Interviews | Simon Townsend (The Who): “Performance at the Olympics in London is the main achievement of my career”

For more than half a century the backbone of The Who, one of the greatest groups in the world, is the mighty duo of Roger Daltrey and Peter Townsend. Not always the attention of the press and fans is focused on other musicians who appear on stage during the show Who, but now it is

Sergei Ursulyak turns 60

Today, June 10th, notes the 60-the famous Russian director, screenwriter, producer, actor and TV host Sergey Ursulyak. Sergey Vladimirovich Ursulyak was born June 10, 1958 year in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. In 1979 he graduated from the acting department of the Theater School named after B.V. Shchukin (workshop Evgenia Simonova), in 1993 – VKSR (workshop Vladimir Motyl). From

Art on Daniel Rayskin: “Conducting is a slowly developing disease”

Daniel Rayskin: “Conducting is a slowly developing disease”

Daniel Rayskin. Photos – Vladimir Vyatkin Living in Amsterdam, a native of St. Petersburg, Daniel Rayskin already by the beginning of the 2000s gained a reputation as one of the most popular solo violators. Over time, the priorities of the musician have changed in the direction of conducting. Over the past ten years, Rayskin directed

Art on Kinotavr-2018: Director-debutant lacks faith in himself and his cinema

Kinotavr-2018: Director-debutant lacks faith in himself and his cinema

This year, for the first time since 2003, that is for a full 15 years, which formed a completely new domestic industry, the main review of Russian cinema “Kinotavr” will be a competition of debut films. There are eight of them. But they were chosen from 58, sent to this year’s organizing committee. And the

Art on Agnes Warda: Madame Cinema

Agnes Warda: Madame Cinema

Agnes Warda is 90 years old. We congratulate one of the most effective ladies of world cinema with the memoir of Andrei Plakhov, who talks about his meetings with Agnes and devotes her poems. The Russian premiere of Vard’s new film “Faces, Villages” will be held on June 1 in the framework of the Beat

Art on “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot refused to conduct “Eurovision”

“Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot refused to conduct “Eurovision”

The 33-year-old actress and model Gal Gadot politely declined the offer of the Israeli Public Broadcasting that was made the day before to become the leading "Eurovision Song Contest 2019" in Jerusalem. Recall, this year at the show, the champion was Israeli Netta Barzilay. According to the rules of the competition, the following "Eurovision" must

Art on “At the daughter from” Gogol “shivers ran”

“At the daughter from” Gogol “shivers ran”

The second two-part block of an ambitious and extraordinary domestic film project "Gogol", in April released in Russian cinemas, very soon reach the Web. June 5 premiere of the film "Gogol. Wii" will be held on the service ivi. On the eve of this significant event "Kinokratiya" exclusively publishes an interview with actor Ian Tsapnik

Art on Actor “Contemporary” Yuri Rashkin died on the 73rd year of life

Actor “Contemporary” Yuri Rashkin died on the 73rd year of life

The actor of the theater “Contemporary“, Director-documentary Yuri Rashkin died at the age of 72 years. This is reported on the page of the theater in “Facebook“. «Today, a person dear to our theater, Yuri Leonidovich Rashkin, passed away. A man with a tender heart and a keen sense of beauty. In the theater “Contemporary”