Delphine Pontvieux's Blog, page 11
April 22, 2012
April 18, 2012
WHAT IS A BOOK? YOU MAY HAVE TO SHOW THIS VIDEO TO YOUR GRANDKIDS SOME DAY…
As much as we hope to think this is an exaggeration, this statement could, some day, become a reality.
Regardless, we invite you to watch this video which explains step-by-step how a book is traditionally made. We wanted to share this video, which shows the incredible amount of hard work it takes to create a book, and the love that goes into making it.
Birth of a Book from Glen Milner on Vimeo.
If you have not checked out Delphine Pontvieux’s new short story yet, titled ‘Vertical Horizons,’ click here to read more about it and to order it (0.99$)
April 12, 2012
US MOVIE POSTER FOR LOL – Laughing Out Loud
Discover the poster featuring Miley Cyrus for "LOL-Laughing Out Loud"
today!
US release date: May 4th in select theaters
And here goes, as a bonus, the German version of the movie trailer (as it has -a bit of- footage that does not appear in the US version)
http://www.bsckids.com/2012/04/miley-cyrus-lol-german-trailer/
April 4, 2012
MISS NYET PRESENTS “VERTICAL HORIZONS” A NEW STORY BY D. PONTVIEUX
While she is hard at work on her second novel, Delphine Pontvieux also penned a short story titled “Vertical Horizons.”
“It takes a long time to write a book, especially when the writer’s me,” says Pontvieux. “As a reader myself, I also understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a favorite author’s next book to come out. This is, in part, the reason why I decided to release a few original short stories over the course of the year to help shorten the wait until my second novel is published, and to thank my readers for their patience and dedication.”
“Vertical Horizons” tells the story of Costi, a young Romanian, who comes to Paris to find the job that will pay for the bills back home. He had to overcome his fear of heights to get the coveted position.
From his vantage point, the city of Paris is sprawled at his feet. Yet, Costi refuses to see its true beauty. He left his heart behind in Transylvania, but is it where it really belongs?
“Vertical Horizons” is a tale of heartbreak, but also of resilience and hope, which shows beyond doubt that for everyone, there is a better tomorrow.
“Vertical Horizons” is available here in digital format on Amazon.
DID YOU KNOW?
FUN FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER
Why is the Eiffel Tower called the Eiffel Tower?
It was named after one the most influential people in its construction, a contractor,enginner,architect and showman by the name of Gustave Eiffel.
When was the Eiffel Tower built and completed?
The Eiffel tower was finished March 31,1889. It took around two years and two months to build.
How old is the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel Tower is 123 years old in 2012.
What are the uses of the Eiffel Tower?
It is used as a radio broadcasting tower and observation tower.
What is the Eiffel Tower made of?
It is made of 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 pieces of iron and 40 tons of paint. The main component of the Eiffel tower is iron.
What color is the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel Tower is coated with different shades of brown paint.
How tall/high is the eiffel tower?
The Eiffel tower height is approximately 984-990 feet tall/high (depending on temperature) or 324 meters tall/high
How many stairs steps are in the Eiffel Tower?
There are 1665 stairs steps in the Eiffel Tower.
How many visitors visit the Eiffel Tower every year?
Approximately 6.8 million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. It is estimated that over a quarter of a billion people have view the Eiffel Tower in its long history.
How much does the Eiffel Tower weigh? How heavy is the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel tower weighs approximately 10,000 tons, 7.3 thousand of them being the metal.
Does the Eiffel Tower have paint? How many times is it applied?
The Eiffel Tower does have paint. It is is repainted every 7 years by a team of high-altitude painters, who only use brushes, never spray paint or guns. So far, it’s been painted 19 times. Watch these extraordinary men and women at work by clicking on this youtube video.
MISS NYET PRESENTS "VERTICAL HORIZONS" A NEW STORY BY D. PONTVIEUX
While she is hard at work on her second novel, Delphine Pontvieux also penned a short story titled "Vertical Horizons."
"It takes a long time to write a book, especially when the writer's me," says Pontvieux. "As a reader myself, I also understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a favorite author's next book to come out. This is, in part, the reason why I decided to release a few original short stories over the course of the year to help shorten the wait until my second novel is published, and to thank my readers for their patience and dedication."
"Vertical Horizons" tells the story of Costi, a young Romanian, who comes to Paris to find the job that will pay for the bills back home. He had to overcome his fear of heights to get the coveted position.
From his vantage point, the city of Paris is sprawled at his feet. Yet, Costi refuses to see its true beauty. He left his heart behind in Transylvania, but is it where it really belongs?
"Vertical Horizons" is a tale of heartbreak, but also of resilience and hope, which shows beyond doubt that for everyone, there is a better tomorrow.
"Vertical Horizons" is available here in digital format on Amazon.
DID YOU KNOW?
FUN FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER
Why is the Eiffel Tower called the Eiffel Tower?
It was named after one the most influential people in its construction, a contractor,enginner,architect and showman by the name of Gustave Eiffel.
When was the Eiffel Tower built and completed?
The Eiffel tower was finished March 31,1889. It took around two years and two months to build.
How old is the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel Tower is 123 years old in 2012.
What are the uses of the Eiffel Tower?
It is used as a radio broadcasting tower and observation tower.
What is the Eiffel Tower made of?
It is made of 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 pieces of iron and 40 tons of paint. The main component of the Eiffel tower is iron.
What color is the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel Tower is coated with different shades of brown paint.
How tall/high is the eiffel tower?
The Eiffel tower height is approximately 984-990 feet tall/high (depending on temperature) or 324 meters tall/high
How many stairs steps are in the Eiffel Tower?
There are 1665 stairs steps in the Eiffel Tower.
How many visitors visit the Eiffel Tower every year?
Approximately 6.8 million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. It is estimated that over a quarter of a billion people have view the Eiffel Tower in its long history.
How much does the Eiffel Tower weigh? How heavy is the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel tower weighs approximately 10,000 tons, 7.3 thousand of them being the metal.
Does the Eiffel Tower have paint? How many times is it applied?
The Eiffel Tower does have paint. It is is repainted every 7 years by a team of high-altitude painters, who only use brushes, never spray paint or guns. So far, it's been painted 19 times. Watch these extraordinary men and women at work by clicking on this youtube video.
March 26, 2012
PONTVIEUX INVITED AT GPF COCKTAIL TO DISCUSS HER LATEST PROJECTS
Groupe Professionnel Francophone
PROCHAIN COCKTAIL
NEXT COCKTAIL
JEUDI - 29 mars 2012 - De 17h30 à 20h00
THURSDAY – MARCH 29, 2012 – FROM 5:30 TILL 8PM
Renaissance Chicago Hotel
Great Street Restaurant
1 W. Wacker
(au coin de/corner of State et Wacker)
$6 membres ; $12 non-membres
Cocktails, vins et bières de $3 à $7 !
Mixed drinks, wine and beer from $3 to $7
INTERVENANTE
SPECIAL GUEST
Delphine PONTVIEUX, Entrepreneuse, Artiste
Depuis son arrivée à Chicago en 1998, Delphine Pontvieux a laissé carte blanche à son esprit créateur.
Elle est l'auteur du thriller politique "ETA-Estimated of Arrest",
fondatrice de la maison d'édition Miss Nyet Publishing,
journaliste freelance pour France-Amérique et Plongeur magazine,
créatrice de bijoux fantaisie "Points d'Ancrage" et actrice.
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COPIES OF HER NOVEL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE, ALONG WITH PINTXATU (BASQUE COOKBOOK WITH CD COMPILATION) AND SAMPLES OF HER LATEST CREATIONS, THE 'ANCHOR BRACELET' JEWELRY LINE.
March 21, 2012
Classic Chicago Writer Nelson Algren to Be Honored at March 24 Birthday Party
If you have never attended this event, this may be your last chance to partake in it so you can say "I, too, am a supporter of Nelson Algren's talent!"
Featuring Delphine Pontvieux who, for the past couple of years, read excerpts from novels and letters from French writer and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, who was Nelson Algren's passionate love. Signed copies of her novel "ETA-estimated Time of Arrest" will be sold on location.
Saturday, March 24
8 PM
at the Wicker Park Arts Center, 2215 W. North Avenue in Chicago.
The party celebrates the novelist and essayist who captured the reality of urban America with a cool eye and a compassionate heart, as seen in such masterpieces as The Man with the Golden Arm, Neon Wilderness and Chicago: City on the Make.
The party features a rich, eclectic and one-of-a-kind blend of presentations, poetry, music and performance, as well as Algren tributes and commentary.
From Philadelphia comes award-winning writer/photographer Linh Dinh, while dissident psychologist and author Bruce Levine joins us from Cincinnati and scholar Mike Jones treks in from Connecticut to discuss Algren's continuing relevance. On the music front, legendary boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer graces our stage once again, as do folksinger Bucky Halker and singer/songwriter Kristin Lems. Guitarist John Garvey backs up Warren Leming in a reading from City on the Make, while photographer Ron Seymour displays rarely seen Algren pictures. The poetry contingent includes Charlie Newman, Steve Schroeder, Wayne Allen Jones and Bob Katzman, proprietor of Skokie's Magazine Museum. Musician and critic Richard Wyszynski talks about the Chicago of Algren and his buddy Studs Terkel, a founder of the Algren Committee. Mark Twain will be channeled by actor Richard Henzel, linking Algren to his American literary roots. Simone de Beauvoir, the love of Algren's life, will be present via a spirited reading of her work by novelist Delphine Pontvieux.
The event also honors community members who display a "conscience in touch with humanity," while flying under the media radar. This year's recipients of the coveted Nelson Algren Committee Award are veteran scholar/activist Elliot Zashin and historical researcher and re-enactor extraordinaire Paul Durica.
Admission is $10 at the door, $7 for seniors and students with ID. Drink tickets are available to those wishing to toast Algren; complimentary snacks, related books and merchandise, and a door prize drawing add to the fun. Committee members Warren Leming and Hugh Iglarsh attempt to MC the madness, ably assisted by fellow members Nina Gaspich, Charlie Newman and Kurt Jacobsen.
We note with sadness that this is the swansong for the Algren Birthday Party at the Wicker Park Arts Center, as the historic St. Paul's Church has been sold out from under the Near Northwest Arts Council (NNWAC), which operates the center. It represents another loss of precious public space in a neighborhood struggling to retain its artistic soul. We are grateful for the longtime support of NNWAC Director Laura Weathered and of WPB, the Special Service Area for the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods.
The night ends with a rousing "Happy Birthday" sung to Algren, who entered the world in 1909 and departed from it in 1981, leaving behind a singular body of work and an enduring influence on succeeding generations. When the Committee started, not long after Algren's death, his books were mostly out of print and his presence almost unmarked in the city he made his life's work. Now Algren is commemorated with a fountain and plaque, and he's been inducted into the inaugural class of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. But none of his titles been included in the city's "One Book, One Chicago" program, and he remains in a limbo of partial and grudging acceptance even in his hometown. The Committee's work goes on.
March 14, 2012
FUN TIDBIT: EITB INTERNET BANNER FEATURES LARTAUN’S EYES!
It certainly is a random thing that was absolutely not intended on the part of Basque media and television channel EITB, but it caught our attention this morning at Miss Nyet HQ.
EITB’s internet banner ad (see photo) features, aside from its slogan “tus nuevos ojos para ver el mundo”, (your new eyes to see the world), two eyes of a different color: one is blue and the other the color of amber, which happens to be exactly similar to the eyes of Lartaun, the hero of Delphine Pontvieux’s thriller titled “ETA-estimated Time of Arrest”, who happens to be affected by heterochromia.
Do we hear “subliminal imagery?”
FUN TIDBIT: EITB INTERNET BANNER FEATURES LARTAUN'S EYES!
It certainly is a random thing that was absolutely not intended on the part of Basque media and television channel EITB, but it caught our attention this morning at Miss Nyet HQ.
EITB's internet banner ad (see photo) features, aside from its slogan "tus nuevos ojos para ver el mundo", (your new eyes to see the world), two eyes of a different color: one is blue and the other the color of amber, which happens to be exactly similar to the eyes of Lartaun, the hero of Delphine Pontvieux's thriller titled "ETA-estimated Time of Arrest", who happens to be affected by heterochromia.
Do we hear "subliminal imagery?"
February 27, 2012
LOL-LAUGHING OUT LOUD TO PREMIERE ON MAY 4TH IN THE USA
LOL-Laughing Out Loud, featuring Demi Moore, Miley Cyrus, Ashley Greene, Douglas Moore…as well as Delphine Pontvieux (who plays the role of Joan of Arc's mother) is set for a MAY 4 US release.
In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes and Facebook, Lola (Cyrus) and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne (Moore), "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown. Through hilarious and heartfelt moments between mother and daughter, LOL is a fresh coming-of-age story for modern times.
Read more about the movie and the cast at : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1592873/
Click the link below to order your own dedicated hardcover copy of Pontvieux's award-winning thriller "ETA-Estimated Time of Arrest":
http://www.missnyet.com/catalog.htm
Also available in digital version for just 2.99$ at :
