Tuesday, 17 December 2013

"El Lobo de Wall Street" y Leonardo DiCaprio

"Intento en la misma medida que lo hace Gatsby, imaginar la vida esperando se pueda convertir en eso que tanto anhelas, al igual que Gatsby, soy un soñador, para estar en el mundo del cine lo debes de ser, la idea de poder reinventarte, como Gatsby hizo, es algo con lo que todo el mundo se puede identificarLeonardo DiCaprio habla de su reciente película El Gran Gatsby...
LEO DICAPRIO Y LOS ÓSCAR
Todo el mundo sabe que Leonardo DiCaprio está siendo ignorado injustamente por los Premios de la Academia en el sentido de que no sólo sus recientes películas son brillantes, sus actuaciones en Django Desencadenado (Christoph Waltz ganó un Óscar cuando no actuó mejor que DiCaprio) o Shutter Island le deberían haber dado a  una nominación al menos. 

A pesar de ello, DiCaprio está ganando la batalla que realmente más importa a la gran mayoría de los hombres en uno de los aspectos más relevantes para la naturaleza masculina. De hecho, no muchos varones podrían mirar con superioridad a sus amigos nombrando las numerosas mujeres que el actor ha estado conociendo en los últimos tiempos. A decir verdad, algunos ganadores de premios Óscar morirían por ser como DiCaprio por un día (o alguno más...). Tal y como indica el mismo actor al principio y bien sea por preparar sus personajes o porque es lo que se le da realmente bien, la verdad es que DiCaprio está dejando en buen lugar al otrora género más poderoso, el decadente sexo masculino actuando en la vida real como lo haría alguno de sus últimos personajes en El Gran Gatsby o en Lobo de Wall Street.


                     El Lobo de Wall Street

JORDAN BELFORT Y EL LOBO DE WALL STREET
Hablaremos no obstante antes de la película El Lobo de Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street) inspirada en hechos reales y en el libro (en realidad son dos) de Jordan Belfort que vivió los hechos que se recrean, la temática está de muy rabiosa actualidad porque tal y como nos recuerdan los medios de comunicación a diario vivimos una crisis muy profunda provocada por las entidades financieras que lideran y promueven el capitalismo más atroz y salvaje. Jordan Belfort se enriqueció especulando en Wall Street,  se convirtió en multimillonario para después cumplir condena en la cárcel donde escribió su libro que es una autobiografía de sus años como corredor de bolsa en Wall Street. Hay cierta polémica porque sus libros y esta película le han reportado mucho dinero, el mismo que defraudó y no ha devuelto según algunos aunque él mismo considera las acusaciones como injurias.               

Al final, como estamos viendo con la actual crisis y las grandes entidades financieras, a Belfort le ha salido todo bien y a pesar de haber pisado la cárcel ahora da charlas y conferencias. La frase de cabecera de su libro es " Viví como un rey y me divertí como una estrella del rock" ahora habrá que añadir "e hicieron una película de Hollywood"

Lobo de Wall Street

EL LOBO DE WALL STREET
El Gran Gatsby no ha tenido el éxito esperado sobre todo por parte de la crítica pero El Lobo de Wall Street sí que puede ser la gran triunfadora de esta edición de los premios cinematográficos,  la película la dirige el fabuloso y muy confiable en resultados cinematográficos Martin Scorsese, también aparece el resucitado Matthew MacConaughey que después de haber sido durante mucho tiempo infravalorado ahora está consiguiendo el respeto de la crítica y público. Sus recientes papeles en Mud, Paperboy o Magic Mike así lo avalan. La protagonista femenina es Margot Robbie, actriz australiana conocida por la serie de televisión Pan Am.

Nuestro héroe tiene una gran oportunidad  de conseguir ese óscar que tanto ambiciona, ganó el Globo de oro con otra colaboración con Scorsese, El Aviador,  y un premio en el Festival de Berlín por Romeo y Julieta pero sus 3 nominaciones a los Óscar con semejante trayectoria y filmografía (su papel en The Departed es otro ejemplo)   se antojan a todas luces insuficientes e inaceptables ¿No será que los Académicos tienen un poco de envidia hacia la vida privada de DiCaprio? Juzguen ustedes mismos...


LAS MUJERES DE LEONARDO DICAPRIO

LEO DICAPRIO Y GISELE BUNDCHEN Desde 2000 hasta 2005 Leo DiCaprio tuvo una relación con una de las modelos mas importantes de la historia, la belleza brasileña Gisele Bundchen que no era tan famosa cuando empezaron a salir siendo ahora la modelo mejor pagada del mundo por sexto año consecutivo (con una diferencia en ingresos de más del doble con la segunda, tercera o cuarta, la mismísima Kate Moss no cobra ni la mitad que ella). Casada  con el súper jugador de fútbol americano Tom Brady, tiene 2 hijos.




Gisele Bundchen y Leonardo DiCaprio

                                                   

LEO DICAPRIO Y BAR REFAELI Durante 6 años la súper modelo israelí Bar Refaeli y DiCaprio crearon la pareja más perfecta del Show Business, todo el mundo hablaba de ellos pero un día decidieron acabar su idílica relación porque ninguno  quería cerrar definitivamente su solterí

                         
Bar Refaeli


Leo DiCaprio y Bar Refaeli
Bar Refaeli y Leo DiCaprio


LEO DICAPRIO Y ERIN HEATHERTON Erin Heatherton era hasta hace nada era un ángel de Victoria´s Secret, ha bajado de categoría debido a su fuerte temperamento y la dificultad que entraña trabajar con ella ¿Pudo Leo DiCaprio templar su duro carácter? No lo sabemos pero la verdad es que estuvieron saliendo inaugurando la especial simpatía que DiCaprio tiene hacía esta emblemática marca de ropa femenina, cerraron su relación después de 10 meses porque ninguno de ellos tenía tiempo pero sí la agenda apretada.


Erin Heatherton y Leo DiCaprio
Leo DiCaprio y Erin Heatherton
                                 Erin Heatherton

LEO DICAPRIO Y BARBARA PALVIN La modelo húngara Barbara Palvin, musa de Intimissimi y otra componente de Victoria´s Secret también tuvo una relación con Leonardo DiCaprio. 


Barbara Palvin y DiCaprio
Leo DiCaprio y Barbara Palvin

LEO DICAPRIO Y TONI GARRN La última modelo de Victoria´s Secret que ha estado con DiCaprio es la modelo alemana Toni Garrn, pasaron el verano en Ibiza inclusive, es una de las modelos con más proyección. Se supone que a día de hoy siguen siendo pareja




LEO DICAPRIO Y BLAKE LIVELY La principal protagonista de Gossip Girl (si Leighton Meester nos permite decirlo) serie que ya fue objeto de análisis en este blog es una de las principales jóvenes actrices de Hollywood, ha aparecido en películas como The Town, Salvajes o Green Lantern, ahora está casada con Ryan Reynolds, antes de ello salió 6 meses con DiCaprio.


Blake Lively y Leo DiCaprio


                                              

RODAJE DE GRAN GATSBY Cuando terminó su relación con Blake Lively, la modelo australiana Alyce Crawford ocupó su corazón mientras se producía el rodaje de El Gran Gatsby. De hecho, es en esta época donde DiCaprio ha dado más rienda suelta a la pasión ¿Tan difícil y estresante es ponerse en la piel de Gatsby? También ha habido rumores certeros de relaciones con Madalina Ghenea y Kendal Schuller en el mismo periodo.

LEO DICAPRIO Y MARGOT ROBBIE Finalmente, también se aseguró que hubo más que roces con su compañera de reparto Margot Robbie, protagonista femenina de El lobo de Wall Street, de hecho, en la película había escenas bastante subidas de tono algo que ha hecho cambiar el montaje para eliminar alguna.


ESTRENO DE EL LOBO DE WALL STREET
El lobo de Wall Street va a ser una de las películas de estas Navidades (se suponía que iba a estrenarse en Otoño pero al final los productores han pensado explotarla durante la época navideña debido también al retraso con el montaje final)  Viendo la fría respuesta de la crítica a películas prometedoras como Blue Jasmine o El Consejero estamos ante una de las favoritas. 

Leonardo DiCaprio

ANÉCDOTA SOBRE LEO DICAPRIO REVELADA POR SPIELBERG
Para concluir quiero contar una anécdota revelada por Steven Spielberg que añadirá más fuerza a mi postura final y es que DiCaprio es en parte artífice de que Daniel Day-Lewis ganara el óscar por Lincoln (el tercero en categoría principal, récord absoluto) El papel estaba escrito y reservado para Ralph Fiennes que había trabajado con Spielberg en La lista de Schindler pero el tiempo pasó aceleradamente, los contratiempos crecieron y Spielberg tuvo otros trabajos teniendo que dejar aparcado su sueño.


Llegó el nuevo Siglo y todavía pasó más el tiempo y Ralph Fiennes se desmarcó del proyecto sintiéndose mayor. Steven Spielberg pensó entonces en Daniel Day-Lewis pero éste pasaba olímpicamente  e incluso ignoraba al director.

Un día, cenaron juntos Spielberg, su mujer y DiCaprio y el afamado cineasta le confesó su frustración, pensaba que se iba a morir sin hacer Lincoln, su visión del presidente más conciliador y respetado de la historia de los Estados Unidos, su proyecto más personal y lo iba a desechar: -Lo hace Day Lewis o nadie- aseguró a DiCaprio -pero no lo quiere hacer-
Al día siguiente DiCaprio llamó a Spielberg y le comentó: -¡Toma! este es el número de móvil de Daniel Day-Lewis, reservado a sus íntimos he hablado con él y de nuestra cena, llámalo ahora dice que hará Lincoln encantado-

¿Qué más necesitan miembros de la Academia? además dona dinero para salvar a los animales y al planeta ¡Por favor! ¡Entréguenle el óscar 2013 a Leo DiCaprio! (Piensen  en la exuberante pareja que lucirá modelito de infarto en la alfombra roja)

En resumidas cuentas ¿Ganará este año el óscar Leo DiCaprio con El Lobo de Wall Street o tendrá que resarcirse buscando una nueva novia? Pase lo que pase, lo conocerás de primera mano en el blog de Halcombe Norilsk.
                                                                              
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Friday, 13 December 2013

FC Barcelona, more than just a club...

FC Barcelona has proved its emblematic slogan  "Més que un club" (catalan) "Más que un club" (Spanish) "More than just a team" (English) is wholly true as the official website of FCB is now available and arranged in such a way that no only you can read it on Catalan, Spanish and English it is now available in International Sign Language and specially prepared so that people who have any kind of disability can understand and use it properly. Some footballers like Xavi and Piqué have appeared on the official video, Piqué has even tried sign language.

 NEW FC BARCELONA WEBSITE, HELPING SPECIAL PEOPLE 



Consequently, people who suffer from visual, hearing, mobility problems... are henceforth to be able to enjoy everything related to FC Barcelona in the same proportion of those who do not have these particular conditions. The recurrent motto has now a bigger significance. Hitherto no one (Forget NBA, Premier League, Major League Baseball, NFL...) had arranged this kind of  project, FC Barcelona is the first team within sport history that have such a fair website with the highest scores as far as accessibility is concerned, something that is reviewed every 6 months. 

                         


QATAR AIRWAYS
Whilst FC Barcelona demonstrates the grandeur of its spirit helping handicapped people, it also displays how global the world and FCB is nowadays. Football is very international and the image is very important Qatar Airways and FC Barcelona are united and have produced one of the best ads of the world of sport as now Barcelona football team is endorsed (something in the past was prohibited as Barca T-Shirts were always with no publicity on) with one of the most important brands in the world Qatar Airways. The Impressive advertisement can be enjoyed now.

Qatar Airways and FCB. A team that unites the world



INTEL
Lastly, it has been recently announced that Intel, will also be the worldwide sponsor of the club. The Intel Inside Logo will be inside the FC Barcelona T-Shirt. Look the video to see what has just took place. Intel and FC Barcelona have called this an innovative deal. Indeed, Barca will be on the most technologically advanced clubs in the world. The deal between Intel and FC Barcelona has never seen before.

                    FC Barcelona Intel
   

FC Barcelona and Intel sign a deal

                                              FCB AND INTEL SIGN A DEAL

FCB BARCELONA AND INTEL
FC Barcelona shows its business acumen and savvy, as well as its respect, tolerance and understanding  towards  special people who after all, also pay tickets and buy t-shirts like the rest of the world. (Don´t they?) but no many pay attention to them nevertheless. Qatar Airways operates throughout the world being a very important brand. Its slogan is Qatar Airways World´s 5-Star airlane. Furthermore, Intel is world leader in computing innovation, based on California, its 2012 revenue was 11billion. 

FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona and Intel

                      

What do you think? Do you find the FC Barcelona website project relevant? Do you like the Ad? Is the new deal with Intel interesting? Does Piqué use Sing Language correctly? Do share rate or comment



FC Barcelona





FC Barcelona more than just a team, an international renowned 21st Century Institution.
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

The Counselor and Cameron Diaz

English: Cameron Diaz at Paris press conferenc...
Cameron Diaz at Paris press conference for Knight & Day held in Bordeaux, July 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
THE COUNSELOR MOVIE, THE RESURRECTION OF CAMERON DIAZ 

When I just first saw The Counselor movie trailer I deemed it as the most important motion picture of the current year. Which project can say it contains Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Cameron Díaz, Penélope Cruz, Brad Pitt within its cast being written by the author of No Country for old men and The Road, Cormac McCarthy, being directed as well by Ridley Scott?

As secondary actors,  we also have: Bruno Ganz that left us speechless when he work on German movie Der Untergang (Downfall) acting as a declining Adolf Hitler, the brilliant Rosie Pérez who was the main star of Alex de la Iglesia movie Perdita Durango also with Javier Bardem therein and the superb Natalie Dormer who renders a perfect interpretation in Game of Thrones as the new wife of sadistic king Joffrey.

                        THE COUNSELOR 

Everything was promising and even though a story about drugs it is not the most original issue in the world it always involve solid stories of struggle and power. However, when I read the first articles about it I did not remember a movie with such negative reviews and so much unitiy between them, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone... The Counselor was panned by movie reviewers. I consequence,  I went to see The Counselor a little bit frightened but the result is not so bad and it turned out to be a positive experience.
                              
THE COUNSELOR

What is more, the performance of Cameron Díaz on The Counselor is so fabulous that she deserves to be nominated to Golden Globes and Oscars (Winning them too) She has never had good luck with the movie roles she has been into and thanks to this particular one she has reached her highest peak. Couple world of Javier Bardem and Cameron Díaz is of an easy life, plenty of luxury, wealth, power, ostentation. On the other hand, couple Michael Fassbender and Penélope Cruz are much more humble and modest, yet the main protagonist played by Michael Fassbender wants to change it for once and forever. There are some sexy, hot scenes with Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz as the one in the car within The Counselor that have been widely talking of but they are not so special as a matter of fact.

                      Cameron Díaz The Counselor car scene


It is said Michael Fassbender renders such an incredible performance on the movie 12 years of Slavery that he can obtain the biggest recognition of this cinematographical year, he is no so perfect here though, neither Penelope Cruz. Brad Pitt is Ok. What makes The Counselor dazzle is the two performances of Cameron Diaz and Javier Bardem.

Some said  that the narrative language of an screenplay it is not the proper matter for a novelist like for Normac MacCarthy and can be true. The Counselor is a dense movie that does not move fast and it is as if it were made of Eight or Nine conversations, independent each of them, show something philosopical, to instruct you, not all of them achieve its purpose, besides, the directing and the screenplay go different ways in the sense that they are not very good connected. It promises  more of what finally gives you but features without fail on many ways  having an interesting ending.

 
THE COUNSELOR 

Even though the language of the screenplay is dissimilar to of an screenplay the movie in the end is not so horrible, in my opinion The Counselor is well arranged and developed, it is true that given they have such important actors they should have formed a big great one but The Counselor it is not a failed movie nor so negative. Perhaps some people are to dislike it because it is even too intellectual and moves slow, notwithstanding you can enjoy a harsh tale with some great scenes. Likewise, to discover the character and performance of Cameron Díaz. To sum up,  The Counselor has numerous positive aspects amongst them

Cameron Diaz!!! as her performance is brilliant and deserves recognition

 Cameron Diaz
Cameron Díaz The Counselor 

THE COUNSELOR Cameron Díaz and Penélope CruzDo share, rate or comment

Saturday, 7 December 2013

The Rolling Stones 14 On Fire Asia Pacific Tour

"As if you could kill time without injuring eternity" Thoreau
Just after having released its new album Sweet Summer Night-Hyde Park Live and after it has been announced Mick Jagger is to be great grandfather, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and  Ronnie Wood alongside the rest of musicians, crew and the erstwhile guirarrist Mick Taylor who will play as special guest, have announced another Tour. An Asia-Pacific one. The Rolling Stones embark themselves in 14 On Fire Asia Pacific Tour to celebrate its 50 years of existence. The first country announced was Australia subsequently some Asian cities have been cited too.

THE ROLLING STONES 14 ON FIRE ASIA PACIFIC TOUR
             The Rolling Stones
THE ROLLING STONES

Australia aside, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Japan and China are the other countries where The Rolling Stones are to perform its 14 On Fire 2014 Tour

The lucky cities that are to host this 14 On Fire Asia Pacific The Rolling Stones Tour are to be: 

DATES 14 ON FIRE ASIA PACIFIC THE ROLLING STONES TOUR

2/21 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – du Arena (Yas Island)
2/26 Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
3/4 Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
3/6 Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
3/9 Macau, China – Cotai Arena
3/19 Perth, Australia – Perth Arena
3/22 Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Oval
3/25 Sydney, Australia – Allphones Arena
3/28 Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
3/30 Macedon, Australia – Hanging Rock
4/2 Brisbane, Australia – Entertainment Centre
4/5 Auckland, New Zeland – Mount Smart Stadium

14 ON FIRE ASIA PACIFIC TOUR THE ROLLING STONES video presentation

                                     
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have been produced some of the finest pieces of work on Rock history. So relevant his impact has been in the history of rock and roll, music and culture that they have been touring the world for 50 years. Protagonists of many scandals, stories and legends their endurace is somewhat commendable

The multiple meanings of the Expression Rolling Stone

                      The Rolling Stones Sweet Summer Sun
                         Sweet Summer Sun Hyde Park Live The Rolling Stones



The Rolling Stones 

Will The Rolling Stones end the celebration of their 50 Anniversary with this 14 on Fire Asia Pacific Tour or will there be new dates? What do you think, do share, rate or comment.

Thursday, 5 December 2013

About Marilyn Manson

"Society has traditionally always tried to find a scapegoat for its problems. Well, here I am" Marilyn Manson Dead to the World

Brian Hugh Warner founded the most original rock band of the 1990s, Marilyn Manson, that derives itself from the name of the bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe and the murderer Charles Manson because according to Marilyn Manson within everything bad there is something good and inside everything bad there is some light.

MARILYN MANSON DEAD TO THE WORLD
The documentary Dead to the World is very interesting and somewhat extravagant at the same time making yourself aware of the origins of this band and character. However, hardly conveys the major musical moment of Marilyn Manson.  Live recording Guns, God, and the Government (that you can watch here) does. In my opinion, some of his best records (Mechanical Animals, Holy Wood, The Golden Age of Grotesque) were not recorded yet, as a result, Dead to the world is like a salute from the genuine Marilyn Manson, his birth, a star that had just been born

                       MARILYN MANSON GUNS GOD AND THE GOVERNMENT
                           Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson

MARILYN MANSON Guns, God and the Government
                                     
Marilyn Manson

Inside Dead to the world you will see pretty curious moments of the band and the rock star, the way they did choose to behave in case everything went bad, how they found fun, how the records and live performances were carried out... It has some colourful moments, others that will leave you tongue-tied, this is the year of an odd unusual tour, Antichrist Superstar, Marilyn Manson´s show onstage was at least distinctive.


Marilyn Manson
                                 Marilyn Manson

The aim of this article is to present a little bit Marilyn Manson, his dark side and the brilliant as well as discover a cursed forgotten documentary as Dead to the world does not even exist regarding DVD  (it is rumoured to be launched sooner or later or has been recently, I thought it was not but I have just found a website that sells it on DVD) as it was published in 1990s when Marilyn Manson was not so famous and when the technology available was still on VHS therefore it has been a little bit ignored since then.


Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson Argentina 2016 Marilyn Manson


THE GRANDFATHER OF MARILYN MANSON

On Dead to the World, It is explained how Marilyn Manson lost his faith and innocence, to say the truth, he believed in god, in  family, in society and the establishment. Nonetheless, after having assisted a Religion class he was expelled as he brought a picture his grandmother had taken inside an aeroplane where Marilyn Manson clearly saw the image of an Angel, he also had found something overly strange and disgusting inside a beverage he had tried to drink. He thought God had chosen him, subsequently he wanted to share his experience with teachers and little friends but it was refused, humiliated and mocked even though he only wanted to be accepted nonetheless. People could not accept what he was talking about and the nature of the picture.


MARILYN MANSON Dead to the World
Marilyn Manson

At that age, Marilyn Manson was still a immature child thus he could not stand the humiliation and the refusal his person suffered from. To make things worse, his grandfather who would close himself inside the basement of his paternal house in order to play with a train had an unknown secret private life. Marilyn Manson had never entered into that basement, one day he did... Such a harsh experience alongside the bad moments lived at School made him to proclaim-Marilyn Manson has been born today and the world will know of me- We can assure he has somehow fulfilled his word in some way or another. The trouble starts when the myth overcomes reality and people only accept what it is only publicity and does not belong to art. One should analyse Marilyn Manson from a musical point of view as its members once they are in the streets behave like an ordinary person.

                                Marilyn Manson
                           Marilyn Manson Band.

MARILYN MANSON- DEAD TO THE WORLD
The first records of the band are good and this tour inside Dead to the world was historic because many Conservatives groups form the deepest rural areas of America attacked Marilyn Manson, he was an instigator against conservative religion. Little by little he lost his strength as a prophet to become only the leader of a rock band.


MARILYN MANSON- BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE

Marilyn Manson had a painful episode at their beginnings as the Columbine murderers would listen to his music thus the protagonist of this story was accused of promoting outrage and violent acts something that is pretty offensive. There is a brilliant documentary called Bowling for Columbine about the obsession and the guns industry of The United States where Michael Moore interviews Marilyn Manson and he gives his opinion like a normal ordinary citizen regarding this thorny matter albeit the singer has always stated he dislikes the documentary profoundly.

                                            
                                             Marilyn Manson on Bowling For Columbine

MARILYN MANSON-YVES SAINT LAURENT
Going back to the main story, on musical terms Marilyn Manson is not at its peak, we can blame in part  the decision of giving the sack to Johnny 5  but so great the records are and the originality of this band that Dead to the World will be increase in value and its songs will always be there. Right now, Marilyn Manson has been signed to make a campaign with the prestigious French fashion label Yves Saint Laurent whose official picture can be seen now.


Marilyn Manson
                                              Marilyn Manson Yves Saint Laurent

FAMOUS FRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS OF MARILYN MANSON
The best musical moments of the band are long gone but Marilyn Manson has achieved his objective, being rich and famous doing what he wishes for at any second, everything said about him is good as far as publicity is concerned. Marilyn Manson has dated some famous stars such as Rose McGowan, Evan Rachel Wood or was been married to Dita Von Teese for a while. He has numerous famous friends as Johnny Depp or Eminem.


Marilyn Manson
Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson

Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson


Eminem and Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson   
Eminem, Johnny Depp, Rachel Evan Wood, Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson

Sometimes it is really easy to be influenced by everything you heard without scrutinize deeply, it happens constantly and can be interesting to reveal some data less known of some personalities. Marilyn Manson, for instance, has studied Journalism at University, he worked as musical journalist and his true vocation is painting, he has always had ambitions on that field. He never appeared on that television serial... and he is more than a mere entertainer. I invite anybody to look into this persona as he is capable of the best and worst, of course Marilyn Manson have been into scandals but it is not good that urban legends can make you loose objectivity of his work. He also loves cinema and has done some appearances on movies, moreover, it has always been talked  about his most ambitious project Alice in Wonderland from a dark point of view, it is supposed it will be carried out sooner or later. In short, Documentary Dead to the World is the chronicle and the birth of one of the most important tours of the great rock band Marilyn Manson which contains some funny moments, unusual and some that are made up. To say the truth it is overly forgotten also because it is poorly produced and the arbitrary moments it contains. If you are a follower of this band you must watch it, if not, DO NOT DARE to Watch Marilyn Manson Dead to the world

MARILYN MANSON Dead to the world, the documentary America did not want you to see!!!

(By the way Remember  you will meet the grandfather of Marilyn Manson)

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Wednesday, 4 December 2013

The Eccehomo botched fresco of Borja as its priest faces scandal

FAMOUS ECCEHOMO PAINTING, A PRIEST AND A SEXUAL SCANDAL
In August, 2012 news exploded, Borja, a little town inside the province of Zaragoza, in the region of Aragon within Spain was all around the world. 

A local female churchgoer had offered herself to restore a religious painting called Eccehomo, so peculiar was the result of the botched fresco that it appeared everywhere. Even foreign mass media paid attention to what was happening, relevant newspapers like The Guardian or famous tabloids like The Sun wrote about it. 

                         Cecilia Jiménez Eccehomo
      Painter Cecilia Jiménez Eccehomo 

What is more, the American late night television programme of Conan O´Brien made a spoof based on the episode. Still, one of the most well-know television programmes ever, renowned Saturday Night Live  rendered a particular homage to the episode that  travelled all around the world. "Ecce homo" expression means Behold the man and was used by Poncious Pilate.

                              
                          Eccehomo and a sexual scandal
                              
                       ECCEHOMO FRESCO ON LATE NIGHT CONAN O´BRIEN

                       
Eccehomo painting, The "ECCE HOMO" botched fresco on Saturday Night Live 

Cecilia Jiménez, the author of the restoration did have a serious bad time because she did not expect such huge dimension regarding her painting, she did only want to help and now her Eccehomo restoration was everywhere. 

Little by little,  fun was fading away and the episode turned out into something serious as thousands and thousands of tourists travelled to the Sanctuary of Mercy church of Borja in the province of Zaragoza close to El Moncayo in order to see the picture named Eccehomo. Everybody wanted a picture of the botched fresco.


Eccehomo Borja
Eccehomo painting Borja


When you enter into the Sanctuary of Borja to see the Eccehomo you did have to give some money away, one euro is requested, the money was going to contribute economically to the development of the village. Cecilia Jiménez wanted to give the money to charities. 

Abide by the episode the painter was so popular that she broadcast on television the celebrated Spanish tradition of eating twelve grapes at New Year´s Eve.  Her painting was a new tourist attraction. For instance, the local wine (Campo de Borja) relevant product of this province had some bottles labelled with the Eccehomo figure of Cecilia Jiménez. A star had been born.

Cecilia Jiménez Eccehomo 

Now, everything is back to  headlines, yet because of gloomy news, the parish in charge of guardianship the famous painting Eccehomo has been jailed recently, at first, he was accused of stealing the money collected to see the botched fresco but Local Authorities have assured it is not true, the money was going to fund a care home and it is lower than the money the priest is reportedly to have stolen (somewhere in the region of 200 000 Euros). 

Moreover, the religious is accused of sexual abuse and money laundering. He was jailed in Tarazona close to El Moncayo in the same province of Aragon. The operation is called Hawthorne by Central Government. 

There was a local concentration so that support the priest who has been decades working on that village and was known as a generous, kind person but the accusations are so severe and the police operation so visible that we have to be careful about the whole issue. 

The latest is that the priest has abandoned jail but he has been expelled from the Church for some time. Experts on the subject point out the parish was blackmailed by some people, they requested the parish a lot of money money, if he refused to do so they would publish some sexual videos of the priest with male companion hence the Eccehomo cleric stole money from the Church in order to pay the sum. Now, a legal process has started nevertheless, in consequence, we will have to wait to know the whole story completely. 


Eccehomo Borja
                                 Sexual Scandal and the priest of Eccehomo painting

This thorny matter has brought notoriety to the Eccehomo painting of Borja again, we hope the affection people had for Cecilia Jiménez, the restoration and this Zaragoza village on northern Spain will be maintained without misting up the funny story of Eccehomo botched fresco. What do you think? Share, rate and comment.