  Whitney Houston's final film “Sparkle” to hit U.S. screen Aug. 17 August 17, 2012 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Not for her career. For her brand. Houston, who died Feb. 11 at the young age of 48, won't be around to reap any personal benefits from this movie, a remake of the 1976 cult film about the rise of a girl group like The Supremes. But her death could propel "Sparkle" to a whole new level. Posthumous films, riding on the emotion for a much-loved, newly mourned celebrity, can sometimes achieve an extra jolt of fame. Shock, yearning, morbid curiosity can make them instant classics they might never have been otherwise. The enduring example is "Rebel Without a Cause." James Dean was already a teen idol before Warner Bros. released his most famous film on Oct. 27, 1955. But the fact that Dean had died in a car crash, less than a month before this saga of drag-racing juvenile delinquents hit the screen, was a guarantee of immortality – both for him and the movie, northjersey.com reported. Partner news  Top stories Dorians came 18th at 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, with their song Lonely Planet written by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. World famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour will attend the unveiling of his star in Yerevan’s Aznavour Square. The film stars Avedikian as a brilliant director Sergey Paradjanov, whose nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.   Partner news |  Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said.Artsakh defense army conducts command staff drills Four-stage command-staff exercises were conducted in Artsakh, led by defense army commander Movses Hakobyan. |
