In addition to her work on countless Hollywood sets as a women’s costumer, Kansas City native Angela Giokaris Alexander became a vital presence because she could calm down the most nervous of divas. </p><p>She and her husband, Wes Jefferies, spent decades making sure the stars looked their best when the cameras were rolling. “Obama was one of the names that kept coming up as leaders who make a lot of promises and attract a lot of followers. Thursday at the Glenwood Arts, 9575 Metcalf Ave. 11, you can get in free. Osbern recalled that when Mamet spoke to him over the phone, he liked the clip but had specific advice.</p><p>“He made a couple of suggestions, which we implemented,” Osbern says. They then combined the footage of Pidgeon opening her set with that tune and public domain clips of public figures and not-so-public figures with a black rectangle covering each person’s face. And then I came up with the black bars across the eyes. 8 in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 94. The Genetic Opera”) has a new offering, “11-11-11,” which opens on the day in question. Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson, Sarah Palin, Jesus, Moammar Gadhafi and others all get the same treatment.</p><p>“The idea was ‘Who is the Disintegration Man?’ ” Blunk says. </p><p>Alexander will be buried at Forest Hill & Calvary Cemeteries.</p><p><span class="subhead">Viral ‘Disintegration’</span></p><p>Producer Chris Blunk and director/cinematographer Jeremy Osbern of the Lawrence-based Through a Glass Productions have done commercials and music videos before. The 1948 documentary includes footage that was presented at the first Nuremberg trial in 1945-46 as well as images from the trial itself. in Overland Park. “David Mamet said that we had executed the concept perfectly and thought that we should go in and, in his words ‘(Mamet’s favorite verb) it up a little bit.’ ” </p><p> The video has had more than 5,000 views and has been described in publications such as Huffington Post. </p><p>But the two had an unusual collaborator with their latest video for actress/singer/songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon’s “Disintegration Man.” </p><p>Pidgeon’s representatives liked the duo's previous work and asked the pair to shoot video of her appearance at Farm Aid in KCK last summer. It’s playing on the same date at 8:11 p.m. She will be on hand to discuss the film at the preview screening and also at all screenings that weekend at the Glenwood. </p><p><span class="subhead">Going to 11</span></p><p>Overland Park-raised director Darren Lynn Bousman (The “Saw” series and “Repo! 11.</p><p>Those looking for good things to happen on that day should check out “Spinal Tap,” the cult comedy about the dopey metal band that goes to 11. It’s about a writer who discovers that bad things happen in his life on Nov. My idea was what if we added everyday people. Admission is predictably $11, but if you were born on Nov. It tied the footage together better than if it was a mash-up.” </p><p>Despite the disguise, the faces are still recognizable. The memorial service will be Wednesday at Kansas City's Mount Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home. They’re all mortal at the end of the day. Her work appeared in Robert Wise’s “I Want to Live!” Billy Wilder’s “Irma la Douce” and John Frankenheimer’s “Seven Days in May” and “The Manchurian Candidate.” And she got to know the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra.</p><p>Alexander died Oct. and 11:11 p.m at the Screenland Crossroads at 1656 Washington St. We got lucky that Occupy Wall Street happened the day after we finished it. Search “Disintegration Man” on <a href ="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_meXHRRJS8" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</p><p><span class="subhead">‘Nuremberg’ remembered</span></p><p>A special screening for “Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today” will be at 7:15 p.m. </p><p>Alexander retired in 1973 after teaming up with Jon Voight on “The All-American Boy.” Despite all the time she spent in Los Angeles, she had strong ties to the KC area. </p><p>“Charlie Sheen is still Charlie Sheen, whether he’s got a rectangle in front of his eyes or not.” </p><p>Pidgeon’s husband is Pulitzer Prize-winning and Oscar-nominated writer/director David Mamet (“Glengarry Glen Ross,” “Homicide”). You can see their work for Dylan Paul’s song “Growing” on <a href ="http://www.throughaglass.com/" target="_blank">ThroughAGlass.com</a>. </p><p>Until recently, the film had not played in the United States, until the late producer Stuart Schulberg’s daughter Sandra Schulberg restored it. A lot of people have been asking who is going to swoop down and save us from all our problems.</p><p>“The original idea was that. Her father, George Giokaris, co-founded the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Christian Church back in 1910, and her other sisters, Paula Giokaris and VouLee Giokaris, who died last August, joined her in the costume trade. The live Spinal Tap tribute band Smell the Glove will perform.
Источник: Kansas City Star