Olivia Newton-John
Musician and Actor
Book review: Xanadu...our culture it is a it is Citizen Kane's eerie mansion; the nightclub where a mythological goddess played by Olivia Newton-John sang ELO tracks; and, most notoriously, the setting for Coleridge's ADVERTISEMENT opium-inspired fantasia,... In this article: Xanadu, Kublai Khan, Marco Polo, Genghis Khan, China, The Great Wall, Islamic, Buddhist, and Confucian |
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Wikipedia | October 20, 2009
Xanadu (Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John song)
...from the album ''Xanadu '', the soundtrack to the 1980 film of the same name . The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding "parenthetic" vocals in the...
In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Xanadu, Xanadu, Sammi Cheng, Club Disco, Dannii Minogue, and Xzibit
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L.A. Times - The Arts | November 27, 2008
Review: 'Xanadu' @ LaJolla Playhouse
...back in time. Just keep moving to the heavily synthesized Electric Light Orchestra beat and don't stop boogeying till you reach 1980, the year of Olivia Newton-John's unforgettable pop-disco extravaganza, "Xanadu. " Now wait, where's...
In this article: Xanadu, Clio, La Jolla Playhouse, Max von Essen, Sharon Wilkins, Electric Light Orchestra, Clio, and Melpomene
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Cinematical | April 08, 2009
Scenes We Love: Xanadu
...the spandex budget alone would have bankrupted the production. Of course, none of that mattered to me as I watched Olivia Newton-John glide across the floor to the tunes of E.L.O. So in a movie chock full of guilty pleasures, the scene in...
In this article: Xanadu, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly, Xanadu, New Wave, Down to Earth, and Jake Gyllenhaal
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Wikipedia | October 29, 2009
Xanadu (film)
...AC) "I'm Alive" - Electric Light Orchestra (No. 16 Pop, No. 48 AC, certified gold) "Suddenly" - Olivia Newton-John/Cliff Richard (No. 20 Pop, No. 4 AC) Gene Kelly's role of Danny McGuire is revived from the film ''Cover Girl '' which...
In this article: Xanadu, Xanadu, Zeus, Electric Light Orchestra, Magic, and I'm Alive
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Gorilla vs. Bear | January 20, 2009
new music go music :: warm in the shadows
...Cokemachine Glow Gigposters whatevs Thighs Wide Shut Another track from Music Go Music that sounds like it could've come from Olivia Newton John and ELO's Xanadu soundtrack. From Secretly Canadian: "'Warm in the Shadows' is dance...
In this article: Grizzly Bear, Super Bowl, Ozzy Osbourne, Celine Dion, Lenny Kravitz, Radiohead, and ELO
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | June 22, 2008
Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 4th week of June DVDs: Futurama, Swedish Erotica, Xanadu, Persepolis, Goodbye Uncle Tom & more! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
...- but that certainly wasn't my opinion. I love the music and the goofiness of the story. And Gene Kelly - dancing to ELO and Olivia's singing? Bliss. I love it. And getting a complete soundtrack CD as a bonus… oh yes, I have you now!
In this article: Futurama, Xanadu, Lon Chaney, 10,000 BC, Thunderbirds, Blu Ray, Dick Tracy, and James Cagney
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www.rottentomatoes.com
Five Favorite Films with Ellen Fox
...Newton-John and an aging musician (Gene Kelly) from the Big Band Era. Naturally, they team up to open a roller-disco complete with tap dancing, leg warmers, and Zeus. All of it woven together - in perfect sincerity - by an ELO soundtrack.
In this article: Current TV, Gene Kelly, Xanadu, Chemistry, Dog, Wendy and Lucy, Chicago Tribune, and Scarlett O'Hara
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Slant Magazine | June 25, 2008
Slant Magazine DVD Review: Xanadu: Magical Musical Edition
...three at the time (though that's like saying Hitler was more loathed than Stalin), is a jolly remake of Down to Earth in which a platinum muse (Olivia Newton-John) inspires a dreamer artist (Michael Beck) to collaborate with a down on his luck...
In this article: Xanadu, DVD, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly, Xanadu, Slant Magazine, French fries, and Reactionary
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CBS News | October 24, 2007
Xanadu Gains Fanatic Followers
...when the show debuted this summer. Many feared it would be mocked like the film on which it was based, the 1980 roller-disco flick with Olivia Newton-John as an ancient Greek muse who lands in modern California and grooves to Electric Light...
In this article: Xanadu, Broadway, Cheyenne Jackson, and Kerry Butler
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Description from Wikipedia:
Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born, Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress of Welsh and German origin. She is an avid activist for both environmental issues and breast cancer awareness. Her business interests have included launching several product lines for Koala Blue and opening the Gaia Retreat and Spa in Australia.
- Birth Date:
- September 26, 1948
- Occupation:
- Singer, Actress
- Instrument Played:
- Vocal, Drum
- Years Active:
- 1963 – present
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