The Dixon Elementary public school located on Chicago’s South Side is without question one of the most unique public schools in the country. The teachers and administrators who run the school intended it to be not only a place of learning, but also a place of inspiration. As a result, the school has surrounded the hallways and the outside property with over 200 beautiful and colorful works of art, and priceless sculptures by some of the foremost African-American artists in the country, such as Dayo Laoye, Carolyn Elaine, Peter Gray and Faheem Majeed. And as you can imagine, there were battles with the Chicago Public Schools bureaucracy who didn’t take kindly...
- 7/25/2015
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
The country crooner looks so soft and feminine on the magazine’s February issue. Do You Love her hair & makeup? Sound off below!
Carrie Underwood, 29, never disappoints when it comes to her hair and makeup! The blonde beauty is the picture of glamour on every red carpet she graces. She’s the perfect choice to front the iconic magazine’s February 2013 cover. In the stunning pic she debuts a subtle makeup look with soft grey shadow and just a blush of color on her lips.
Carrie Underwood’s hair & makeup breakdown for Allure cover
Makeup artist Tyron Machhausen went heavy on the mascara “to show off her beautiful green-hazel eyes.” Machhausen lined Carries’s upper lashes with a grayish brown pencil and spread shimmery taupe shadow on her lids. He curled her lashes and swiped volumizing mascara on both the top and bottom. He added peachy pink cream blush to Carrie’s cheeks,...
Carrie Underwood, 29, never disappoints when it comes to her hair and makeup! The blonde beauty is the picture of glamour on every red carpet she graces. She’s the perfect choice to front the iconic magazine’s February 2013 cover. In the stunning pic she debuts a subtle makeup look with soft grey shadow and just a blush of color on her lips.
Carrie Underwood’s hair & makeup breakdown for Allure cover
Makeup artist Tyron Machhausen went heavy on the mascara “to show off her beautiful green-hazel eyes.” Machhausen lined Carries’s upper lashes with a grayish brown pencil and spread shimmery taupe shadow on her lids. He curled her lashes and swiped volumizing mascara on both the top and bottom. He added peachy pink cream blush to Carrie’s cheeks,...
- 1/15/2013
- by Jennifer Tzeses
- HollywoodLife
Messy curls ruled the runway during New York Fashion Week at shows like Badgley Mischka and Carolina Herrera. Would you let your curls run free or create some yourself? You might be thinking that you dislike your curls and prefer to straighten them or that you have such straight hair you would never be able to achieve these runway curls, but the fall 2012 shows at New York Fashion Week prove that curls are in and you can have them no matter what your hair texture might be! Backstage at Badgley Mischka, Peter Gray for Moroccanoil created the bouncy curls by taking very small sections of hair, sprayed and brushed through with Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray, and wrapped them around a small-barrel curling iron. After curling a section, Peter pinned the curl back. When the whole head was complete, he let the curls loose and teased the hair to his liking. It's...
- 2/16/2012
- by Eden Univer
- HollywoodLife
by Shannon Hilson, MoreHorror.com
What do you get when you take the classic set-up for a torture-suspense flick and add generous helpings of cooking-show-gone-horribly-awry? Why, you get director Joe Maggio’s Bitter Feast, of course.
Bitter Feast is the story of embittered freelance restaurant critic J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard). Like so many of us, Franks is plagued by a wealth of personal problems that have contributed to his jaded attitude over the years and this can’t help but come out in his work. More and more, it seems as if he’s known for giving positively scathing reviews to restaurant after restaurant. However, the day eventually comes when he pisses off the wrong guy by way of his poisoned pen… er… keyboard.
Peter Gray (James Le Gros) is a celebrity chef whose cooking show and career could stand to be doing a lot better. He wants to...
What do you get when you take the classic set-up for a torture-suspense flick and add generous helpings of cooking-show-gone-horribly-awry? Why, you get director Joe Maggio’s Bitter Feast, of course.
Bitter Feast is the story of embittered freelance restaurant critic J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard). Like so many of us, Franks is plagued by a wealth of personal problems that have contributed to his jaded attitude over the years and this can’t help but come out in his work. More and more, it seems as if he’s known for giving positively scathing reviews to restaurant after restaurant. However, the day eventually comes when he pisses off the wrong guy by way of his poisoned pen… er… keyboard.
Peter Gray (James Le Gros) is a celebrity chef whose cooking show and career could stand to be doing a lot better. He wants to...
- 7/29/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Directed by: Joe Maggio
Written by: Joe Maggio
Cast: James LeGros, Joshua Leonard, Amy Seimetz, Larry Fessenden
It’s been a long time coming, but there’s finally a horror movie for all you foodies out there. Bitter Feast, a delectable tale of terror from director Joe Maggio, is a smart, stylish flick that might easily be confused for that hip indie film showing down at the local art house — if it wasn’t, you know, for all the torture.
Peter Gray (James LeGros) is a minor celebrity chef whose arrogance has been playing havoc with the ratings of his cable cooking program. He seems to think his audience wants to be educated rather than entertained, and his pompous posturing is dimming his once bright future. A scathing review from malicious, tastemaking food blogger J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard) is the last straw. Gray snaps and kidnaps Franks, forcing him...
Written by: Joe Maggio
Cast: James LeGros, Joshua Leonard, Amy Seimetz, Larry Fessenden
It’s been a long time coming, but there’s finally a horror movie for all you foodies out there. Bitter Feast, a delectable tale of terror from director Joe Maggio, is a smart, stylish flick that might easily be confused for that hip indie film showing down at the local art house — if it wasn’t, you know, for all the torture.
Peter Gray (James LeGros) is a minor celebrity chef whose arrogance has been playing havoc with the ratings of his cable cooking program. He seems to think his audience wants to be educated rather than entertained, and his pompous posturing is dimming his once bright future. A scathing review from malicious, tastemaking food blogger J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard) is the last straw. Gray snaps and kidnaps Franks, forcing him...
- 1/19/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Chicago – New York filmmaker Joe Maggio is fascinated by the pursuit of redemption, particularly in stories featuring characters who may not entirely be worthy of it. His 2001 debut feature “Virgil Bliss” followed a man fresh out of prison as he attempted to build a new life. Maggio’s 2008 drama “Paper Covers Rock” told the story of a suicidal mother who fights to maintain custody of her daughter.
The darkly satirical thriller “Bitter Feast” marks Maggio’s darkest tale to date. Redemption hardly seems possible for vitriolic food blogger Jt Franks (Joshua Leonard), as he finds himself held hostage by Peter Gray (James LeGros), the self-righteous yet deranged celebrity chef whose restaurant he panned. Gray acquires delicious revenge by forcing Franks to cook various dishes to perfection…or else. Hollywood Chicago spoke with Maggio about his own thoughts concerning modern criticism, the advantages and disadvantages of microbudget filmmaking, and the New...
The darkly satirical thriller “Bitter Feast” marks Maggio’s darkest tale to date. Redemption hardly seems possible for vitriolic food blogger Jt Franks (Joshua Leonard), as he finds himself held hostage by Peter Gray (James LeGros), the self-righteous yet deranged celebrity chef whose restaurant he panned. Gray acquires delicious revenge by forcing Franks to cook various dishes to perfection…or else. Hollywood Chicago spoke with Maggio about his own thoughts concerning modern criticism, the advantages and disadvantages of microbudget filmmaking, and the New...
- 1/13/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I have this thing about cooking shows. The "thing" is that I love them. Although I continue to remain dubious about how well a challenge concerning cooking with no utensils really tests the chef, I can't help but be completely enraptured by them. Maybe it's because food is so interesting and versatile that it can be at once extremely delicious, and terrifyingly awful. It's unpredictable, surprising and always makes for great TV--and now that the promising nature of Food TV has made its transition to horror, I couldn't be more pleased.
The direct to video Bitter Feast follows a TV chef named named Peter Gray (James LeGros) whose show gets cancelled. Then he gets fired from his restaurant and loses his lucrative deal involving cookware. This is partially due to food blogger J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard) who accidentally leaks the bitter end of Gray's show and inevitably his career. In an act of unwarranted craziness,...
The direct to video Bitter Feast follows a TV chef named named Peter Gray (James LeGros) whose show gets cancelled. Then he gets fired from his restaurant and loses his lucrative deal involving cookware. This is partially due to food blogger J.T. Franks (Joshua Leonard) who accidentally leaks the bitter end of Gray's show and inevitably his career. In an act of unwarranted craziness,...
- 1/9/2011
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
A man protesting against the war in Iraq has thrown his shoes at ex-Australian Prime Minister John Howard on the TV show Q&A. During the live broadcast of the Australian equivalent of Question Time, the man walked up to the panel, before throwing his shoes in Howard's direction, although he failed to hit the ex-pm. While throwing the shoes, the man - Peter Gray - said: "That's for the Iraqi dead," before being taken away by security. Howard later laughed off the incident during a radio interview the following morning, joking: "Is anyone here taking their shoes off? I'm looking around." (more)...
- 10/29/2010
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Q & A isn't normally the forum for anything hugely newsworthy or groundbreaking, bar some political sparring between Liberal and Labor opponents.
Last night's broadcast from ABC's Sydney headquarters was a different affair, however, as the ex-Prime Minister John Howard took to the stage.
Known for his conservative views regarding Iraq, immigration and the economy, there was a significant amount of anger expressed by the audience -- although for the majority of the program it remained vocal.
Until an audience member, Peter Gray, decided to make an impromptu homage to George... More >>...
Last night's broadcast from ABC's Sydney headquarters was a different affair, however, as the ex-Prime Minister John Howard took to the stage.
Known for his conservative views regarding Iraq, immigration and the economy, there was a significant amount of anger expressed by the audience -- although for the majority of the program it remained vocal.
Until an audience member, Peter Gray, decided to make an impromptu homage to George... More >>...
- 10/26/2010
- by Peter Allott
- TV.com
A contemporary riff on "Misery" with a culinary twist, "Bitter Feast" may provide the first horror movie aimed at foodies. Director Joe Maggio ("Paper Covers Rock") makes his inaugural foray into the horror genre with a competent, familiar captivity narrative, resulting in less torture porn than food porn with ample amounts of blood. Established TV chef Peter Gray (James Le Gros) goes berserk after a pan of his restaurant by merciless ...
- 10/13/2010
- Indiewire
Year: 2009
Directors: Joe Maggio
Writers: Joe Maggio
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: kilowog
Rating: 4 out of 10
When the name of your film is Bitter Feast and its plot concerns a poorly reviewed chef seeking vengeance upon a caustic restaurant critic it is almost as if you are eagerly inviting a series of horrendous yet inevitable puns mocking your film. It is in this review, however, that you will not read such mockery, though that is not to say that the film isn’t deserving of it. Filmmaker, Joe Maggio’s good intentions invite us into the dark and rather sad life of New York City chef and on-air personality, Peter Gray (James LeGros). When the movie starts Peter has gotten yet another bad review for his restaurant which brings about his outright dismissal and also leaves his career as a TV chef on equally poor footing. The lonely Gray cooks dinner at home alone,...
Directors: Joe Maggio
Writers: Joe Maggio
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: kilowog
Rating: 4 out of 10
When the name of your film is Bitter Feast and its plot concerns a poorly reviewed chef seeking vengeance upon a caustic restaurant critic it is almost as if you are eagerly inviting a series of horrendous yet inevitable puns mocking your film. It is in this review, however, that you will not read such mockery, though that is not to say that the film isn’t deserving of it. Filmmaker, Joe Maggio’s good intentions invite us into the dark and rather sad life of New York City chef and on-air personality, Peter Gray (James LeGros). When the movie starts Peter has gotten yet another bad review for his restaurant which brings about his outright dismissal and also leaves his career as a TV chef on equally poor footing. The lonely Gray cooks dinner at home alone,...
- 6/24/2010
- QuietEarth.us
In "Bitter Feast," writer-director Joe Maggio concocts a revenge scheme any artist would relish. After receiving a nasty review, celebrity chef Peter Gray (James LeGros) kidnaps the blogger responsible (Joshua Leonard) and turns the tables on his critic, forcing him to endure several cooking challenges if he wants to be fed. With the dark—and often darkly funny—indie making its debut at the L.A. Film Festival this week, Maggio wrote about the genesis of the script and offered insight into his casting process:The idea for "Bitter Feast" came to me sometime in the summer of 2007 while reading Frank Bruni's New York Times review of Gordon Ramsay's restaurant, London Hotel. At one point in the review, Bruni suggested, and I'm paraphrasing here, that to his mind London Hotel lacked the thing essential to any successful restaurant: excitement. This notion got stuck in my head, I suppose because it's very,...
- 6/17/2010
- backstage.com
New York Fashion Week ended last night, but Celebrity Hair Stylist Peter Gray doesn't have time to rest, he's already off to the next batch of shows in London, including Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood. Peter obviously works with a lot of models, but we asked him for tips of how us mere mortals can look great.
"The most important tip I always abide by, is to use a thickening or volumizing product (mousse or spray) before giving your hair a really good blowout," Peter advises. "This gives the hair that polished look, makes it malleable and will make ...
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"The most important tip I always abide by, is to use a thickening or volumizing product (mousse or spray) before giving your hair a really good blowout," Peter advises. "This gives the hair that polished look, makes it malleable and will make ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 2/19/2010
- by AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff
- Access Hollywood
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