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Tony Awards: The (Next) Movie?

Mark Juddery | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: The Producers, Chicago, Wicked, Glen Hansard, Rock of Ages, Leap of Faith, The Book of Mormon, Tony Awards, Theater, Broadway, Musicals, Hollywood, Peter and the Starcatcher, New York, Newsies, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Oscars, Once, Slidepollajax, Christian Borle, George Gershwin, Matthew Broderick, Entertainment News
Mark Juddery

Though Hollywood doesn't make musicals as much as they used to, they still look to Broadway for possible hits. So what will be the next hit movie musical?

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'Once' The Broadway Musical Versus 'Once' The Film

Mike Ryan | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Once, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Once the Musical, Steve Kazee, Move Your Money, Movie News, Entertainment News
Mike Ryan

Last week, I attended the Broadway production of Once, which is based on the film version of Once. I do not attend Broadway musicals often, but (A) I liked the film version of "Once," which focused on these two unnamed, star-crossed, musically-gifted lovers and (B) I'm oddly fascinated by film's relation with Broadway. Regardless here are the seven things I learned while attending the Broadway production of Once.

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A Pomegranate & Billy Jack: Conversations with Once's Marketa Irglova and honeyhoney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Donny Osmond, The Swell Season, Suzanne Santo, Glen Hansard, Iron & Wine, Marketa Irglova, Justin Beiber, Marie Osmond, Dirty Projectors, Gustav Klimt, Wrath of Khan, Bob Dylan, The Simpsons, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Tom Laughlin, Billy Jack, Nahid Hagigat, John Carney, Jon Stewart, Fleet Foxes, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Jaffe, Luke Lewis, Once, Honeyhoney, Beginners, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Marketa Irglova, her latest album is a direct result of her making a conscious decision to make music.

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How To Write a Song, Songwriting Exercise #2 -- Sequel or Response

Ruth Gerson | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Glen Hansard, Nirvana, Marketa Irglova, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriting, How to Write, Singer-Songwriter, Classic Songs, Diagramming a Song, Song Diagram, How to Write a Melody, Something in the Way, Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time, How to Write Lyrics, Falling Slowly, Arts News
Ruth Gerson

In our first songwriting exercise we began with a letter, writing to someone we feel intensely about, regarding something we feel intensely about. The...

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Stars Of 'Once' Fall In Love, Break Up In New Documentary

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Once, Once Film, Music Docs, Video, Swell Season Documentary, Once Actors, Glen Hansard, Swell Season, The Frames, Tribeca, Swell Season Doc, Markéta Irglová, Film, Once Stars Break Up, Culture News

Fans of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, stars and star-crossed lovers of the hit indie musical film "Once," might know that the Academy-Award winn...

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Excuse Me, Are You Irish?

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Irish Film Festival, Van Morrison, The Swell Season, Colin Devlin, The Cranberries, The Corrs, U2, Glen Hansard, The Frames, The Script, The Devlins, Entertainment News, Richard Harris, Dublin, Craic Fest, Enya, Two Door Cinema Club, Entertainment News
Kristi York Wooten

It seems to me that every Irish band who achieves a certain level of international success eventually goes back to being Irish again, regardless of how many gold records they have on their walls or how much cash is in their pockets.

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"Talking Old Soldiers": A Chatty Playlist for Stanley McChrystal

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Alpha Band, McChrystal Rolling Stone, Elmore James, Kanye West, The Strokes, Eminem, Squeeze, World Cup 2010, Sonny Boy Williamson, Pat Tillman, Alison Krauss, The Beach Boys, Lady GaGa, Nancy Sinatra, Rick Springfield, Carbon/Silicone, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Talk Talk, Dave Matthews Band, Carrie Underwood, London, John Mayer, South Africa, The Smiths, Xtc, Utopia, George Thorogood, Adam Levine, General Stanley McChrystal, Elton John, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, B.B. King, Tracy Chapman, Stevie Nicks, Glen Hansard, Bon Iver, Harry Nilsson, Black Eyed Peas, Joe Firstman, Bob Dylan, New Kids on the Block, Carl Smith, Elvis Presley, Tom Waits, Carlene Carter, The Pretenders, Rihanna, Southside Johnny, Taylor Swift, Talking Heads, Coldplay, Wimbeldon, Ben Folds, Oasis, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Brad Paisley, Girlyman, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a loose-lipped playlist for Stan the Man, a dude with a big ego and a very mixed record who finally accomplished the impossible -- actually stealing some of the cultural spotlight away from Lady GaGa.

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"Once" Couple Splits In Real Life

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Once, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Video, Entertainment News

The real-life romance that blossomed out of Oscar-winning indie "Once" is over. Glen Hansard confirmed he is no longer dating Marketa Irglova. The pre...

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Oscar's New Rule: Two Songs Per Picture

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Once, Enchanted, The Oscars, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Last time around, the Oscar songs category was three times "Enchanted" _ a trick that may never be repeated. The number of origin...

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Oscar-Winning "Once" Duo Conquer New York

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Once, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Entertainment News

Glen Hansard, armed with a weathered acoustic guitar and an ear-to-ear grin, walked onto the fully lit stage of Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall and ...

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"Once" Pair Sign Record Deal

Variety | Phil Gallo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glen Hansard, Once Oscar Performance, Marketa Irglova, Video, Entertainment News

Fresh off their Oscar win for original song, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have signed a music publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music, the musi...

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A Night Out With "Once" Oscar Nominee Couple

NY Times | JAMIE DIAMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Oscars, Once, Academy Awards, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Entertainment News

WITH its microscopic budget, the Irish film "Once" could have disappeared from theaters without acknowledgment; instead it earned Oscar and Grammy nom...

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Vote: Break-Out Star Of 2007

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James McAvoy, Katherine Heigl, Glen Hansard, Poll, Amy Winehouse, Entertainment News

Who is your break-out star of the year? If not an entertainer mentioned below, add your thoughts in the comments section AMY WINEHOUSE: The s...

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