesses of an exclusive Oxford University dining club.
Plus: A Minute With: Max Irons on class divide, all-male banter
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Burger King’s proposed $11.5 billion acquisition of Canada’s Tim Hortons may offer big tax benefits to the U.S. fast food chain but the real tax winner is likely to be its controlling shareholder, 3G Capital.
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More than eight months after an extreme winter began snarling North American rail traffic, a Reuters analysis of industry data shows delays lingering, raising the risk of a second winter of chaos on the rails.
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A pink Barbie-branded SUV that seats two toddlers offers a surprising glimpse into the myriad problems that jammed up Target Corp’s supply chain when it set up shop in Canada, and the challenge facing Target’s new Canadian head.
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Tom Carter found himself homeless, jobless, with little money and 6,000 miles (9,656 km) from home after answering a job posting on Craigslist that turned out to be a scam. He stayed anyway, found a teaching job in China, and eventually saved enough to embark on a 35,000-mile (56,325-km) two-year journey to every corner of China that inspired his 600-plus page photography book, “China: Portrait of a People.”
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How do you make a compelling film when your lead character is trapped by a boulder and unable to move for most of the story? Director Danny Boyle, coming off the success of the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, rose to the challenge with his fact-based feature, “127 Hours”, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Plus a look at the last days of apartheid, and additional blogs posts.
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For an estimated 400 million people around the globe today, the world shrinks into their homes and offices with a simple click of the mouse. Few may have stopped to think, however, when and where that first, effortless "click" transpired -- let alone wondered about its architect.
Hard to believe this was written more than 20 years ago. It’s a profile for The San Francisco Chronicle about Douglas Engelbart, who’s greatest claim to fame may be the invention of the computer mouse.
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Entering the courtyard on a cool, mid-November evening, quiet music intermingled with the breezy sounds of laughter fill the air. Through the windows that surround the courtyard, students of the Westlake School for the Performing Arts can be seen practicing their plies and perfecting the graceful lines of their posture at the barre.
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