Beatrice (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Linn Ullmann found the beginnings of her latest novel, A Blessed Child, in the image of a boy running through a landscape similar to that of Fårö, a small island off the coast of Sweden where she spent summers as a child. “Why is this boy running?” she asked herself, and then she linked that [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian theatre company run by Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett is joining forces with a British theatre troupe and a New York group to collaborate on productions internationally.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Having one famous parent can be hard but Linn Ullmann uses her literary skills to both tease and reward those who are curious about her father, Ingmar Bergman, and her mother, Liv Ullmann, writes
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
For any daughter of a creative titan, a career in the arts means that an extra peak will rise over and above the usual mountains that she has to climb. In Linn Ullmann's case, two further summits loomed: her father was Ingmar Bergman and her mother is Liv Ullmann, the Norwegian actor-muse whose dark star smouldered over several of the Swedish master's most majestic films. In the three novels prior...
The Australian (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
CATE Blanchett and Andrew Upton today launched the Sydney Theatre Company's 2009 program, their first as co-artistic directors.
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Cate Blanchett and director husband Andrew Upton pose at the official launch of the Sydney Theatre Company’s “2009 Main Stage Season” at the Wharf Restaurant on Monday in Sydney, Australia. (The couple currently serve as artistic directors of STC.) The forthcoming Australian production of Tennessee Williams‘ A Streetcar Named Desire will hit U.S. theaters late [...]
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
A BLESSED CHILD By Linn Ullmann Picador, 256pp £14.99
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Linn Ullmann explores the mingled fates of three sisters and their relationship to their famous father; Brett Lott writes about the failed dreams and rifts in three generations of a Los Angeles family.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Oslo - British director Peter Brook was Monday named winner of the International Ibsen Award, the jury headed by Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann said. The new prize, worth 2.5 million kroner (460,000 dollars), was in recognition of Brook's...
greylocknews (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Williamstown, MA – The Starlight Stage Youth Theatre presents "I Remember Mama" by John Van Druten as its 33rd season production at the First Congregational Church, 906 Main Street, Williamstown on July 23-26 at 8 pm. Based on the delightful...
Like Anna Karina's Sweater (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
It was at this year's European Film Market in Berlin (a wonderful source for industry gossip) that I first learned of the troubles brewing over at Tartan Films. Jane Giles, head of acquisitions, and Sam Dunn, of the home entertainment...
Open Culture (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
As mentioned this weekend, YouTube has rolled out its new Screening Room, which will make available a steady stream of short independent films for free. The initial lineup includes the 2006 academy award-winning animated film, The Danish Poet, directed by Torill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann. Within the Screening Room itself, YouTube doesn’t provide [...]
ximblr.com (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
The line-up for the Dublin Writers’ Festival this week has been impressive and one event tonight at 8pm in the Project is a must.Anne Enright, whose recent book of short stories attracted rave reviews, will discuss the genre with American Tobias Wolff, whose collection of short stories is reviewed on p19.Those in need of a [...]
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Liv Tyler was on The Tonight Show last night to promote her upcoming films The Strangers and The Incredible Hulk. The soft-spoken 30 year-old actress first talked about her name, Liv. She said it’s Norwegian and that her mother got the idea for the name by seeing actor Liv Ullmann on a TV Guide [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Michael Dwyer on film
