Best Don't Cry For Me Argentina From China Jane Zhang (Zhang LiangYing)

1M views is pretty viral for a Chinese artist, wow.



String Quartet by 4 Chinese Guys in Singapore

Journey Open Arms - Violin and Accordion

Japanese Pub with Accordion


Violin Piano Duo from Pittsburgh

Baubles Bangles and Beads (Kismet Borodin String Quartet No 2 Mvt 2)

Borodin String Quartet No: 2 in D, 2/4


And here are the song versions:

Eliane Elias - Baubles Bangles and Beads

The World Of Julie Andrews - Baubles, Bangles And Beads

Chet Atkins - "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"

Iran announces capture of Mossad / CIA nuclear scientist agents on Veterans Today

Interesting PressTV evidently isn't Iran's only press outlet. Veteran's Today is the only Western press that is covering Iran's claim to have captured US/Israeli "terrorist" agents are the "true patriots" at Veteran's Today. Many including ADL have noticed VT's usual point of view that tellingly is anti-US and anti-Israel military policy, but consistently favors Iranian and its allies in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine and pro-Iranian US figures such as Ron Paul and Michael Scheuer. 


Makes you wonder who is paying the bills for this outfit that seems to be right on top of every press release that either comes directly from the Iranian government, or is some outlandish conspiracy theory that is too crazy for PressTV but nevertheless supports the Iranian cause, such as Sgt Bales episode Afghanistan atrocities really being helped by the US Army rather than by the Taliban which seems more likely. 

Ziabari is VT's Iranian correspondent. Editor Gordon Duff has also bragged that he is PressTV's goto guy for commentary that opposes US and Israel military policy but supports Iranian and Arab military policy. 

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/06/20/iran-terrorists-arrested-hopes-renewed/

20 Mossad/CIA Face Execution in Iran for Terror Killings

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Iran: Terrorists Arrested, Hopes Renewed

Kourosh Ziabari

Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, the assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist

The announcement by Iran’s intelligence ministry that it has arrested 20 people associated with the terrorist operations in which two of the country’s nuclear scientists were assassinated received the Western mainstream media’s meaningful silence, but clearly demonstrated the influence and might of Iran’s intelligence apparatus, giving a serious warning to the hell-bent enemies of the nation that their further plots and conspiracies can be immediately nipped in the bud.
According to Iran’s intelligence ministry, about 20 suspects linked to the assassination of nuclear scientists Majid Shahriari and Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan have been arrested and further details regarding their detainment will be released as soon as the security precautions are lapsed.
In an interview with Young Journalists Club, Iran’s intelligence minister Heydar Moslehi said that these suspects, through the soil of a neighboring country, have frequently traveled back and forth to Israel to receive training, weaponry and ammunition needed to carry out their clandestine operations.
Different analyses have been put forward with regards to the assassination of Iran’s nuclear scientists. The common point in all of the political commentators’ assessments of the killings is that whether ordered and perpetrated by Israel or the United States, these killings are indicative of a large-scale, multifaceted covert conspiracy aimed at paralyzing Iran’s nuclear program.
So far, five scientists in connection with Iran’s nuclear program have been assassinated. The United States has denied any role in the murders, while Israel has remained silent. On June 14, BBC Persian website published a report in which it alleged that Israel has refused to deny involvement in the killings because it wants to intimidate Iranians and exaggerate the extent of its intelligence authority: “it’s not clear whether or not the ambiguous stance of Israel’s intelligence entities bespeaks of their actual involvement in the assassination of Iran’s nuclear experts or is aimed at intimidating [Iranians] and strengthening this standpoint that these organizations are strikingly capable of carrying out their plans.”

Horace Mann (High) School Orchestra Amazing Star Wars Concert

I was looking for Star Wars performances and found this amazing series by the Horace Mann School, which performs just *that* close to flawless as good as about any youth symphony as I've heard. It's a school  that charges $40,000 a year, so these are some pretty high powered kids with high powered parents. Be amazed, very amazed.

Horace Mann School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Horace Mann has two major instrumental ensembles: The Horace Mann Orchestra and the Horace Mann Jazz Band. The Jazz Band program is also split into ...

Horace Mann Orchestra-- Star Wars: Main Title

Horace Mann Orchestra-- Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme

HM Orchestra Star Wars The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)

Horace Mann Orchestra-- Star Wars: Throne Room & End Title

Horace Mann Orchestra-- Star Wars: Yoda's Theme

Pixar Brave IT'S FREAKING LOVE STORY DANG IT!

What ANOTHER Pixar movie with no Asian parts????? ........

AUGH I just saw this movie, and NONE of the critics got what it was about. It is not about feminism. This is maybe Pixar's first grown up movie that hits on the level of Sleeping Beauty or Beauty and the Beast.

protagonist = Merida the archer girl, easy

villain = the bad brother bear, not too hard

love interest = .... ready??....THE QUEEN.

NOT the 3 suitor guys although the middle guy might be a passable surfer dude type.

You know how the Beast has to make Belle love her to break his curse? Well, while the little girl Merida loved her mom, she hated her mother so much as a rebellious teen, she was selfish enough to get a with to put her curse on her mother, with the fine print "mend what was broken".


OK, I saw it coming that what was broken was the relationship with her mother, and that was what would have to be mended. Before long, Merida protects her mother by showing momma bear how to fish, and against her father who just thinks she is a bear. Merida also finally uses her training from her mom to make a speech to bring the clans back together. Finally in the big fight scene, momma bear fights to protect her cub/daughter. Only when Merida breaks down sobbing "I love you mother" is the spell broken, just as Belle shows she finally fell for Beast, bringing him back to life. Tangled pulled the same trick at the end.




Overall, the movie looked a lot like Avatar in scenery and willo wisps, Miyazaki with female protagonist, Tangled (I liked that mother better) B and Beast, and Mermaid (deal with witch again, spell conditional on achieving love) and much less than the usual playful Pixar story, though somebody else noted that Nemo was a father-son story.

Mother's day clip: 

Watch for the automated message menu operated by putting in different labeled potions as a modern cultural reference.

Nobody remembers that other nearly-forgettable Disney movie that was probably the nail in the coffin of declining animated musicals, Brother Bear in which the native hunter is turned into a bear for the needless killing of a mother bear. I don't remember if the guy changed back into a human though. 



Archery Contest Trailer


Michael Medved says it's too scary for small kids (or queasy women?)
Some say it's good, but not Pixar great.
Another guy says the 3D glasses ruin the great artwork.

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Young Kids Shouldn't "Brave" Disney's Latest  Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Disney-Pixar partnership has produced some of the greatest animated movies of all time, and their new release “Brave” looks especially appealing, with its medieval Scottish setting and spunky, flame-haired heroine. But consumers should understand that this ambitious film, despite superb artistry in its animation, is so dark and disturbing that young children may become deeply uncomfortable while watching it. Read the full article

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      "Youngsters with a taste for adventure will no doubt overlook the movie's workmanlike outlines and applaud its spirited, self-reliant heroine, who proves to be as appealingly unruly as her tumble of Titian curls," explains Ann Hornaday, Washington Post.

      
      

      "The Pixar name used to mean something. And it never quite meant pleasantly safe, safely forgettable movies like this," writes Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger.

      "It's a lively, psychologically astute tale filled with humanity, wit and charming performances," writes Claudia Puig of USA Today.

      "This Celtic-themed story hews so closely to classic fairy-tale tropes, it's the studio's most Disney-fied production yet," notes Sara Stewart, New York Post.

      "'Brave' isn't a bull's-eye, but it's close enough," writes Tom Long of the Detroit News.

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      A brief, but important aside: I saw “Brave” in 3-D, which was detriment to its beauty. Imagine wearing sunglasses to the Art Institute of Chicago. All that wondrous color, dimmed considerably. The movie’s shadowy, woodsy setting and torchlit castle interiors must be stunning without those stupid glasses compromising the brightness of the images. ..

      
      

      She stuffs Merida in a corset and hides all that hair, trotting her in front of the trio of kilted dude-bros, who exhibit various degrees of dipstickedness. Like her mountainous father Fergus (Billy Connolly), the would-be suitors prefer to brawl and bagpipe and bellow in their burly brogues, lifting their kilts to moon their rivals.

      
      

      The men and their uncouthness are the big butts of the screenplay’s comedy. And Merida’s triplet kid brothers are future buffoons, being general agents of mild mayhem. Makes sense, considering “Brave” aspires to be a you-go-girl modernist fairy tale. Her sex is intellectually superior here, and seriously so. But the screenplay only goes partway towards developing Merida as a strong, confident female character. She’s more of a standard rebellious youth than a feminist figure.

      
      

      
      
   2. Brave Review: Pixar Goes Red and Bold

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3. 'Brave' Movie Review: It's Great, But Not Pixar Great [Video]

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   5 hours ago – There's one thing that critics agree on about Pixar's latest animated filmBrave: It's beautiful. Other than that, critics can't seem to decide.

4. Movie Review - 'Brave' - A Fast And 'Brave' Female Comedy : NPR

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   by David Edelstein - More by David Edelstein 5 hours ago – The movie Brave is Pixar's first feature with a female protagonist — a medieval Scottish princess named Merida (voiced by Kelly MacDonald) ...

5. Brave (2012) - IMDb

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    Rating: 7.5/10 - 1002 votes

   ... her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. ... Reviews: 35 user | 42 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com. Determined ... 'Brave' is a Disney Princess that Lacks Pixar Depth 3 hours ...
   Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman. Starring Kelly Macdonald.

6. Brave - Rotten Tomatoes

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    Rating: 73% - 137 reviews

   Jun 15, 2012 – Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path...
   Directed by Mark Andrews. Starring Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly.

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   4 hours ago – 'Brave' is more Disney-like than Pixar's best work, but the best thing about the film is heroine Merida.

8. Brave: Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter

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   Jun 10, 2012 – Pixar's 13th film, which follows an adventurous Scottish princess, is visually stunning and strongly voiced, but doesn't take any real risks.

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