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17 Sep

Friends Series – The orange sofa moves to Budapest – Vates partnership Warner Bros. Discovery

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The orange sofa moves to Budapest – Vates and Warner Bros. Discovery launch collaboration with Friends collection
Vates has entered into a long-term partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery. As part of this, the Hungarian brand will reimagine the studio’s iconic intellectual properties in the form of unique collections specifically for the domestic audience. The first stop of the partnership will be the Friends series, which also enjoys cult status in Hungary, and the related collection, which will be presented on the 18th of October @ the Muzikum.

Vates, known as an art-inspired clothing brand, has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to create new collections inspired by the series and films in WBD’s portfolio. The long-term partnership will see the Hungarian brand work on several well-known Warner Bros. Discovery franchises. The collaboration is an important milestone for Vates : it is the brand’s largest international collaboration to date. The agreement is supported by Elc Brands , the local agency of  Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products.

One of the most important features of the partnership is that international IPs do not appear on the Hungarian market as mere licensed products. Vates reinterprets well-known franchises with domestic creators, taking into account the taste and visual world of its own community, so that globally known stories come to life in an independent creative approach tailored specifically for the Hungarian audience. The first release of the collaboration will be the Friends collection. The series, which ran from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, is still one of the most re-watched series: it is at the forefront of HBO Max’s offerings year after year, while its fan base is constantly renewed across generations.

“ Friends is not simply a series, but an independent pop cultural symbol system, meme dictionary and source of inspiration. Its fan base is huge, and it is constantly updated: those who followed the episodes while sitting in front of the TV at the time have their favorite characters as well as those who discover the series on streaming today.

In addition to Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler and Joey, countless gold diggers and hoteliers helped us during the design, and it shows the greatness of the series that even a piece of furniture in this universe can become an instantly recognizable symbol, ” earlier said by the Vates team. The collection includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, phone cases, bags, hats, key chains, aprons and mugs, reimagining the iconic motifs and atmosphere of Friends with Vates’s signature creative approach.

The official Vates & Friends collection will be accompanied by a public event and pop-up store on the 18th of  October at the Muzikum Club. – Budapest. The collection will open to early access subscribers on October 8th at the vates.hu webshop, and will be available to the general public from the 9th of October.

Quick Flashnews by Aggie Reiter

7 Sep

Legendary comedy “The Odd Couple” will be coming to the Central Theater @ Budapest

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On September 18, the audience may witness a real event in theater history at the Central Theater in Budapest: at the premiere of The Odd Couple, the two main characters, Róbert Alföldi and András Stohl, will be on stage together for the first time.

Other roles are played by such great actors as Róbert Marton, Attila Magyar, András Mészáros, Bálint Rada, Éva Lili Domokos and Mariann Hermányi.

Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning classic will be seen in a fresh translation, director Tamás Puskás

Neil Simon’s most performed play is The Odd Couple, which could be a relationship dram,  but the comedy duo of two good friends, Oscar and Felix, turns the story into an irresistible comedy. The couple, who truly live together in a strange way, like a married couple, who are different in almost everything. One is a perfectionist, the other is a slacker!  Worthwhile to see what happens when these two people move in together? Be ready to a most entertaining comedy situations.

“This play is so successful because while our tears flow from laughter, we also experience deep moments and can glean serious life truths for ourselves. In The Odd Couple, Neil Simon depicts the doomed experiment of relationships in its process, like a moving picture. In the end, we understand that the biggest problem is precisely our difference in sexual matters, that women came from Venus and men from Mars, and these two qualities are completely incompatible,” explains director Tamás Puskás.

In the title role of The Odd Couple, written in 1965, we can see Róbert Alföldi and András Stohl at the Central Theatre, who are playing on the same stage for the first time.

“I have to say that we have been working together for 30 years, but he still managed to surprise me, and it was great to rehearse with him, and he played wonderfully. He is an impressive actor – and he helped me a lot. I really like this man and I consider him a very great actor.”  said Róbert Alföldi about his first joint performance with András Stohl. “The Odd Couple is amazingly written. It is no coincidence that it has been popular for more than 60 years. And these two roles are great. Neil Simon put a lot into it, from a very deep place, from his own life. It is very important that there is no easy genre – there is truth. And it is important that the performance is contemporary, that it shows the painful, familiar feelings of today’s people, today’s men. Today it is no longer easy to simply tell a story. Today this is what is new. It feels good to play, it feels great to feel the attention that comes to us from the audience.” he added.

“We are both old bikers, Robert and I, we have been friends for decades, but until now he has always been my director, my manager. Now we are finally both on stage, there is no competition, equal playing fields, equal chances. After the reading test, we asked at the same time why Tamás didn’t have the roles reversed, it’s up to us! But of course, it’s better that way! This is how we can really do comedy! Félix and Oszkár: the odd couple.”  added András Stohl.

The other roles feature such great actors as Róbert Marton, Attila Magyar, András Mészáros, Bálint Rada, Éva Lili Domokos and Mariann Hermányi. The play will be staged in a brand new translation by Samu Puskás and Dávid Puskás. The set designer of the performance is Levente Bagossy, the costume designer is Andrea Kovács.

Neil Simon (1927-2018) was a Golden Globe- and three-time Tony Award-winning American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote more than thirty plays and almost as many screenplays, most of them adaptations of his own plays. He was nominated for more Academy Awards and Tony Awards than any other author. His childhood was mostly unhappy and uncertain. He often sought refuge in the cinema, enjoying the works of the first great entertainers, including Charlie Chaplin, which inspired him to become a comedy writer.

In 1966, four of his successful plays were simultaneously performed on Broadway.  In 1983, he became the first living playwright to have a theater named after him in New York.

No dout Neil Simon is one of the  confidently leads his audience towards a whirlwind of entertainment.

Tickets  can be purchase on the spot of the theater.

District, VI.,  18. Révay Str. Budapest.

 

Recommenation by Aggie Reiter

5 Sep

Invitation to the Independent Label Fair @ Budapest 2026

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The Independent Label Fair (ILF) will be held for the tenth time on the 12th of  September and has become one of the most important annual meeting places for the Hungarian independent music scene over the past ten years. The anniversary fair will feature more than 60 labels presenting hundreds of new, limited and collector’s editions, as well as all-day music and professional programs, concerts and DJ sets. The ILF awards will be presented for the third time, and the event is free to attend at the Hungarian Music House.

Launched in 2017, ILF was born at a time when listening to music was increasingly moving to digital platforms, and physical audio carriers seemed like a technology of the past for many. Since then, the renaissance of vinyl and the rediscovery of physical music have reached new generations, and ILF has been building the community of the Hungarian independent music scene year after year. Today, many labels and artists are timing their new releases planned for the summer specifically for ILF, making the fair an important place to introduce the latest Hungarian physical releases.

This year’s anniversary also indicates that ILF has become a tradition: an annual event that is awaited by labels, performers, record stores, collectors and music listeners. The fair will be hosted by the Hungarian Music House for the third time, where visitors can choose from hundreds of releases from nearly 60 independent labels, including the most exciting new releases, primarily physical releases. The MZH Pop Culture Club Library expanded its collection with more than 100 records from the ILF selection this year, so the publications from the event will be included in the institution’s collection in the long term.

Musical programs will alternate on the open-air stage throughout the day. The day continues with an afterparty on the Pontoon in the evening.

Update by Aggie Reiter

31 Aug

Flash News: Youth Recharge – Sharon Horgan’s series debuts on HBO Max

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The new HBO Original will debut with two episodes of comedy, with new episodes on  the 21st of  September arriving weekly.

Story: Youth Recharge follows 50-year-old divorced Alex as he navigates the world of love and sex while caring for his ailing parents and trying to guide his adult son who still needs support.

Story: Youth Recharge follows 50-year-old divorced Alex as he navigates the world of love and sex while caring for his ailing parents and trying to guide his adult son who still needs support.

Cast: Sharon Horgan (Alex), Rupert Friend (Patrick), Sharlene Whyte (Sam), Aran Murphy (Ruari) and Robbie Gee (Frank).

Creators: The series is produced by Merman (Amandaland, Bad Sisters, Vladimir). The series stars, is written and executive produced by Sharon Horgan. Additional executive producers include Fay.

Update by Aggie Reiter

31 Aug

Katy Perry “The Lifetimes Tour” – Live concert from Paris – Screened @ Budapest’s movies 2026

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This fall “Roar” together at the Katy Perry’s concert movie.

Perry returns to the big screen in a stunning, spectacular concert film. The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris takes viewers on a tour of the sold-out shows at the Accor Arena in Paris in November 2025, bringing the world star closer than ever before. Filmed with over 60 cameras, the production brings to life Katy’s biggest hits, breathtaking sets, spectacular choreography and unique stage solutions. In addition to the energetic performances, the film captures intimate moments with the audience, so the viewer feels like they are enjoying the concert from the front row. The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris is more than a concert film: it is a colorful, immersive celebration of Katy Perry’s music, her energy as a performer and her special connection with her fans.

KatyCats will have only two days to indulge in this 131-minute experience, including exclusive behind-the-scenes bonuses (if you did not attend the Budapest stop in person at the end of October), namely on Wednesday evening,  2nd of September  and Saturday afternoon, 5th of September. The premiere screening will start at 7 p.m. in all four Budapest multiplexes of the cinema network, while the weekend repeat will be shown at Cinema MOM  at Noontime, and at Lurdy Cinema, Pólus Cinema and GoBuda Cinema at 2 p.m., within the original language. The work, which debuted at the Tribeca Festival in early summer, culminating in joint singing and dancing, was conducted by veteran concert film director Paul Dugdale, who has already worked with the likes of Coldplay, Adele, and Raye, and regular viewers of Pannónia have already been introduced to several of his works, including in connection with Hans Zimmer.

The tour, as the name suggests, will feature a selection from the singer’s entire oeuvre, so songs such as “Teenage Dream”, “California Gurls”, “Dark Horse”, “Roar”, “I Kissed a Girl”, “Woman’s World”, “Firework”, which is already beloved by Hungarians, and “The One That Got Away”, the live performance clip of which was released not long ago is already from the concert film.  Her performances spanning 23 countries, consisting of 91 nights, last year, and although there was nothing special about the starting and ending venues, it was considered a major success for the organizers that they were able to squeeze in 6 dates in China despite the strict restrictions on Western performers. Part of the proceeds were donated to charity.

This will be a great opportunity to see-hear  the concert for those who tried to be at the Budapest’s MVM but missed it.

Tickets on the spot at the a/m the movies.

Screenings presented by the Pannónia Entertainment Ltd.

Recommendation by Aggie R

21 Aug

Deep Forest – Akvárium Club Grand Hall – Budapest Hungary

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March, 4. 2027, 8 p.m.

Delighted to spreed the news, announced by Eric Mouquet – Deep Forest,  one of the pioneering and most influential names in electronic world music, will perform live in Budapest 2027.

Taking the stage at Akvárium Klub’s NagyHall, Deep Forest will bring to life more than three decades of an extraordinary musical legacy, where modern electronic sounds blend seamlessly with the traditional music and voices of cultures from around the world. The Budapest concert promises to be a truly special experience for music lovers. Iconic melodies, live
performance, electronic soundscapes and musical influences drawn from diverse cultures will come together to create moments that are both captivating and deeply immersive. It will be an evening that takes you away from the everyday and reveals why, even after more than thirty years, the musical world of Deep Forest remains so distinctive, timeless and unmistakable.

Looking back in time:
The story of Deep Forest began in the early 1990s in northern France, when Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez started developing a radically new musical concept. They combined electronic and ambient soundscapes with traditional vocals, organic rhythms and the musical heritage of cultures from around the world. The distinctive and instantly recognizable Deep Forest sound that emerged from this approach would later become one of the pioneering forces behind what came to be known as ethnic electronica and ambient world music.

International success arrived with their self-titled debut album, Deep Forest, released in 1992. Its iconic track Sweet Lullaby introduced the group to audiences around the world and remains one of Deep Forest’s most emblematic compositions to this day. Over the course of their career, Deep Forest have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and their international popularity was soon followed by recognition from the music industry.

Deep Forest received a Grammy nomination in 1994, while their 1995 album Boheme went on to win the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in 1996. One of the album’s best-known tracks, Marta’s Song, featured renowned Hungarian folk singer Márta Sebestyén and became one of the most significant international success stories connected to Hungarian folk music.
A series of influential albums followed, including Comparsa, Made in Japan, the cinematic and atmospheric Pacifique, and Music Detected, which explored a more contemporary electronic direction. Deep Forest’s music continued to evolve, drawing inspiration from an ever-expanding range of cultures while remaining true to the idea that had defined the project from the very beginning: bringing different musical traditions together to create a new musical language without borders. Throughout
their career, Deep Forest have also been involved in numerous prestigious international collaborations. Together with Peter Gabriel, they created While the Earth Sleeps, one of the defining songs featured in Kathryn Bigelow’s film Strange Days. Over the decades, Eric Mouquet and Deep Forest have collaborated with an extraordinary range of artists, including Youssou N’Dour, Cesária Évora, Jon Anderson, Sally Oldfield and Chitose Hajime.

As a producer and composer, Eric Mouquet has also achieved significant international success beyond the world of Deep Forest. He worked with Josh Groban on the album Closer, which sold more than seven million copies worldwide, and later contributed to Groban’s Awake album as well. The track Machine featured the legendary Herbie Hancock on electric piano, while Mouquet was also involved in the collaboration between Josh Groban and Charles Aznavour on La Bohème.

Since 2005, Deep Forest has continued as Eric Mouquet’s solo project, opening new chapters in an already remarkable musical journey. The albums created since then have brought an ever-widening range of musical cultures into Deep Forest’s distinctive electronic universe. Deep Brasil drew inspiration from the sounds and traditions of Brazil, Deep Africa explored the musical heritage of the African continent, while Deep India, created with renowned Indian santoor player Rahul Sharma,
immersed itself in the rich musical traditions of India.

Experimentation and constant reinvention have remained at the heart of Mouquet’s work in recent years. Albums such as Evo Devo and Epic Circuits explored new dimensions of electronic music, while Deep Symphonic reimagined the Deep Forest sound through the expansive world of symphonic arrangements. These were followed by Burning, Deep Ocean and Crystal Clear Modular, each revealing another facet of Eric Mouquet’s continually evolving creative universe. In 2025, Live
Machine, recorded during the 2024 world tour, was released, alongside Tree of Tranquility, his latest collaboration with Rahul Sharma.

More than three decades after Deep Forest first achieved worldwide success, its musical identity remains unmistakable. Electronic and ambient soundscapes, traditional voices, organic instrumentation and the musical heritage of distant cultures come together to form a sound that exists beyond conventional boundaries. Sweet Lullaby, While the Earth Sleeps and many other defining works from the Deep Forest catalogue form part of an extraordinary musical journey in which tradition meets modernity, East meets West, and past meets present.

On March 4, 2027, this extraordinary musical world comes to Budapest, as Deep Forest – Eric Mouquet takes the stage.

Tickets: https://www.eventim.hu/eventseries/deep-forest-4217167/

Press release

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

19 Aug

The T-800 will return to cinemas during early September … Remember Hasta la vista? !

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On the occasion of its 35th anniversary, the restored 4K 2D version of Terminator 2 – Judgment Day will be shown again, with the original Hungarian dubbing and in English, with Hungarian subtitles on the big screen. But the classic work will also be shown in the 3D version made by James Cameron. Moreover, in a unique way, in the Budapest Lurdy cinema, the film will also be shown in 3D version, with a perfect never-before-seen spatial effect, on a 60-nm Samsung Onyx LED wall.

Pannónia Entertainment celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first Terminator in 2024, and now the cult sequel is not left out of the stream. The 4K and 3D renovation of the movie version was inspired by the 2012 Titanic and 2013 Jurassic Park versions. James Cameron, together with the original crew members – e.g. the effects technicians and the cinematographer – reused the raw CGI files and copies, adding the fresh technology that was also used in the two Avatar episodes that have been released since then.

The director insisted on the cinematic version, but at the same time corrected a few bugs that bothered him with digital editing afterwards. Perhaps the two most striking scenes are during the truck chase, when we could clearly see the stunt biker in the saddle instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger at one point, and when the T-1000 breaks the front window of the tractor-trailer truck twice due to a cutting error.

The 3D version was originally planned for 2016, but the work was so time-consuming that it missed the 25th anniversary, so it was only finished in 2017, when Titanic hit the big screen on its 20th birthday after its 15th. T2’s next anniversary was washed out by the pandemic, but now, having turned 35, it will be available in cinemas again, but this time in a more limited way than 9 years ago, for only 2 weeks, in selected cinemas nationwide.

Judgment Day itself falls on August 29th, and so it will be shown in cinemas worldwide from August 27th to mid-September. It will be shown in Hungary from September 3rd, at the same time as the United Kingdom, Australia and several Western European countries.

Of course, in addition to the 3D, the 2D version also received the 4K resolution that comes with the renovation, and the bugs were patched. The director did not leave the film’s second 2D/3D premiere without comment: “T2 was made for cinemas and  new version, created with loving care, has already proven to be the best way to see the film.  It’s gratifying that it can be shown again. After 35 years it’s okay to give spoilers, but in case it bothers anyone, SPOILER ALERT: the film is about the good guys triumphing over the superintelligence of AI. And this message makes this year’s re-release perhaps more relevant than ever in our times.”

Of course, the Terminator has faithfully returned many times over the past 35 years, but they have never been able to repeat the success and impact of this indelibly historical adventure.

So on the first premiere day of the fall,  plan in advance welcoming  Hasta la vista, viewer  fan to this first opportunity in many years. The veterans, because they know what an experience it is, the new (or perhaps first-time) viewers, because they don’t know, and the Guns N’ Roses fans for the theme song. Hasta la vista, viewers!

Age limited  movie above 16 yrs. olda.

Tickets can be purchased on the spot at the LURDY CINEMA, GOBUDA CINEMA, POLE CINEMA

27 Jul

The 10th Independent Label Fair jubilee program series @ The House of Hungarian Music

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Date & Time: Opening on the 4th of August, 2026, at 5.31 p.m. (on view through the 13th of September, 2026).

Location: In the heart of Budapest’s City Park  – Magyar Zene Háza (House of Music Hungary)

District XIV.2-5. Olof Palme promenade – Budapest

Budapest club culture of the 2000s is revived  with the 10th Independent Label Fair jubilee program series starts off with a photo exhibition (August, 4. – September ,13. 2026.

On  the 4th of August, the House of Hungarian Music will open at the  venue: Vakuvihar. The pixel-noise heroic age of Hungarian party photography in the early 2000s, a pop-up photo exhibition, which presents visual memories of Budapest club culture of the 2000s from the material of the era’s defining photographers and online archives.

The exhibition, which can be visited for free until September 13, is the introductory event of the jubilee, 10th Independent Label Fair (ILF), which will be held at the House of Hungarian Music on September 12 with the participation of nearly sixty independent Hungarian labels, with all-day musical and professional programs, as well as concerts.

For those riding to the advanture venue are informed that during the event, photographs, audio recordings, and/or video recordings may be taken. By attending the event, you consent to the recording of such materials through your implied conduct.

Info for those planning to visit mind you, The House of Music will be closed for summer break from the 10th till the 17th of August and will reopen on August 18. 2026.Reminder the program is held in Hungarian.

Reminder the program is held in Hungarian language.

Update by Aggie Reiter

26 Jul

Relics of the Queen Concert from ’86 @ Budapest – Hungary

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House of Music Hungary production @ the Lobby 10 a.m.

Tuesday August, 4. 2026.
Exhibition/Installation

Just 40 years ago at the Népstadion on 27 July 1986, Queen gave a large-scale concert at the Népstadion in Budapest – an event that counted as a real sensation in Kádár-era Hungary.

The accompanying installation connected to the temporary Freddie exhibition evokes the memory of the legendary show from 40 years ago. The installation on view in the Lobby brings the atmosphere of the concert to life with the help of tickets, posters, newspaper articles and photographs submitted in response to a public call.

One element of the installation features excerpts from video interviews in which the concert’s participants and organizers recall their personal experiences, further enriching this defining musical and cultural-historical moment.

A couple of dates for the lectures:

Thursday – August, 6. 6.30 p.m. – English

Thursday – August, 27. 6.30 p.m. – Hungarian

Thursday, September, 3. 4.30 p.m. – Hungarian

Thursday – September, 17. 4.30 p.m. – Hungarian

Thursday – October, 1. 4.30 p.m. – English

Thursday, October, 8. 4.30 p.m. – Hungarian

Thursday, October, 15. 4.30 p.m. – Hungarian

Furthmore of exact dates and the  series of exhibitions roll over to https://zenehaza.hu/en/series/freddie-the-exhibition-related-programme

Reminder by Aggie Reiter

14 Jun

Tribute … Queen Real Jazz – Castle Garden Bazaar Courtyard @ Budapest

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Thursday –  18th of June @ 8 p.m. – 2hs to rehear famous Queens tunes

Venue: District I., , 2-6 Ybl Miklós Square – Budapest

Queen Real Jazz will be performed in the courtyard of the Castle Garden Bazaar Foundry, participation of  three popular singers … Kati Wolf, Viktor Király and Tibor Kocsis, where the Budapest Jazz Orchester will reinterpret the legendary songs of Freddie Mercury and Queen  dressed up in  emotionl jazz. At the special concert, rock and jazz meets!  In addition to the most well-known Queen hits, rarely heard compositions will also be performed in unique, improvisational.   The songs were arranged for big band by Viktor Hárs and Zoltán Zakar.

Queen Real Jazz is both a tribute to the musical genius of Freddie Mercury and an exciting genre experiment that presents Queen’s oeuvre from a new perspective. The production combines the momentum of rock with the freedom of jazz, while the unique open-air venue of the Castle Garden Bazaar further enhances the atmosphere of the concert.

In recent years, the Budapest Jazz Orchester has proven with numerous successful crossover productions that the language of jazz can rethink iconic songs from pop and rock history. Queen Real Jazz is one of the most successful and popular concerts of this endeavor, which now returns to Budapest as part of the Castle Garden Bazaar summer program.

To purchase tickets and select exact seats, visit the official Castle Garden Bazaar Tickets page …

https://www.jegy.hu/program/queen-real-jazz-budapest-jazz-orchestra-190484/1420271

Update by Aggie Reiter

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