“She was like, ‘I was in the makeup chair for four hours getting those, why would they get rid of them?’ ” he says. “She was always pushing for more. She was all about us making her fatter, older, whatever. And you don’t find that with a lot of female actresses.”. Presenting a stark truth is what drives and guides her work, says Lange, who moonlights as a fine art photographer. “I shoot in black and white because I think there is something much more arresting about it. I think any time you distill an image down to shadows and highlights, it has a kind of power that speaks to something on a much more primal way,” she says. “My acting roles are a blending of that — it’s the gray. And I love the balance. It’s been fun. Depressing, sure, but fun. So I want a little more of it. For a little longer.”.
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And now they have been invited to perform on March 21 at the most prestigious musical venue of all — Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. They haven’t finalized the program yet, but it will definitely feature Berkeley composers. You can hear the Chamber Chorus before then at two local concerts they’re planning that will raise money for the trip. The first concert, in collaboration with the Cal University Chorus, will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way (at Dana) in Berkeley, featuring some soulful music by Randall Thompson and Eric Whitacre as well as the Duruflé Requiem, the world premiere of Brantley Psalm 89, and the Bay Area premiere of John Tavener’s hauntingly beautiful Funeral Canticle (the a cappella piece heard in “The Tree of Life”). The great Jonathan Dimmock will be the guest organist.
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4Dum Dum Girls: The L.A. act marries shoegaze, surf rock, dream-pop and other styles in delightfully lo-fi fashion. The group is led by Dee Dee Penny (aka Kristin Welchez), who comes across like a star awaiting an audience. Don’t let her wait too long. The Dum Dum Girls should appeal to fans of Cults, Beach House and the Ravonettes. Details: 12:20 p.m. Saturday, Lands End Stage. 5Imelda May: She’s long been a major star in her native Ireland, where she’s won the Meteor Award (the Irish equivalent of the Grammy) for best female artist and other prestigious honors. Now folks on this side of the Atlantic Ocean are starting to catch on to May, a wonderful rockabilly-blues-jazz vocalist. Details: 12:30 p.m. Sunday; Lands End Stage.