Christine McVie, a vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist best known as a member of the massively popular rock band Fleetwood Mac has died at the age of 79, according to an announcement from her family and bandmates. McVie died in the hospital this Wednesday morning after a “short illness” according to her family, who request privacy at this time.
“She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure,” the statement by Fleetwood Mac read in part. “She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life.” McVie was a member of the band from the early-70s to her semiretirement in 1998, and then became an active member of the band once again in 2014.
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— Fleetwood Mac (@fleetwoodmac) November 30, 2022
As a songwriter, McVie penned several of the band’s biggest hits including “Don’t Stop,” “Everywhere,” “Little Lies” and “You Make Loving Fun,...
“She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure,” the statement by Fleetwood Mac read in part. “She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life.” McVie was a member of the band from the early-70s to her semiretirement in 1998, and then became an active member of the band once again in 2014.
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— Fleetwood Mac (@fleetwoodmac) November 30, 2022
As a songwriter, McVie penned several of the band’s biggest hits including “Don’t Stop,” “Everywhere,” “Little Lies” and “You Make Loving Fun,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Christine McVie, the longtime co-lead vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the age of 79. A cause of death was not available, but McVie’s family said she died at a hospital “following a short illness.”
The band confirmed McVie’s death in a note shared on social media. “There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure. She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best...
The band confirmed McVie’s death in a note shared on social media. “There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie. She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure. She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best...
- 11/30/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A weak ant can carry 10 times its own weight, but this computer-animated "Antz" is no weakling -- it should carry thousands of times its own heft in enjoyment and success at the boxoffice.
The first coupling in DreamWorks and PDI's partnership in animation, this marvelously enjoyable feature animation not only was a towering delight at the Toronto International Film Festival, it represents a giant leap forward in the aesthetic of computer-animated entertainment.
If you can say nothing else for animation (computer-generated or hand-drawn), the mere fact that the process can line up such a disparate cast of characters as Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Anne Bancroft and Gene Hackman for one production is a novelty. In this brainy creation, these players' voices bring distinct personality to a winning and sobering storyline.
"Antz" centers around Z (Allen), not surprisingly a neurotic and self-absorbed insect who is not cut out to be a worker. Slogging away underground moving dirt with millions of his peers is not the hyper Z's idea of fulfillment. Surely there has to be more to life than serving the state, Z surmises. There must be a better place.
To Z's surprise and glee, he spots a female ant who makes his many legs buckle. Unfortunately, she's Princess Bala (Stone) and way out of his league, but Z manages to convince his soldier friend Weaver (Stallone) to switch places with him so that he might have a shot at seeing the princess again at a military inspection. One hyperventilating thing leads to another and before he can say "social revolution," Z has unwittingly whisked the princess away and kindled a new spirit of enthusiasm among his fellow workers.
Although foremost and always a wonderfully entertaining story, "Antz" also carries an inspiring message. In its depiction of Z's discontent with the conformity of the colony and his need for personal expression, it's a shrewd laceration of the fascist state and the totalitarian mindset. Screenwriters Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz have nimbly juggled deep ideas with zany comedy.
The power of computer animation is not exercised just for showmanship here, but magnifies the story line through appropriate usage. Aesthetically, a number of computer-animated crowd scenes of massive Red Square/Nuremberg/Shanghai proportion are daunting as the filmmakers marshal spectacular numbers of animated characters into sequences of colossal proportion. The sheer number of these characters, marching in perfect phalanx, etc., is overwhelming and makes us feel the monstrous oppression of such formidable orders.
Under directors Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson's inventive hands, the character ants are packed with personality. No mere caricatures of the players, each character is etched with droll exactitude. Moreover, the 3-D like quality with which the process imbues them seems to bring them even more to life. Their vitality and appeal is in no small part due to the flavorful voicings of the cast.
As the distressed and unwittingly heroic Z, Woody Allen's shrill, nasal twang evokes memories of his overly-intellectual neurotic persona. He's a perfect selection for this story's juicy ironic thrust, that a social revolution would be lead by a generally cowardly, non-physical type and motivated solely by self-interest.
Sylvester Stallone's clipped cadence and good-hearted tones infuse his soldier character with just the right amount of humanity, while Sharon Stone's princess combination is just right -- spoiled and sexy. Giving stentorian finality to the role of the evil empire-builder Gen. Mandible is Gene Hackman. Hackman's growlings would scare the pants off Mussolini.
Other voices of distinction include: Jennifer Lopez as a blue-collar ant, Anne Bancroft as the colony's queen, Danny Glover as a soldier-drone and Christopher Walken as a consummate soldier.
While "Antz" is first and foremost a visual treat, its music is a jaunty and delicious accompaniment, from the playful score of composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell to the witty inclusion of such standards as "High Hopes", warbled by Doris Day, no less.
ANTZ
DreamWorks Distribution
DreamWorks Pictures and PDI Present
Producers: Brad Lewis, Aron Warner, Patty Wooton
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Executive producers: Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins, Carl Rosendahl
Screenwriters: Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
Production designer: John Bell
Art director: Kendal Cronkhite
Editor: Stan Webb
Lead character designer: Raman Hui
Supervising animator: Rex Grignon
Color/stereo
Z: Woody Allen
Chip: Dan Aykroyd
Queen: Anne Bancroft
Muffy: Jane Curtin
Barbatus: Danny Glover
Mandible: Gene Hackman
Azteca: Jennifer Lopez
Drunk Scout: John Mahoney
Psychologist: Paul Mazursky
Foreman: Grant Shaud
Weaver: Sylvester Stallone
Bala: Sharon Stone
Cutter: Christopher Walken
Running time -- 77 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
The first coupling in DreamWorks and PDI's partnership in animation, this marvelously enjoyable feature animation not only was a towering delight at the Toronto International Film Festival, it represents a giant leap forward in the aesthetic of computer-animated entertainment.
If you can say nothing else for animation (computer-generated or hand-drawn), the mere fact that the process can line up such a disparate cast of characters as Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Anne Bancroft and Gene Hackman for one production is a novelty. In this brainy creation, these players' voices bring distinct personality to a winning and sobering storyline.
"Antz" centers around Z (Allen), not surprisingly a neurotic and self-absorbed insect who is not cut out to be a worker. Slogging away underground moving dirt with millions of his peers is not the hyper Z's idea of fulfillment. Surely there has to be more to life than serving the state, Z surmises. There must be a better place.
To Z's surprise and glee, he spots a female ant who makes his many legs buckle. Unfortunately, she's Princess Bala (Stone) and way out of his league, but Z manages to convince his soldier friend Weaver (Stallone) to switch places with him so that he might have a shot at seeing the princess again at a military inspection. One hyperventilating thing leads to another and before he can say "social revolution," Z has unwittingly whisked the princess away and kindled a new spirit of enthusiasm among his fellow workers.
Although foremost and always a wonderfully entertaining story, "Antz" also carries an inspiring message. In its depiction of Z's discontent with the conformity of the colony and his need for personal expression, it's a shrewd laceration of the fascist state and the totalitarian mindset. Screenwriters Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz have nimbly juggled deep ideas with zany comedy.
The power of computer animation is not exercised just for showmanship here, but magnifies the story line through appropriate usage. Aesthetically, a number of computer-animated crowd scenes of massive Red Square/Nuremberg/Shanghai proportion are daunting as the filmmakers marshal spectacular numbers of animated characters into sequences of colossal proportion. The sheer number of these characters, marching in perfect phalanx, etc., is overwhelming and makes us feel the monstrous oppression of such formidable orders.
Under directors Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson's inventive hands, the character ants are packed with personality. No mere caricatures of the players, each character is etched with droll exactitude. Moreover, the 3-D like quality with which the process imbues them seems to bring them even more to life. Their vitality and appeal is in no small part due to the flavorful voicings of the cast.
As the distressed and unwittingly heroic Z, Woody Allen's shrill, nasal twang evokes memories of his overly-intellectual neurotic persona. He's a perfect selection for this story's juicy ironic thrust, that a social revolution would be lead by a generally cowardly, non-physical type and motivated solely by self-interest.
Sylvester Stallone's clipped cadence and good-hearted tones infuse his soldier character with just the right amount of humanity, while Sharon Stone's princess combination is just right -- spoiled and sexy. Giving stentorian finality to the role of the evil empire-builder Gen. Mandible is Gene Hackman. Hackman's growlings would scare the pants off Mussolini.
Other voices of distinction include: Jennifer Lopez as a blue-collar ant, Anne Bancroft as the colony's queen, Danny Glover as a soldier-drone and Christopher Walken as a consummate soldier.
While "Antz" is first and foremost a visual treat, its music is a jaunty and delicious accompaniment, from the playful score of composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell to the witty inclusion of such standards as "High Hopes", warbled by Doris Day, no less.
ANTZ
DreamWorks Distribution
DreamWorks Pictures and PDI Present
Producers: Brad Lewis, Aron Warner, Patty Wooton
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Executive producers: Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins, Carl Rosendahl
Screenwriters: Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
Production designer: John Bell
Art director: Kendal Cronkhite
Editor: Stan Webb
Lead character designer: Raman Hui
Supervising animator: Rex Grignon
Color/stereo
Z: Woody Allen
Chip: Dan Aykroyd
Queen: Anne Bancroft
Muffy: Jane Curtin
Barbatus: Danny Glover
Mandible: Gene Hackman
Azteca: Jennifer Lopez
Drunk Scout: John Mahoney
Psychologist: Paul Mazursky
Foreman: Grant Shaud
Weaver: Sylvester Stallone
Bala: Sharon Stone
Cutter: Christopher Walken
Running time -- 77 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 9/21/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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