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If The Quiet American (2002) is to Vietnam, The Killing Fields (1984) is to Cambodia, then The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) is to what country? | The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr | The Huffington Post The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr 08/27/2009 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 John Farr Editor, bestmoviesbyfarr.com I don't know how many of you caught the superb "American Masters" tribute to the late Walter Cronkite on PBS last week, but it was highly illuminating. Most of us think of "Uncle Walt" sitting behind his anchor desk at CBS, but this program also outlined just what brought him there. Throughout the Second World War, he served as a war correspondent for UPI, and appears to have seen nearly as much action as most battle-fatigued infantrymen. What's particularly interesting is that Cronkite never forgot his early training. Over the course of his long and distinguished television career, he was hardly chained to that anchor desk. The correspondent in him saw the value of going out into the field, whether to cover the space program or the Vietnam War. And the succeeding generation of top newscasters- Rather, Jennings, and Brokaw- would all follow his lead. We often speak of the "golden age of film", but juxtaposing Cronkite's legacy with what we're seeing now in the news business, there is no doubt that print and television journalism had its golden age too, and that sadly, we are now past it. In the wake of this revered figure's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism. Included are serious films about war correspondents, investigative journalists, as well as pictures which portray the sensationalism which Cronkite so hated, and which represents the enduring Achilles' heel of the industry. (Note: I've intentionally excluded "Citizen Kane", as it's such an obvious choice.) Here then are my own ten picks, in chronological order: Foreign Correspondent (1940)- Crime reporter Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) is renamed Huntley Haverstock by his editor and sent to Europe as a foreign correspondent. On the brink of war and teeming with espionage, the continent is full of juicy stories - and Johnny/Huntley soon finds one. Covering a peace mission, he witnesses an assassination, and is soon on to a nefarious spy ring and wide-ranging plot to aid the war-mongering Fascists. Can this Yank in treacherous waters uncover the whole mystery, and survive long enough to post the biggest scoop of his career? This unsung Hitchcock thriller is outstanding, his first to deal directly with the new war in Europe. Bolstered by a first-rate script (both James Hilton and Robert Benchley contributed dialogue) and superb cast (with the suave yet treacherous Herbert Marshall particularly memorable), "Correspondent" is consistently engrossing and entertaining, with some indelible set-pieces only this director could conjure up. The Story Of G.I. Joe (1945)- At the height of World War II, war correspondent Ernie Pyle (Burgess Meredith) follows Company C, a platoon of infantrymen led by commander Lt. Bill Walker (Robert Mitchum), from the battlefields of North Africa to the devastated townships of Italy, getting to know each intimately. As the campaign progresses, Pyle sticks with them through the worst of circumstances and earns their respect. He, in turn, records their stories for readers at home, noting their courage, fierce loyalty to each other, and the mounting exhaustion they feel at the end of each battle. William Wellman's cinematic homage to the real-life Pyle, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has been called one of the greatest war films of all time, and it certainly earns that distinction. The combat scenes are intense and realistic, but the film also shows the humdrum day-to-day duties and concerns of enlisted men with an almost documentary-like fidelity. Meredith lovingly evokes Pyle's humanistic and devoted attitude toward the ordinary soldiers who were his subjects, and Mitchum - in an early, star-making role - combines grit with gut-wrenching emotion. Pyle advised Wellman on this treatment, but sadly never saw the end result: He was killed in action in 1945. Ace In The Hole (1951)- Thanks to womanizing, a drinking proble |
What invention of Garrett Brown that 'smoothens' movie viewing experience saw its debut in Bound for Glory and subsequently in the chase scenes of Marathon Man? | AtheistJewoftheUS: New York, New York/Raging Bull/ Shutter Island/Hugo and Rocky film series Wikipedia pages New York, New York/Raging Bull/ Shutter Island/Hugo and Rocky film series Wikipedia pages New York, New York (film) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search New York New York poster.jpg Theatrical release poster Box office $13,800,000 New York, New York is a 1977 American musical-drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a musical tribute, featuring new songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb as well as standards, to Scorsese's home town of New York City, and stars Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli as a pair of musicians and lovers. The film marked the final screen appearance of actor Jack Haley. Contents [hide] 7 External links Plot[edit] The story opens on V-J Day in 1945. A massive celebration in a New York City nightclub is underway, music provided by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. While there Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro), a selfish and smooth-talking saxophone player, meets Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli), a small-time singer. Francine is lonely but still, she wants nothing to do with Jimmy, who keeps pestering her for her phone number. The next morning, they end up sharing a cab, and, against her will, Francine accompanies Jimmy to an audition. There he gets into an argument with the club owner. Francine, to get the audition back on track, begins to sing the old standard, "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me"; Jimmy joins in on his sax. The club owner is impressed and, to Francine's astonishment, they are both offered a job—a boy-girl act. From that moment on, Jimmy and Francine's relationship deepens into love. But there are problems—mainly, Jimmy's tendency to fight with everyone, and his increasingly violent arguments with Francine, who becomes pregnant with his child. An especially bad shouting match between them results in Francine going into labor. Jimmy rushes her to the hospital, but he is not ready to be a father, or a good husband, and he abandons his wife. Several years later, in a recording studio, Francine records "But the World Goes Round", a powerful anthem which makes the charts and turns her into a popular entertainment figure. In the following years, Jimmy and Francine both find success in the music industry. Doyle becomes a renowned jazz musician and club owner, while Francine becomes a successful singer and motion picture actress. Jimmy records a song of his on his saxophone which tops the charts, and Francine cements her stardom after singing Jimmy's song, "New York, New York". Her performance, received by a wildly appreciative audience, takes place in the same nightclub where, years earlier, she and Jimmy had met. After the show, Jimmy telephones his ex-wife, suggesting they get together for dinner. Francine is tempted, heads toward the stage door exit, but at the last moment changes her mind. Jimmy, waiting on the sidewalk, realizes he has been stood up and heads off down the street, accompanied by the song he has written—the "Theme from New York, New York". An alternate ending sees the pair reunite and walk off to dinner, sharing conversation about their son. Cast[edit] Liza Minnelli as Francine Evans Robert De Niro as Jimmy Doyle Lionel Stander as Tony Harwell Barry Primus as Paul Wilson Mary Kay Place as Bernice Bennett Frank Sivero as Eddie DiMuzio Georgie Auld as Frankie Harte George Memmoli as Nicky Dick Miller as Palm Club Owner Clarence Clemons as Cecil Powell Casey Kasem as DJ aka Midnight Bird Adam Winkler as Jimmy Doyle Jr. Jack Haley as Master of Ceremonies / Cameo Appearance (uncredited) Music[edit] 1."Main Title" (Theme / You Are My Lucky Star / Just You, Just Me / The Man I Love - Medley) - Ralph Burns (1:53) 2."You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" - Liza Minnelli (1:47) 3."Flip the Dip" - orchestra (2:13) 4."V.J. Stomp" - orchestra (1:08) 5."Opus Number One" - orchestra (8:49) 6."Once in a While" - Liza Minnelli (2:17) 7."You Are My Lucky Star" - Liza Minnelli (1:18) 8."Game Over" - orchestra (2:25) 9."It's a Wonderful World" - orchestra (2:08) 10." |
"The English actress Diana Dors once called herself ""the only sex symbol Britain has produced since"" which person? No peeping or you'll go blind." | Soho Golem | The Kim Newman Web Site The Kim Newman Web Site Subscribe to RSS Soho Golem “Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit … Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.” John Galsworthy 1: Spoiling the Barrel 'Soho Golem' was published in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror. On a fine May day in 197—, Fred Regent and Richard Jeperson stood in Old Compton Street, London N1. The pavement underfoot was warm and slightly tacky, as if it might retain the prints of Fred’s scruffy but sturdy Doc Martens and Richard’s elastic-sided claret-coloured thigh-high boots. Slightly to the north of but parallel with the theatrical parade of Shaftesbury Avenue, Old Compton Street was among Soho’s main thoroughfares. Blitzed in the War, the square-mile patch had regenerated patchwork fashion to satisfy or exploit the desires of a constant flux of passers-through. People came here for every kind of “lift.” Italian coffeehouses had opened on this street a century ago; now, you could buy a thousand varieties of frothy heart attack in a cup. This was where waves of “dangerous” music broke, from bebop to glitter rock. Within sight, careers had begun and ended: Tommy Steele strumming in an espresso skiffle trio, Jimi Hendrix choking in an alley beside The Intrepid Fox. Also, famously and blatantly, Soho was a red-light district, home to the city’s vice rackets for two hundred years. Above window displays were neon and plastic come-ons: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS—LIVE NUDE BED REVUE—GOLDILOXXX AND THE THREE BARES. Above doorbells were hand-printed cards: “French Model One Flight Up,” “Busty Brunette, Bell Two,” “House of Thwacks: Discipline Enforced.” Fred checked the address against his scribbled note. “The scene of the crime,” he told Richard. Richard took off and folded his slim, side-panelled sunglasses. They slid into a tube that clipped to his top pocket like a thick fountain pen. “Just the one crime?” he said. “Couldn’t say, guv,” replied Fred. “One big one, so far this week.” Richard shrugged—which, in today’s peacock-pattern watered-silk safari jacket, was dangerously close to flouncing. Even in the cosmopolitan freak show of Soho, Richard’s Carnabethan ensemble attracted attention from all sexes. Currently, he wore scarlet buccaneer britches fit tighter than a surgical glove, a black-and-white spiral-pattern beret pinned to his frizzy length of coal black hair, a frill-fronted mauve shirt with a collar-points wider than his shoulders, and a filmy ascot whose colours shifted with the light. “I certainly feel a measure of recent turmoil,” said Richard, who called himself “sensitive” rather than “spooky.” He flexed long fingers, as if taking a Braille reading from the air. “It certainly could be a death unnatural and occult. Still, in this parish, it’d be unusual not to find a soupçon of eldritch atmos, eh? This is east of Piccadilly, mon ami.Vibes swirl like a walnut whip. If London has a psychic storm centre, it’s on this page of the A to Z. Look about, pal—most punters here are dowsing with their dickybirds. It’s not hard to find water.” A skinny blonde in hotpants, platforms and a paisley haltertop sidled out of Crawford Street. She cast a lazy look at them, eyes hoisting pennyweights of pancake and false lash. Richard bowed to her with a cavalier flourish, smile lifting his Fu Manchu. The girl’s own psychic powers cut in. “ Fuzz,” she sniffed, and scarpered. “Everyone’s a detective,” Richard observed, straightening. “Or a tart,” said Fred. The girl fled. Heart-shaped windows cut out of the seat of her shorts showed pale skin and a sliver of Marks and Sparks knicker. Four-inch stack-soles made for a tottering, Thunderbirds-puppet gait that was funnier than sexy. “That said, shouldn’t this place be veritably swarming with the filth?” commented Richard. “One of their own down, and all that. Uniforms, sirens, |
What is the only movie on IMDB.com that is rated out of 11 stars instead of the standard 10? | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error This Is Spinal Tap ( 1984 ) R | Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 36 titles created 26 Nov 2010 a list of 21 titles created 06 Sep 2011 a list of 25 titles created 03 Feb 2012 a list of 25 titles created 02 Apr 2013 a list of 35 titles created 15 Nov 2015 Title: This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos A colorful array of characters compete at a national dog show. Director: Christopher Guest An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance. Director: Christopher Guest Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter. Director: Christopher Guest Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Director: John Landis Edit Storyline In 1982 legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap's pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop. Written by Jeremy Perkins <[email protected]> Does for rock and roll what "The Sound of Music" did for hills Genres: 2 March 1984 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare See more » Filming Locations: $55,854 (USA) (8 September 2000) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia When the members of Spinal Tap talk about their drummer suffocating on vomit, it's a reference to a number of musicians who have died, or who are rumored to have died, the same way, including Jimi Hendrix , Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham , AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott and big band leader Tommy Dorsey . See more » Goofs During "Rock and Roll Creation", when Derek is trapped inside the pod, a roadie hammers on it at one point, but clearly doesn't make contact. See more » Quotes [first lines] Marty DiBergi : Hello; my name is Marty DiBergi. I'm a filmmaker. I make a lot of commercials. That little dog that chases the covered wagon underneath the sink? That was mine. In 1966, I went down to Greenwich Village, New York City to a rock club called Electric Banana. Don't look for it; it's not there anymore. But that night, I heard a band that for me redefined the word "rock and roll". I remember being knocked out by their... their exuberance, their raw power - and their punctuality. That ... The Real Ian Faith .... Derek Sutton See more » Connections (North Hollywood, CA) – See all my reviews The humor of "This is Spinal Tap" has a special time-release formula. I didn't find myself rolling on the floor laughing the first time I saw this but as the day went on my friends and I couldn't stop recalling the dialogue. This movie is a legend. "See Spinal Tap" should be written in the dictionary next to satire. Lately satire has come to mean a simple mockery of pop-culture instead of "human vice or folly attacked through irony, derision or wit". Movies like |
What Hitchcock classic is said to use the Madonna-whore complex to represent a lead figure, the same woman simultaneously representing virtue and debasement? | The Films of Alfred Hitchcock - by Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Home Page (with many articles on directors) Alfred Hitchcock Hitchcock as Himself Hitchcock was the star and introducer of his long running TV series (1955 - 1966); he was a household name in the United States during this period, and for a considerable period after, due to reruns. He also appeared in the trailers for his films, was a guest on TV talk shows, and in general was a celebrity. Before Hitchcock, Cecil B. DeMille was host and frequent director of the Lux Radio Theater, a high quality series of the 1940's. It made DeMille famous. Later DeMille hosted many of the trailers for his films, as well as appearing as himself in such films as Sunset Boulevard and Son of Paleface. Both of these men were much better known to the public, than any other directors who were not also actors (such as Orson Welles or Laurence Olivier). One suspects that De Mille was a role model for Hitchcock in these matters. Hitchcock's cameo appearances in his films are the visual equivalent of a signature. Hitchcock is a deeply visual director. These appearances perhaps constitute the real signing by Hitchcock of his films, rather than the verbal "directed by Alfred Hitchcock" that appears in the credits. Spy Films, and Hitchcock's use of genre From The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) up to Notorious (1946), Hitchcock's tales tend to be espionage films, although Young and Innocent (1937) is an exception, being a crime story without espionage. He also did some romantic dramas, about hero-worshipping women who were involved with men who eventually got them caught up in murderous situations: Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943). From The Paradine Case (1947) through Marnie (1964), Hitchcock converted over to pure crime thrillers, largely without spy elements. His TV show also concentrated on such themes. There is a major change of approach here. Hitchcock did make some major spy films during this later era: the remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and North by Northwest (1959). During his earlier period, Hitchcock was a member, perhaps the leading member, of a group of British directors who also frequently made espionage films: Michael Powell , Carol Reed, Tim Whelan (Q Planes). As in Hitchcock, these directors' works mixed spy thrills with comedy. The comic elements are usually comedy of manners, as Andrew Sarris has pointed out. The espionage background of these films gave all of these directors a ready made genre. Spy stories were common in prose fiction , especially those of British writers. They typically featured thrills and suspense, and avoided the puzzle plots of the Golden Age mystery writers who were their contemporaries. Hitchcock had filmed a Golden Age whodunit, as Murder! (1930), early in his career, but such films would never be his forte. Hitchcock in fact satirizes whodunit mysteries in Shadow of a Doubt. In the late 1960's, Hitchcock reverted back to the spy film in full force, with Torn Curtain (1966) and Topaz (1969). During the 1960's, Hitchcock branched out into the horror film, with Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963). The horror film was one of the major genres of 1960's and early 1970's film making, attracting much of the top talent of the era. Peter Bogdanovich, William Castle , Roger Corman, Curtis Harrington , Seth Holt and Roman Polanski made horror films, as did Robert Aldrich with What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) and Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and Byron Haskin with The Power (1967), a film greatly influenced by Hitchcock's style. The Outer Limits (with its several Gerd Oswald episodes) and Twilight Zone TV shows also often fell into this category. The 1960's was the last period when most major Hollywood figures made genre movies. Such genre filmmaking had served Hollywood well for decades, at least since the 1910's. But from The Godfather (1972) and Deliverance (1972) on, Hollywood would turn instead to violence as an audience drawing card, ignoring all other storytelling features. Hitchcock's tel |
The 1985 Japanese comedy Tampopo was publicized as not sphagetti, but what type of western? | Super Reviewer ½ Juzo Itami creates one piece of work in Tampopo, a film that centers around ramen. This movie will make you hungry for noodles. I don't care if you are sick or you just ate. You will be hungry for noodles. When it comes down to it, this film is about a group of people that help turn a middle aged woman's cheap ramen shop into the best one in town. However, there is much more in this movie than just that. Why? I do not know. The beginning starts off with a man talking to the audience (you) about manners while watching a movie. The opening credits is then in black and white and finally we are under way. The story is interesting and there is sort of a childish tone to it, which keeps things fun. Speaking of fun, throughout this film there are scenes that have just no meaning in here. There are a few love scenes, an old woman in a grocery store, a man rushing home to his dying wife, etc. The ONLY thing these scenes have in common is food. The love scenes involve food as an aphrodisiac. There is nudity and all. The old woman in the grocery store is smashing food with her fingers. The man rushes home to his dying wife so she can cook her last meal. Why are these scenes there? To make the movie longer? To make the story more entertaining? No matter the reason, they are there and they will get people laughing. Nobuko Miyamoto and Tsutomu Yamazaki both carry this movie nicely and the supporting cast follow their leaders. Tampopo is one film that is hard to pass up. Also, what is up with the end credits? JY Skacto Super Reviewer Dandelion You cannot watch this movie and not want to eat noodles. I couldn't wait until after it was over; I had to pause it half way through this time and cook up a bowl for myself. It's the same problem I have watching a good cook on the Food Network. Nothing like ushering out the old and welcoming in the new year with great homemade ramen. Very fulfilling fare. Lanning : ) |
Cheoah Dam in North Carolina was the real-life location of the 'dive scene' in what 1993 movie in which the protagonist is wrongly accused of murder? | The Fugitive (Film) - TV Tropes The Fugitive You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share WMG "Listen up, ladies and gentlemen. Our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground barring injury is four miles an hour; that gives us a radius of six miles. What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is Doctor Richard Kimble. Go get him." — Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard The Fugitive is a 1993 action film based on the classic 1960s TV show . Dr. Richard Kimble ( Harrison Ford ), a respected Chicago cardiovascular surgeon, returns home one night to find his wife brutally murdered by an intruder, a one-armed man. However, the police disbelieve Kimble's story as lots of circumstantial evidence makes him look guilty, and he is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder. Soon after, he escapes from custody and returns to Chicago, determined to find the real killer. Kimble also must contend with a dogged team of U.S. Marshals, led by Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard ( Tommy Lee Jones ), who pursue him relentlessly. Both Kimble and Gerard eventually discover that the chase is bigger than the both of them, and that several parties involved actually want to see Kimble dead. The film was highly acclaimed and was nominated for 7 Oscars , including Best Picture; Tommy Lee Jones won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. It had a sequel in 1998, U.S. Marshals , which featured Gerard and his team pursuing another fugitive and also inspired the hilarious spoof film, Wrongfully Accused starring Leslie Nielsen , released that same year. It can be considered quite an influential film in that during the decades prior, films based on TV shows (other than the Star Trek franchise) tended to be sporadic. After the worldwide success of this film, they became far more common. Not to be confused with the 1947 film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda . The Fugitive provides examples of the following tropes: Abandoned Warehouse : The laundry room, despite being neither abandoned nor a warehouse, functions as this for the finale. Its bare furnishings and industrial aesthetic make it an effective setting for armed folks running around trying to catch each other. Actor IS The Title Character : Some posters for the film state that "Harrison Ford is The Fugitive". Action Survivor : Kimble is a doctor, not a fighter, but he's quick on his feet and is unspeakably clever. Actor IS the Title Character : " Harrison Ford is The Fugitive" Adaptation Distillation : To the point that it's possible to use the same plot summary to refer to both the original series and this film adaptation. Dr. Richard Kimble is an innocent man wrongly convicted of killing his wife. After a train crash enables him to escape custody, he decides to seek out the real killer, a one-armed man, and clear his name, though never without stopping to do good deeds along the way. However, Kimble is doggedly pursued by [Lieutenant/Marshal] Gerard, who initially views his duty to apprehend Kimble as paramount but gradually becomes convinced that his quarry is, in fact, innocent. The only major changes are the motive for the murder (a botched robbery in the series, and a premeditated hit as part of a corporate conspiracy in the film) and the events of the climax (Gerard shoots and kills the one-armed man just as he's about to shoot Kimble in the series finale, and Kimble knocks out Nichols right before he's about to shoot Gerard in the film.) Also, an early draft of the script had much more similarities to the series—the Kimble's troubled marriage, Kimble traveling around the country to find his wife's killer (presumably, this version of the film would have taken place over a much longer time period than the finished product did), and Kimble finding love again (With Helen's sister, no less). Adaptation Name Change : Gerard's first name changes from |
For an American Express ad, Tiger Woods once donned the role of Carl Spackler, a character from what 1980 comedy set at the Bushwood Country Club? | Still Alright: 35 Years of 'Caddyshack' - Biography.com Nostalgia Still Alright: 35 Years of 'Caddyshack' To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the classic comedy, we're hitting the gopher-infested greens with 18 "Caddyshack" fun facts. Avatar: Social count: 333 To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the classic comedy, we're hitting the gopher-infested greens with 18 "Caddyshack" fun facts. 333 0 Bill Murray as greenskeeper Carl Spackler and his nemesis, the destructive "Mr. Gopher," were a classic comedy duo in "Caddyshack." (Photo: Archive Photos/ Getty Images ) It was, as kamikaze greenskeeper Carl Spackler says, a “Cinderella story”: A first-time director and a quartet of first-rate comedians, improvising one crazy situation after another, descended on a Florida golf course and scored a hole in one with moviegoers when it was released on July 25, 1980. Let’s go a round with Caddyshack and fill in 18 holes in your knowledge of a much-loved comedy classic with some fun facts. The original "Caddyshack" movie poster from 1980. (Photo: Movie Poster Image Art/ Getty Images ) 1) Bill Murray was on set for all of six days to play Carl, who was originally a silent character. The movie was a family affair for Murray: co-writer, co-star and older brother Brian Doyle-Murray, who plays Lou Loomis, based the script on their memories of caddying at Indian Hill Club in Winnetka, IL. 2) Joining their stroll down memory lane was co-writer and director Harold Ramis , who also caddied at Indian Hill. Some of the supporting characters, like the elderly duffers, and incidents including the infamous Baby Ruth in the pool scene (scored like Jaws) were based on their recollections. Ramis, who co-wrote the hits National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) and the Murray-starring Meatballs (1979), made his directorial debut with Caddyshack—he would also co-star with Murray in Stripes (1981) and the two Ghostbusters movies in 1984 and 1989, and direct the actor in Groundhog Day (1993), all of which he also co-wrote. Ramis called his debut movie “a $6 million scholarship to film school.” 3) Less acknowledged for the film’s success was producer and co-writer Douglas Kenney, who co-founded National Lampoon magazine, a major influence on film and TV comedy, in 1970. Depressed over the way the movie was edited, and its critical reception (its stock would rise with reviewers over time), and wrestling with cocaine addiction, Kenney died from a fall off of a cliff in Hawaii just a month after its release, on August 27, 1980. He was 33. (You can see him briefly in the movie and as Stork in Animal House, which he co-wrote.) 4) The movie, which takes place in the Midwest at the fictitious Bushwood Country Club, was shot in fall 1979 at the Rolling Hills Golf Club in Davie, FL, which had no tell-tale palm trees. 5) On set, Murray and co-star Chevy Chase , who had bogeyed their relationship on Saturday Night Live (where they allegedly feuded), patched things up long enough to shoot their only scene together. “Well, I got a lot of stuff on order. You know…credit trouble…” 6) “Whoa, did somebody step on a duck?” The movie’s wildest card is standup comic Rodney Dangerfield , in his first substantial movie role. Singer Don Cherry, who like the comedian was a Vegas headliner, taught him how to play golf. Dangerfield went on to star in Easy Money (1983) and another comedy smash, co-written by Ramis, Back to School (1986). 7) “The world needs ditch diggers, too!” Not so happy with the unscripted mayhem was co-star Ted Knight, in his last film role. Knight, who won two Emmys playing the bumbling Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, was thrown off by the constant ad-libbing. So were Michael O’Keefe (an Oscar nominee for 1979’s drama The Great Santini) and Scott Colomby (later in another hit comedy, 1982’s Porky’s, and its two sequels), who saw their less funny parts, as rival college-age caddies, reduced as the comics got more and more to do. 8) “Oh, rat fart!” Also in the cast is veteran Henry Wilcoxon, who had been on the screen scene since 1931 and had starring r |
Called the biggest regular cultural event on the African continent, FESPACO, the largest African film festival takes place in the capital of which country? (hint: formerly Upper Volta) | Africa is a Country | Afraso Africa is a Country a site of media criticism, analysis and new writing URL: Bamako Diaries II Fri, 18/12/2015 - 16:00 Africa is a Country culture editor Neelika Jayawardane visited Bamako for this year’s Encounters Biennale of African Photography . This is part 2 of her roundup, read part 1 here . Any photographer can tell you that the strictures of being successful – or trying to get there – include near-constant travel, jet-lag, aloneness: residencies, promotional talks, openings at galleries, art shows, festivals. One lives out-of-place, and out of time, performing a presentable, palatable version of self. Given these disjunctures in modern photographers’ lives, I wondered what might mean for them to be engaged in “telling” time, Bamako Encounters’ theme, using a medium that is, essentially, about distilling time into a “still”. In stilling a moment in time through recording it in an image, we are engaging in a form of melancholia – an inability to let go of a past as time moves on. Our longing for that past is strong enough that it appears in our mirrors sometimes, and in frames of photography and film – uncanny visitors from histories we cannot untie from the threads of our present. Some work at Bamako Encounters remarked on the way that past attachments stay ever-present, using deeply personal reflections; they meditated on the way that time – and the geographical, political, and genetic locations through which we have passed – keeps telling and retelling itself on our psyches and our bodies. Mimi Cherono’s collage of photographs, the first to greet the visitor in the cool, white tent, comments on that relationship with time in a way that was more indicative of melancholic presence – an inability to let go of a past that insistently wounded one’s present. Cherono’s work, “Do You Miss Me? Sometimes, Not Always” is an invitation, a secret garden of jewel greens overlapped by darkness and dappled light. “Do You Miss Me” consists of a selection of photographs taken in Kigali, Abidjan, Kampala and Nairobi, images of both cityscapes and suburban loneliness. They were taken during six months of travel, subsequent to the passing of one of Cherono’s close friends, South African photographer Thabiso Sekgala . These studies tell us stories of cities built by architects influenced by poor-man’s Bauhaus and post-colonial practicalities: minimalist, concrete, easily replicable. But Cherono also bookmarks structures that hope to escape that mediocrity, aspiring to something to do with indicating affluence: a white home with a double peaked roof, its white columns holding up twin stories, accompanied by an immaculate, close-cropped green lawn. In another photograph, a red brick wall shows us the perimeter of a property and the limits of its inhabitants’ freedom; an ornate, russet settee, devoid of a sitter, tells one just how uncomfortable this aspired-to comfort is. Shoes – heeled court shoes, kiddies’ sandals, and some fashion-conscious youth’s sneakers with Velcro tongues – are piled up at an entryway – waiting their owners’ return. A wide avenue where a red sports car barrels down, past sleepy conifers and hedges, is reminiscent of Americana; a seashore, where a distant couple is walking could be a postcard: one of them is wearing a red shirt, and the other is in dark clothes, and their feet are catching the silver web of saltwater lapping the strand. The largest image in this collage is a close up of banana leaves – broken and battered by rainstorms, some ragged by age, others being choked by undergrowth. There is an abandoned, dirty white pony figurine – once part of a carousel, perhaps? – poking its unlikely head out. In the middle of that refulgent foliage and decaying objects, Cherono has imbedded a small, blurry, black and white image: it is a photograph of a man, who is either just waking up, or he is a little tired, because it is late at night. The small shadow by his elbow tells me that it is probably night, because the light is artificial. His slim body is lounging comfortably on a sofa |
The climax of what great 1952 Italian film, Ingmar Bergman's favorite, has the title character attempting suicide on a train track with his pet dog? | Roberto Rossellini | White City Cinema White City Cinema By michaelgloversmith Sipping “Monty Python’s Holy Ale” while watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail A couple of years ago, my wife and I bought a DVD box set of the first season of Saturday Night Live on a whim when we found it used for a ridiculously low price at Chicago’s Reckless Records. Aside from the greatness of its contents (the classic comedy sketches, the genius of two-time musical guest Leon Redbone, etc.) I became fascinated with the set simply because I knew the whole thing was filmed and broadcast live in 1975, the year of my birth. A wave of something like nostalgia for a time I can’t quite remember came over me: this is what the world had looked and sounded like when I entered it. I was immediately filled with the desire to watch as many films as I could from that year in order to better understand the culture into which I was born. The result of that years-long quest is this blog post, two days in advance of my 40th birthday, in which I have compiled a list of my 40 favorite movies of 1975 (each accompanied by a still and a two-sentence review). As you can see, it was a staggeringly great year for movies, one of the best ever. In fact, it’s almost comical how many excellent directors, spanning all six filmmaking continents, made landmark films in 1975. Let’s start with Europe: in Germany, Fassbinder alone made four movies, and there were also important works from the filmmaking teams of Jean-Marie Straub/Danielle Huillet and Margharethe Von Trotta/Volker Schlondorff; in France, Jean-Luc Godard directed his best film of the decade, and he was joined by his New Wave compatriots Claude Chabrol, who made two superior genre movies, and Francois Truffaut (whose neo-“Tradition of Quality” epic The Story of Adele H. is not listed below); also from France, Marguerite Duras helmed her most acclaimed feature, an avant-garde feminist masterpiece that was mirrored by Chantal Akerman working in Belgium (is it a coincidence that both movies feature the same lead actress?); Russia is represented on the list by Andrei Tarkovsky and Eldar Ryazanov, whose efforts can be seen as representing the twin poles of Russian cinema (i.e., austere arthouse and commercial entertainment), respectively, and they’re joined by interloper Akira Kurosawa whose sojourn to the USSR earned him a Best Foreign Film Oscar. In Italy, Roberto Rossellini and Pier Paolo Pasolini directed their final films (both amazing) while Antonioni made his last masterpiece as an international co-production; and England is, happily, represented by Monty Python’s supreme comedy creation. Meanwhile, over in Africa, the great Ousmane Sembene directed one of his most lauded works. In Australia, Peter Weir made what many consider to be the best Australian movie of all time. South America is represented by the underrated Argentinian director Leopodo Torre Nilsson, as well as Raul Ruiz, who directed his first post-Chilean effort in France with a group of fellow exiles. Asia is represented by King Hu, Li Han-Hsiang and Kaneto Shindo, all working in different countries (in addition to the aforementioned Kurosawa), as well as a certain “curry western” from India that many would call the pinnacle of Bollywood. And in the U.S., the Maysles brothers made a controversial landmark documentary while the “New Hollywood” saw instant-classics from the likes of Arthur Penn, Robert Altman, Sidney Lumet and Milos Forman. And this is to say nothing of important films from Angelopoulos, Bergman, Cukor, Kubrick, Wajda, etc. I hope you enjoy my tour through the cinematic landscape of 1975, and I highly recommend conducting a similar cinematic excursion through the year of your own birth. 40. Like a Bird on the Wire (Fassbinder, Germany) This T.V. movie is essentially a filmed stage play of Fassinbder-favorite Brigitte Mira performing an autobiographical one-woman show. Fassbinder devotees really need to track this down just to see “Emmy” from Ali: Fear Eats the Soul singing a spirited rendition of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Fri |
Editor Thelma Schoonmaker's successful collaboration with which director fetched her three Oscars in 1980, 2004 and 2006? (hint: the director won only once till date in one of these years) | Gary Dretzka « Movie City News Murders in the Rue Morgue/The Dunwich Horror: Blu-ray Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXV One of the things Hollywood-based reporters hear when assigned to write about movies that aren’t very good is that no one sets out to make a bad film. According to their stars and directors, the real stinkers were doomed from the start, wildly misunderstood or butchered by the suits. Actors rarely go into a project thinking they can phone in their performance from home. Directors, writers, cinematographers, grips and designers all hope to be congratulated by friends and relatives after the opening weekend. After the first round of budget cuts are announced, however, and pages begin to be ripped out of the working script, everyone begins to expect the worst. I only mention this because none of the genre specimens reviewed this week can be recommended for any other reason than being a guilty pleasure or for an individual performance or technical credit. I generally leave it up to the individual to decide whether a movie is “so bad it’s good.” These titles, I believe, are so bad that they almost defy description. Even so, the filmmakers and actors interviewed in the bonus features describe the movies we’ve just seen as being a lot better than they were, by any objective or critical standard. other than objectively inferior to most movies that have preceded it into the ancillary markets. It’s truly refreshing when a director comes clean as to how his dog picked up its fleas. In Hollywood, though, the truth isn’t a valued quality. One definite tipoff to a picture’s distinct absence of quality is the number of titles its carried on its arduous journey to DVD/Blu-ray. Pigs was veteran character actor Marc Lawrence’s second and final foray into the business of making a feature film from behind the camera. Released briefly in 1972 as “The 13th Pig,” its working title was “Daddy’s Deadly Darling.” In Pig’s many re-edits and re-issues, it’s also been called “Blood Pen,” “Daddy’s Girl,” “Roadside Torture Chamber,” “The Secret of Lynn Hart,” “The Strange Love Exorcist” and “Horror Farm.” As far as anyone knows, the new Vinegar Syndrome DVD/Blu-ray represents the only time Lawrence’s vision has been realized intact. In it, Lawrence’s very attractive and amazingly buxom daughter, Toni, plays a young woman who one day shows up in a dusty speck on the map of California, where she takes a job at a restaurant owned by Zambrini (Lawrence), an elderly former circus performer who runs a small café and pig farm. Local legend has it that his pigs only eat human flesh and that in order to satisfy their growing appetites, Zambrini has begun to murder drifters. Coincidentally, his new waitress is an escapee from a mental facility and not at all averse to supporting her boss’ hobby. In fact, Lynn had killed her father after he raped her and now senses his abusive behavior is a condition shared by most men. Because it was made before the introduction of sophisticated special makeup effects and CGI, the titular stars of Pigs are limited to grunting before cinematographer Glenn Roland’s in-your-snout camera and terrorizing Lynn’s suitors by running through their legs. The pigs owned by the Chinese butcher in “Deadwood” were far more convincing, as was the wild boar in Razorback and the masks worn by the killers in Motel Hell, Saw and Berkshire County. Several movies have been inspired by Canada’s most prolific serial killer, pig farmer Robert Pickton. As bad as it is, VS has sent Pigs out in Blu-ray with a new 2K restoration from the 35mm Interpositive; featurettes with Toni Lawrence, also noteworthy for being Billy Bob Thornton’s second wife, composer Charles Bernstein (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Cujo) and Roland (Ilsa She Wolf of the S.S.); two alternate openings and alternate ending; and a gallery. Anyone familiar with the work of sleazoid New Jersey auteur Bill Zebub already will have a pretty good idea what to expect when picking up his latest micro-budget extravaganza, Dickshark. Based on the jacket notes, we already know i |
In 1978 following a public campaign to restore it, the following nine gave $27,777 for each of its components: Terrence Donnelly, Giovanni Mazza (Italian movie producer), Les Kelley, Gene Autry, Hugh Hefner, Andy Williams, Warner Bros. Records, Alice Cooper and Thomas Pooley. It was a campaign to preserve what nine letter symbol? | Hollywood Sign & The Batcave: Hiking LA's Famous Spots | California Through My Lens California Through My Lens Hollywood Sign & The Batcave: Hiking LA’s Famous Spots Last updated: Monday, August 22, 2016 By JoshMc 13 Comments Email Shares 1.1K One of the most iconic symbols of Southern California, the Hollywood Sign, is also very accessible and should be a go to destination at least once during your time in California. The hike is easy enough that any member of the family can do it, but still difficult enough to get your heart rate pumping and your blood flowing. Once you make it to the Hollywood Sign you will see a unique view of LA that is unlike most other views as you see the Hollywood Sign with LA behind it instead of vice versa. Bundle this with the Bronson Caves, the Batcave from 60’s TV lore, and you will have made a full day of experiencing the essence of Hollywood nostalgia. Hollywood Sign History The sign was first erected in 1923 and originally read “HOLLYWOODLAND”. Its purpose was to advertise the name of a new housing development in the hills above the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Each letter of the sign was 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and 50 feet (15 m) high, and the whole sign was studded with some 4,000 light bulbs. The sign was officially dedicated on July 13, 1923. It was not intended to be permanent. Restoration company Bay Cal Painting says on its website that the expected life was to be about a year and a half, but after the rise of the American cinema in Los Angeles it became an internationally recognized symbol, and was left there. In 1949 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce began a contract with the City of Los Angeles Parks Department to repair and rebuild the sign. The contract stipulated that “LAND” be removed to spell “Hollywood” and reflect the district, not the “Hollywoodland” housing development. Following the 1978 public campaign to restore the sign, the following nine donors gave $27,777 each to remake a letter (which totaled $250,000): H – Terrence Donnelly – publisher of the Hollywood Independent Newspaper O – Giovanni Mazza – Italian movie producer L – Les Kelley – originator of the Kelley Blue Book L – Gene Autry – singer, actor and businessman Y – Hugh Hefner – founder of Playboy magazine W – Andy Williams – singer O – Alice Cooper – singer, who donated in memory of comedian Groucho Marx D – Thomas Pooley — donated in the name of Mathew Williams Bronson Caves When you park at the bottom of Bronson Canyon Park near Camp Hollywoodland, you are literally less than a half mile from the Bronson caves. Simply proceed up the road, take the first right and climb the hill to the caves. These man-made caves harken to a time in the past when Hollywood was coming of age and Batman had one liners instead of dark battles. It also has great views of the end goal of this hike, the Hollywood Sign. I love all things Batman, so I was excited to walk through the caves, snap a couple of pictures, then proceed on. The Hollywood Sign Hike From here the hike starts. You will be walking up for the next two miles and this is by far the hardest part of the hike. Take your time and enjoy the changing views. Make sure to pack a lot of water if it is a hot day as there is almost no shade, a better hike to do during the cooler months. The trail will flatten out for a while after the initial climb and then it will dump you at a paved road. From here you can go to the left and get good views of the Hollywood Sign as seen below, or proceed right and make you way up to the top. This is also where the easier hike starts to the sign but you miss seeing the Batcave if you go this way. Optional excursion for a nice view The Hollywood Sign After proceeding another half mile you will find yourself at your destination behind the Hollywood Sign. Unfortunately this is as close you can get to it and I recommend taking pictures through the gate to get a better angle. The sign itself has like 10 cameras watching every angle so I would not suggest trying to sneak in as it is heavily watched. You can however, proceed to the little h |
What frightening sci-fi film character, also called a xenomorph, was designed by H. R. Giger from a lithograph titled Necronom IV? | Xenomorph | Horror Film Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Archie Hahn (Voice actor) AvP & AvP:RTom Woodruff Jr The Alien, also called the Xenomorph, is a fictional endoparasitoid extraterrestrial species that is the primary antagonist of the Alien film series. The species made its debut in the 1979 film Alien , and reappeared in its sequels Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). It has also appeared in the series' two spinoffs Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), as well as the series' subsidiary literature and video games. Unlike many other recurring enemy extraterrestrial races in science fiction, the aliens are not an intelligent civilization, but predatory creatures with no higher goals than the propagation of their species and the destruction of life that could pose a threat. Like wasps or termites, aliens are eusocial, with a single fertile queen breeding a caste of sterile warriors. The aliens' life cycle, in which their offspring are violently implanted inside living hosts before erupting from their chests, is in many ways their signature aspect. Their design deliberately evokes many sexual images, both male and female, to illustrate its blurring of human sexual dichotomy. The alien design is credited to Swiss surrealist and artist H. R. Giger, originating in a lithograph called Necronom IV and refined for the series' first film, Alien. The species' design and life cycle have been extensively added to throughout each film. Concept and creation Necronom IV, Giger's surrealist painting that formed the basis for the alien's designThe script for the 1979 film Alien was initially drafted by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.[10] Dan O'Bannon drafted an opening in which the crew of a mining ship are sent to investigate a mysterious message on an alien planetoid. He eventually settled on the threat being an alien creature; however, he could not conceive of an interesting way for it to get onto the ship. Inspired after waking from a dream, Shusett said, "I have an idea: the monster screws one of them";[10] planting its seed in his body, and then bursting out of his chest. Both realized the idea had never been done before, and it subsequently became the core of the film.[10] "This is a movie about alien interspecies rape," O'Bannon said on the documentary Alien Evolution, "That's scary because it hits all of our buttons."[11] Giger's Alien design, inspired by his earlier painting Necronom IV, for the film AlienThe title of the film was decided late in the script's development. O'Bannon had quickly dropped the film's original title, Star Beast, but could not think of a name to replace it. "I was running through titles, and they all stank," O'Bannon said in an interview, "when suddenly, that word alien just came out of the typewriter at me. Alien. It's a noun and it's an adjective."[10] The word alien subsequently became the title of the film and, by extension, the name of the creature itself. Prior to writing the script to Alien, O'Bannon had been working in France for Chilean cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky's planned adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel Dune. Also hired for the project was Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger. Giger showed O'Bannon his nightmarish, monochromatic artwork, which left O'Bannon deeply disturbed. "I had never seen anything that was quite as horrible and at the same time as beautiful as his work," he remembered later.[12] The Dune film collapsed, but O'Bannon would remember Giger when Alien was greenlit, and suggested to director Ridley Scott that he be brought on to design the alien, saying that if he were to design a monster, it would be truly original.[10] Giger's alien, as portrayed by Bolaji Badejo in Ridley Scott's 1979 film AlienAfter O'Bannon handed him a copy of Giger's book Necronomicon, Scott immediately saw the potential for Giger's designs, and chose Necronom IV, a painting Giger completed in 1976, as the basis for the alien's design, citing its beauty and strong sexual overtones. That the creature could just as easily ha |
The set piece of what classic 1955 one-word French film is a 30-min heist scene filmed in near silence and which has inspired real crimes around the world? | 27th Leeds International Film Festival Catalogue by Martin Grund - issuu issuu 27th Leeds International Film Festival WELCOME We are thrilled to present the complete programme for the 27th Leeds International Film Festival. Inside this year’s catalogue, all 318 selected films are featured, spanning five major programme sections that together celebrate the incredible diversity and unstoppable creativity of worldwide filmmaking culture. The Film Festival’s mission to make this culture easily accessible to a growing audience is led by the global reach of the Official Selection, which this year brings previews and premieres of 30 acclaimed new feature films to Leeds. In Retrospectives, classic films are revived in new settings and master filmmakers whose work is rarely screened are honoured in special seasons, with the focus this year on Masaki Kobayashi and Walerian Borowczyk. The home of world genre cinema at the Film Festival is Fanomenon and for 2013 there is an enormous feast of fantasy, horror, action, animation, sci-fi, family treats, cult classics, and the unclassifiable. The documentary section Cinema Versa gives voice to vital issues and marginalised figures, presents fascinating profiles of musicians, and supports unique collaborative events. The final and also the largest section, Short Film City is an epic selection of outstanding short films, with this year 38 countries represented across competitions and panoramas. We hope you enjoy the programme. Film Festival Team Official Selection 7 Retrospectives Masaki Kobayashi Walerian Borowczyk European Catalyst Films Classic Thrillers at Leeds Town Hall Special Screenings Basha Poster Exhibition 25 26 29 32 35 39 45 Fanomenon Panorama Day of the Dead 7 Night of the Dead 13 Anime Day 2013 Fanomenon Cult Classics Fanomenon Greats at Leeds Town Hall Fanomenon Shorts (Méliès d’Argent Competition, NOTD Shorts, Love & Hate, Sci-FI) 47 48 55 57 59 62 66 68 Cinema Versa Underground Voices Music on Film Special Events 77 78 88 94 Short Film City Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition World Animation Award British Short Film Competition Yorkshire Short FIlm Competition European Panoramas (Belgium, France, Lithuania, Spain) Special Programmes (Euro Docs, Vive le tour!, Guest Film Focus: BAF!, Cherry Kino) 101 103 109 114 116 118 Index 129 122 Leeds International Film Festival is organised by the Leeds Film section of Leeds City Council, which also presents Leeds Young Film Festival (leedsyoungfilm.com). The Leeds Film office is located at Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD (tel 0113 247 8398). 3 PARTNERS Presented by Supporting Partners Centre for World Cinemas School of Modern Languages and Cultures Film Festival Catalogue and Guide designed by Martin Grund at leedsfilm.com designed by Jonathan Alderson at Trailer reel designed by Michael Hoskin MEDIA A privileged place for meetings, exchanges and discovery, festivals provide a vibrant and accessible environment for the widest variety of talent, stories and emotions that constitute Europe’s cinematography. The MEDIA Programme of the European Union aims to promote European audiovisual heritage, to encourage the transnational circulation of films and to foster audiovisual industry competitiveness. The MEDIA Programme acknowledges the cultural, educational, social and economic role of festivals by cofinancing every year almost 100 of them across Europe. These festivals stand out with their rich and diverse European programming, networking and meeting opportunities for professionals and the public alike, their activities in support 4 of young professionals, their educational initiatives and the importance they give to strengthening inter-cultural dialogue. In 2013, the festivals supported by the MEDIA Programme have programmed more than 40.000 screenings of European works to nearly 3 million cinema-lovers. MEDIA is pleased to support the 27th edition of Leeds International Film Festival and we extend our best wishes to all of the festival goers for an enjoyable and stimulating event. MED |
The main setting in what 1994 classic is modeled after Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya where crew members of the film spent time to study on the film's setting and observe the animals? | The Lion King - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I Love to read n write about Interesting People The Lion King Director Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers Writer Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton Release date June 15, 1994 (1994-06-15) Film series Walt Disney Animated Classics Cast Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Young Simba), Matthew Broderick (Adult Simba), James Earl Jones (King Mufasa), Jeremy Irons (Scar), Moira Kelly (Adult Nala), Niketa Calame (Young Nala) Characters Simba (Matthew Broderick), Mufasa (James Earl Jones), Scar (Jeremy Irons), Timon (Nathan Lane), Sarabi (Madge Sinclair) Similar movies Cinderella, Frozen, Cinderella, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tangled Tagline Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life. Honest trailers the lion king feat avbyte Sponsored Links This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), the heir of his father, Mufasa (James Earl Jones). Simbas wicked uncle, Scar (Jeremy Irons), plots to usurp Mufasas throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult (Matthew Broderick) to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella). The Lion King is a 1994 American animated epic musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa, and was influenced by the biblical tales of Joseph and Moses and William Shakespeares play, Hamlet. The film was produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. The Lion King was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, and original scores were written by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings. The Lion King tells the story of Simba, a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as king; however, after Simbas uncle Scar murders Mufasa, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into exile in shame and despair. Upon maturation living with two wastrels, Simba is given some valuable perspective from his childhood friend, Nala, and his shaman, Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end his tyranny. Development of The Lion King began in 1988 during a meeting between Jeffrey Katzenberg, Roy E. Disney and Peter Schneider while promoting Oliver & Company in Europe. Thomas Disch wrote a film treatment, and Woolverton developed the first scripts while George Scribner was signed on as director, being later joined by Allers. Production began in 1991 concurrently with Pocahontas, which wound up attracting most of Disneys top animators. Some time after the staff traveled to Hells Gate National Park in Kenya to research on the films setting and animals, Scribner left production disagreeing with the decision to turn the film into a musical, and was replaced by Minkoff. When Hahn joined the project, he was dissatisfied with the script and the story was promptly rewritten. Nearly 20 minutes of animation sequences took place at Disney-MGM Studios in Florida. Computer animation was also used in several scenes, most notably in the wildebeest stampede sequence. The Lion King was released on June 15, 1994, to a positive reaction from critics, who praised the film for its music, story and animation; it finished its run as the highest-grossing release of 1994. Following a 3D re-release in 2011, with earnings of over US $987 million worldwide as of 2011, the film is the highest-grossing hand-drawn animated fi |
The 1998 Canadian movie The Red Violin that traces the story of a mysterious violin across Vienna, Oxford, Shanghai, and Montreal starts off in what Italian location? | The Red Violin - WOW.com The Red Violin $10 million [1] The Red Violin (Original French Title: Le Violon Rouge [2] ) is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed by François Girard . It spans four centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious red-colored violin and its many owners. The film was an international co-production among companies in Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Contents 8 External links Plot The film frames the history of the "Red Violin" around a Canadian auction in 1997, where the violin is at the centre of multiple bids by interested parties, and a tarot card reading in 1681, where a violinmaker's wife has her future read for herself (and, by extension, that of the violin). Cremona, 1681 ) The Moon tarot card Nicolò Bussotti (Cecchi) is a violinmaker whose wife, Anna Rudolfi (Grazioli), is pregnant with their first child. Anna is worried that her age may complicate her pregnancy or childbirth. Despite Nicolo's confident assurances that he will have the best people available when she goes into labor, Anna asks her servant Cesca (Laurenzi) to foretell her unborn child's future. Cesca cannot determine the future of someone not born, but she does offer to read Anna's future using tarot cards. Anna chooses five cards, with the first ( The Moon ) signifying that Anna will live a long life. In the meantime, Nicolò has fashioned a new violin that he believes will be his masterpiece, with the hope that their child will become a musician. He is about to varnish it when he is summoned to the bedside of his wife, only to find that both she and the child have died. Distraught, Nicolcare returns to his shop and begins to varnish the violin (it is later revealed that this violin is the last one Nicolò made). The violin then makes its way to an orphanage in Austria. Each orphan there is given a violin which will be theirs for his/her entire duration at the orphanage, and thus the Red Violin passes through a number of children over the next 100 years. Vienna, 1793 Language of dialogue: German and French ) The Hanged Man tarot card Cesca turns over the second card, The Hanged Man , which means disease and suffering for those around Anna. At the orphanage, the violin comes into the possession of Kaspar Weiss (Koncz), a young but brilliant violin prodigy . A violin instructor , Poussin (Bideau), is called to assess the boy's talents and is asked by the monks at the orphanage to adopt the boy to further his development. Poussin agrees and brings Weiss and the violin to Vienna , in spite of his wife's concerns that they cannot afford to raise him. Poussin, however, is convinced that Weiss's talents could bring prosperity to Poussin's household. When he learns that a Prince Mannsfeld (Denberg) is visiting Vienna and is looking for a prodigy to accompany him back to Prussia , promising fame for Weiss and a generous reward from the Prussian monarchy, Poussin puts Weiss through a strict practice regimen. Using his "Poussin Meter" (a primitive metronome ), Poussin has Weiss practice his piece, steadily raising the tempo each day. However, Weiss has a heart defect , which the strict practice regimens are taking a toll on, and a strong attachment to the violin, to the point that he sleeps with it. When Poussin tells the boy not to sleep with his violin, his heart starts to have problems and a doctor is summoned, with Weiss's heart even stopping for a full minute. On the day of the recital, Mannsfeld shows an interest in the violin instead of Weiss, even offering to purchase it, though he allows Weiss to play to assess his talents. Just as he is to start playing his piece, Weiss's heart gives out from the stress and he collapses, dead. Weiss is buried at the orphanage he grew up in. When Poussin inquires about the violin, interested in its potential worth, the monks explain that they buried it with Weiss so he "could play it in heaven". The violin is later stolen by grave robbers travelling in a gypsy procession, where it is handed down and played by several generations of gypsies, spanning another century befor |
What video-distribution company known for standardizing features like letterbox ratio, bonus features, and special editions started in 1984 with the releases of Citizen Kane and King Kong? | The Criterion Collection : definition of The Criterion Collection and synonyms of The Criterion Collection (English) 6 External links History The Criterion Collection company was founded in 1984 by Robert Stein , Aleen Stein, and Joe Medjuck, who later were joined by Roger Smith. In 1985, the Steins, William Becker, and Jonathan B. Turell founded the Voyager Company , [3] to publish educational multimedia CD-ROMs (1989–2000), [3] [4] during which time, The Criterion Collection became a subordinate division of the Voyager Company. In March 1994, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH bought 20 percent of Voyager for US$ 6.7 million; the 4 founders each retained a 20 percent owner’s share. [3] In 1997, the Voyager Company was dissolved (Aleen Stein founded the Organa LLC CD-ROM publishing company), and Holtzbrinck Publishers sold the “Voyager” brand name, 42 CD-ROM titles, the Voyager web site, and associated assets, to Learn Technologies Interactive, LLC (LTI). [5] Robert Stein sold 42 Voyager titles to LTI from his Voyager–Criterion company share. The remaining 3 partners, Aleen Stein, William Becker (President) and Jonathan Turell (CEO) owned The Criterion Collection company, [5] which has a business partnership with Janus Films , and had one with Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) until 2005, when Image Entertainment bought HVE. [6] Home Vision Entertainment In 1986, Charles Benton founded Home Vision Entertainment (HVE), the home-video division of Public Media Inc. (PMI), which he had previously founded in 1968. The HVE company sold, advertised, marketed, and distributed Criterion Collection DVDs, and also sold its own HVE brand of DVDs (co-produced with Criterion), including The Merchant Ivory Collection , [7] and the Classic Collection, a joint venture between Home Vision Entertainment and Janus Films. The latter enterprise published HVE imprint films, for which Janus Films owned the video rights, but which were unavailable from the Criterion Collection; however, Criterion published the Classic Collection films. In 2005, Image Entertainment bought HVE, thus it became the exclusive distributor of Criterion Collection products. Online ventures Criterion began to provide video-on-demand (VOD) in partnership with MUBI (formerly The Auteurs) in 2008. In February 2011, Criterion began switching its VOD offerings exclusively to Hulu Plus . [8] Contributions and influence Commercially, the Criterion Collection video company pioneered the correct aspect ratio letterboxing presentation of movies, as well as commentary soundtracks, multi-disc sets, special editions, and definitive versions. These ideas and the special features introduced by the Criterion Collection have been highly influential, and have become de facto industry-wide standards for premium home video releases. Letterboxing With its eighth laserdisc release, Invasion of the Body Snatchers , Criterion introduced the letterbox format, which added black bars to the top and bottom of the 4:3 standard television set in order to preserve the original aspect ratio of the film. [9] Thereafter, Criterion made letterboxing the standard presentation for all its releases of films shot in widescreen aspect ratios. [10] Commentary soundtracks The Criterion Collection's second catalog title, King Kong (1933), was the debut of the scene-specific audio commentary contained in a separate analog channel of the laserdisc. It featured US film historian Ronald Haver reporting about the production, cast, screenplay, production design and special effects. He also is the commentator for the Casablanca (1942), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and The Wizard of Oz (1939) laserdiscs. Typically, the chapter-indexed commentaries are exclusive to the Criterion releases and their initial DVD reissues; they became collector’s items when the original-owner studios re-issued titles previously licensed to Criterion (with newly-produced commentary tracks or not) . Special editions The Criterion Collection began in 1984 with the releases of Citizen Kane (1941) an |
In June 2011, FBI arrested Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger near Los Angeles after a 16 year manhunt. He was the inspiration behind the character of Frank Costello in which Oscar-winning film? | James J. Bulger | Mafia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Bulger's father, Johnny Joseph Bulger, Sr., was from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. After settling in the North End, Boston James Sr. married Jane Veronica "Jean" McCarthy, a first generation Irish-American. Their first child, James Joseph Bulger, Jr. was born in 1929. The elder Bulger worked as a union laborer and occasional longshoreman; he lost his arm in an industrial accident and the family was reduced to poverty. In May 1938, the Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Project, now known as Old Harbor Village public housing project, was opened in South Boston. The Bulger family moved in and the children grew up there. The other Bulger children, William Michael and John P. Bulger, excelled at school; James Bulger, Jr. became drawn into street life. Early criminal career Edit Bulger developed a reputation as a thief and street fighter fiercely loyal to South Boston. This led to him meeting more experienced criminals and finding more lucrative opportunities. In 1943, fourteen-year-old Bulger was arrested and charged with larceny. By then, Bulger had joined a street gang known as the "Shamrocks" and would eventually be arrested for assault, battery and armed robbery. He was sentenced to a juvenile reformatory. Shortly after his release in April 1948, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where his character continued to show. After his basic training, he was stationed first at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas, then in Idaho. Bulger was sentenced to the stockade for several assaults. He was also arrested in 1950 for going absent without leave. Nevertheless, he received an honorable discharge in 1952, and returned to Massachusetts. Prison Edit In 1956 he was first sentenced to federal time in Atlanta Penitentiary for armed robbery and hijacking. There, according to mobster Kevin Weeks , he was involved in the MK-ULTRA program, the goal of which was to research mind-control drugs for the Central Intelligence Agency, headed by CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb. For eighteen months, Bulger and eighteen other inmates, all of whom had volunteered in return for lessened sentences, were given LSD and other drugs. Bulger later complained that he and the other inmates had been "recruited by deception," and that they were told that they were helping to find "a cure for schizophrenia". He was transferred from Atlanta to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, arriving on November 2, 1959, as prisoner #AZ1428. He became a close friend of fellow inmate Clarence Carnes, alias "The Choctaw Kid". In November 1962, he was transferred to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary and in the following year, 1963, to Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. He was released in 1965, after serving nine years in prison. The Killeen–Mullen War Edit After his release, Bulger worked as a janitor and construction worker before becoming a bookmaker and loanshark with ties to Donald Killeen , the leader of the dominant Irish mob in South Boston. In 1971, Killeen's younger brother allegedly bit off the nose of Michael Dwyer, a member of the rival Mullen Gang. A gangland war soon resulted, leading to a string of killings throughout Boston and the surrounding suburbs. The Killeens quickly found themselves outgunned and outmaneuvered by the younger Mullens. It was during the Killeen–Mullen war that Bulger committed what Kevin Weeks describes as his first homicide. According to Weeks: "Killing Paul McGonagle , however, took Jimmy longer than he originally expected. Paulie talked a big game, but he wasn't a shooter. Although he never did anything, he kept on stirring everything up with his mouth. So Jimmy decided to kill him. One day while the gang war was still going on, Jimmy was driving down Seventh Street in South Boston when he saw Paulie driving toward him. Jimmy pulled up beside him, window to window, nose to nose, and called his name. As Paulie looked over, Jimmy shot him right between the eyes. Only at that moment, just as he pulled the trigger, Jimmy realized it wasn't Paulie. It was Donald, the most likable of the McGonagle |
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The Bengali films Pratidwandi, Seemabaddha and Jana Aranya directed by the Oscar winning Satyajit Ray are known as the trilogy of what Indian city to which he was strongly associated? | The Adversary Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 35 out of 41 people found the following review useful: Ray's forgotten masterpiece from India 16 April 2005 It is my personal view, and I think I'll have to go into hiding after saying this, that this is Satyajit Ray's greatest film. I happen to share a common name with the protagonist, Siddhartha, and knowing the sort of impact this movie had on my father, and people of his generation, I wouldn't be surprised if, subconsciously at least, I was named after the character. This movie is the first in what is called Ray's 'Calcutta Trilogy', which consists of 'Pratidwandi', 'Seemabaddha', and 'Jana Aranya'. These three movies, though not as remarkable perhaps as his previous, and more famous trilogy, the 'Apu trilogy', are nonetheless some of his finest and most subtle movies. Pratidwandi is set in a Calcutta rocked by political unrest, and examines the varied reactions of the youth of the city to this unrest. Based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel, the story revolves around Siddhartha, his family, the girl he loves and his struggle for survival in the big city, while at all times staying true to his principles. From its beginning interview scene, its use of real events as backdrop, its sublime acting, particularly that of Dhritiman, right till its remarkable ending, arguably Ray's greatest ever, the film sustains a continues high which makes watching it an unforgettable experience. Was the above review useful to you? 7 out of 9 people found the following review useful: Rebel with a Cause from India 16 December 2010 There are as many Rays as there are movies made by him. Having seen a good number, I find the present one different from any of the others. This is not the gentle poet of Pather Panchali nor the romantic chronicler of India's past of Charulata. This is the first of the so called Calcutta Trilogy. The film depicts the agony of youth stranded at the dawn of adulthood, in the specific context of Calcutta in the late sixties. This was the age of hippies and budding Naxalism, of Woodstock and the Vietnam war.The film reflects the bitterness and anger of an intelligent, sensitive youth man engaged in the herculian task of finding a job. Siddharth has recently interrupted his medical studies after losing his father. His sister is earning, but that is more because of her youth and femininity, and although nothing specific is imputed, her activities are perceived to be dishonorable. The younger brother is drifting towards shady political activity. Siddhartha's own encounters with women are sensitively portrayed. One charge that can never be made against Ray is lack of realism or anything less than utter honesty. He tells it exactly like it was. Ray seems to have indulged in some cinematic innovation. There are a number of eery dream sequences which reminded one of the opening sequence in Wild Strawberries. At some points the surrealism definitely seems artificial and overdone as when a whole crowds of job seekers waiting to be interviewed turns into skeletons in his imagination. Like Siddharth, Ray is in love with Calcutta, city of revolt and history and squalor. He has an unusual ability to condense everything into a short statement of a minute or so. These inspired climactic moments of dense compression punctuate Ray's work. In the present movie this comes towards the end when the seething dammed emotions of the young man explode in a demonstration of rage, as the long wait of the job seekers waiting to be interviewed is prolonged by another hour. Not his best but his worst is ahead of other's best. Was the above review useful to you? 4 out of 5 people found the following review useful: The competitor Author: anirban ghatak 19 June 2013 " The competitor or Pratidwandi was set up in a time of political turmoil in Bengal where a medicine drop out Siddhartha is looking out desperately for a job. Siddhartha had to leave his medicine study due to the sudden death of his father and ended up studying botany hence. The film moves through Kolkata with the eyes of Sidhartha mainly as an u |
Which Hollywood heartthrob got his first name because his pregnant mother felt his first kick while she was viewing the painting of a famous Italian artist? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Boys, The" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Boys, The" 51-100 of 6,750 names. Benicio Del Toro Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-'90s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican cop in Steven Soderbergh 's Traffic . Born on February 19, 1967 in San Germán, Puerto Rico, Benicio is the son of lawyer parents Fausta Genoveva Sanchez Rivera and Gustavo Adolfo Del Toro Bermudez. His mother died when he was young, and his father moved the family to a farm in Pennsylvania. A basketball player with an interest in acting, he decided to follow the family way and study business at the University of California in San Diego. A class in acting resulted in his being bitten by the acting bug, and he subsequently dropped out and began studying with legendary acting teacher Stella Adler in Los Angeles and at the Circle in the Square Acting School in New York City. Telling his parents that he was taking courses in business, Del Toro hid his new studies from his family for a little while. During the late 1980s he made a few TV appearances, most notably in an episode of Miami Vice and in the NBC miniseries Drug Wars: The Camarena Story . Del Toro's big-screen career got off to a slower start, however--his first role was Duke the Dog-Faced Boy in Big Top Pee-wee . Things looked better, however, when he landed the role of Dario, the vicious henchman in the James Bond film Licence to Kill . Surprising his co-stars, Del Toro was, at 21, the youngest actor ever to portray a Bond villain. The potential break, however, was spoiled as the picture turned out to be one of the most disappointing Bond films ever; it was lost amid bigger summer competition. Benicio gave creditable performances in many overlooked films for the next few years, such as The Indian Runner , Christopher Columbus: The Discovery and Money for Nothing . His roles in Fearless and China Moon gained him more critical notices, and 1995 proved to be the first "Year of Benicio" as he gave a memorable performance in Swimming with Sharks before taking critics and film buffs by storm as the mumbling, mysterious gangster in The Usual Suspects , directed by Bryan Singer . Del Toro won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting actor for the role in the Oscar-winning film. Staying true to his independent roots, he next gave a charismatic turn as cold-blooded gangster Gaspare in The Funeral directed by Abel Ferrara . He also appeared as Benny Dalmau in Basquiat , directed by artist friend Julian Schnabel . That year also marked his first truly commercial film, as he played cocky Spanish baseball star Juan Primo in The Fan , which starred Robert De Niro . Del Toro took his first leading man role in Excess Baggage , starring and produced by Alicia Silverstone . Hand-picked by Silverstone, Del Toro's performance was pretty much the only thing critics praised about the film, and showed the level of consciousness he was beginning to have in the minds of film fans. In 1998 he took a leading role with Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , directed by the legendary Terry Gilliam . Gaining 40 pounds for the role of Dr. Gonzo, the drug-addicted lawyer to sports writer Raoul Duke, Benicio immersed himself totally in the role. Using his method acting training so far as to burn himself with cigarettes for a scene, it was a trying time for Del Toro. The harsh critical reviews proved tough on him, as he felt he had given his all for the role and been dismissed. Many saw the crazed, psychotic performance as a confirmation of the rumors and overall weirdness that people seemed to place on Del Toro. Taking a short break after the ordeal, 2000 proved to be the second "Year of Benicio". He first appeared in The Way of the Gun , directed by friend and "The Usual Suspects" writer Christopher McQuarrie . Then he went to work for actor's director Steven Soderbergh in Traffic . A |
Which actor, the epitome of American masculinity has the appropriate distinction of being the only one on every annual list of Harris Poll's 'America's favorite film stars'? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "John Wayne" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "John Wayne" 1-50 of 123 names. John Wayne John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, where they tried ranching in the Mojave Desert. Until the ranch failed, Marion and his younger brother Robert E. Morrison swam in an irrigation ditch and rode a horse to school. When the ranch failed, the family moved to Glendale, California, where Marion delivered medicines for his father, sold newspapers and had an Airedale dog named "Duke" (the source of his own nickname). He did well at school both academically and in football. When he narrowly failed admission to Annapolis he went to USC on a football scholarship 1925-7. Tom Mix got him a summer job as a prop man in exchange for football tickets. On the set he became close friends with director John Ford for whom, among others, he began doing bit parts, some billed as John Wayne . His first featured film was Men Without Women . After more than 70 low-budget westerns and adventures, mostly routine, Wayne's career was stuck in a rut until Ford cast him in Stagecoach , the movie that made him a star. He appeared in nearly 250 movies, many of epic proportions. From 1942-43 he was in a radio series, "The Three Sheets to the Wind", and in 1944 he helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a Conservative political organization, later becoming its President. His conservative political stance was also reflected in The Alamo , which he produced, directed and starred in. His patriotic stand was enshrined in The Green Berets which he co-directed and starred in. Over the years Wayne was beset with health problems. In September 1964 he had a cancerous left lung removed; in March 1978 there was heart valve replacement surgery; and in January 1979 his stomach was removed. He received the Best Actor nomination for Sands of Iwo Jima and finally got the Oscar for his role as one-eyed Rooster Cogburn in True Grit . A Congressional Gold Medal was struck in his honor in 1979. He is perhaps best remembered for his parts in Ford's cavalry trilogy - Fort Apache , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande . James Arness American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke . Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his mother later became a newspaper columnist. James attended West High School in Minneapolis. Although he appeared in school plays, he had no interest in performing, and dreamed instead of going to sea. After high school, he attended one semester at Beloit College before receiving his draft notice in 1943. He entered the army and trained at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, before shipping out for North Africa. After landing at Casablanca, Arness joined the 3rd Infantry Division in time for the invasion of Anzio. Ten days after the invasion, Arness was severely wounded in the leg and foot by German machine-gun fire. His wounds, which plagued him the rest of his life, resulted in his medical discharge from the army. While recuperating in a Clinton, Iowa hospital, he was visited by his younger brother Peter (later to gain fame as actor Peter Graves ), who suggested he take a radio course at the University of Minnesota. James did so, and a teacher recommended him for a job as an announcer at a Minneapolis radio station. Though seemingly headed for success in radio, he followed a boyhood friend's suggestion and went with the friend to Hollywood in hopes of getting work as film extras. He studied at the Bliss-Hayden Theatre School under actor Harry Hayden , and while appearing in a play there was spott |
The authentic Nazi submarine used in Raiders of the Lost Ark was rented from the production of what 1981 epic war film that tells the fictional story of the crew of U-boat U-96? | Das Boot, The Background, Facts and Goofs Das Boot, The Background, Facts and Goofs SHARE: Facebook Twitter “Das Boot” is a 1981 German war film epic. Meaning “The Boat,” it is an adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 German novel of the same name. Set in WWII, it tells the fictional story of the crew of the U-96. The film depicts both the excitement of battle as well as the tediousness of a fruitless hunt. It shows the life of the crew aboard the boat as regular individuals as well as patriots with a desire to do the best for both their comrades and the country. The screenplay was inspired in part by exploits of the real life U-96, a Type VIIC-class U-boat. Development work on Das Boot started in 1979. Several American directors were considered to helm the project before it was shelved. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, the actual captain of the real life U-96 and Hans-Joachim Krug, former first officer on U-219, served as consultants for the production of the film. The film was made on a budget of 32 million DM (approximately $18.5 million USD) and was released on September 17, 1981. A director’s cut of the film was later released in 1997 under Petersen’s supervision. The film grossed $80 million worldwide between its theatrical releases while also receiving critical acclaim. Due to its high production costs, Das Boot ranks among the top most expensive films ever in German cinematic history. A mock-up of the U-96 submarine was created for the movie to be shot in. The interior of the sub was mounted five meters off the floor. To simulate depth charge attacks the submarine set was shaken, rocked and tilted 45 degrees with a hydraulic apparatus and vigorously shaken. Petersen had a fanatical obsession with regard to the structural detail of the U-boat set. He pointed out that “every screw” was an authentic facsimile of the type used in WWII U-boats. To accomplish this impressive production feat he got help from numerous photographs provided by Lothar-Günther Buchheim who had taken them during U-96’s heyday during the war. The photographs were initially published in his 1976 memoir U-Boot-Krieg (“U-Boat War”). Marketed both by its German name Das Boot and in English as The Boat, the film was unusual in its promotion. With a very non-descript English name, Das Boot eventually stuck as the title for the film. The outdoor mock-up of U-96 was simply a shell propelled by a small engine which was stationed in La Rochelle, France. It has a history all its own. One morning the production crew arrived on set and went to where it was normally docked to find it missing. A breakdown in communication resulted in the crew not being informed it had been rented out by Steven Spielberg who was filming Raiders of the Lost Ark at the same time. Incredibly, just a few weeks later during production the mock-up was damaged and sank during a storm. Production crews recovered and patched the mock-up for the final scenes. The full-sized mock-up version was used for the filming of the Gibraltar surface scenes. The rockets and bomber plane, a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, were real. The British ships were models. All the cast members were fluent in English and dubbed themselves for the English version. While filming, the actors were not allowed to go out in sunlight to help create the pallor typical of submariners who seldom see the sun during missions. The actors were intensely trained as submariners learning how to quickly navigate their tight quarters. Continues on Page 2 |
The screening of the classic satire Dr. Strangelove was originally scheduled for November 22, 1963 but was delayed until January 1964 for what particular reason? | DR STRANGELOVE : definition of DR STRANGELOVE and synonyms of DR STRANGELOVE (English) Box office $9,164,370 (US) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, commonly known as Dr. Strangelove, is a 1964 black comedy film which satirizes the nuclear scare . It was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick , starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott , and featuring Sterling Hayden , Keenan Wynn , and Slim Pickens . The film is loosely based on Peter George 's Cold War thriller novel Red Alert , also known as Two Hours to Doom. The story concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union . It follows the President of the United States , his advisors, the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer as they try to recall the bombers to prevent a nuclear apocalypse . It separately follows the crew of one B-52 as they try to deliver their payload. In 1989, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry . It was listed as number three on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs . Contents 9 External links Plot United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper ( Sterling Hayden ) is the commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, which hosts the 843rd Bomb Wing of nuclear-armed B-52s . The base's aircraft are currently part of a SAC airborne alert force, holding at their fail-safe locations only hours from Soviet airspace. Ripper calls Group Captain Lionel Mandrake ( Peter Sellers ), a Royal Air Force exchange officer serving as General Ripper's executive officer , and has him place the base on alert and issue attack orders to the aircraft. Mandrake initially suspects this is a drill, but Ripper tells him it is not. Onboard the aircraft, the attack code is received and the crews express concern about whether or not it is real. After receiving confirmation from Burpelson, they begin their attack. As part of this process, the aircrew enter a code into their CRM 114 Discriminator, which blocks any unauthorized radio transmissions. When Mandrake discovers the country is not at war, he confronts Ripper, demanding the code. Ripper refuses, locking them into his office. In the " War Room " at The Pentagon , General Buck Turgidson ( George C. Scott ) briefs President Merkin Muffley (Sellers). When the president asks whether or not the bombers will stop at their fail-safe points, Turgidson notes they were already there, and only the recall code will be useful. He mentions the problems with the CRM and states they are trying every possible code, although he admits this will take over two days. When the president asks how the attack could be carried out without his direct authorization, Turgidson notes the president himself signed the orders to remove this requirement to allow counterattacks in the event a Soviet first strike obliterated Washington. When President Muffley angrily begins to question the wisdom of the plan, the general states he does not "think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up". Muffley proposes that troops be sent to the Air Force base to seize Ripper (and hopefully force the recall code from him), Turgidson warns that General Ripper will have put the security forces there on high alert. The Army general dismisses this concern, stating the airborne units being sent would brush them aside. In the meantime, Turgidson tries to persuade Muffley to seize the moment and eliminate the Soviet Union by launching a full-scale attack. The general believes that a first strike would destroy the majority of the Soviets' missiles before they could retaliate. Even if the remainder were launched, the US would suffer only "ten, maybe twenty million dead". Muffley refuses to have any part of such a scheme, and instead summons the Soviet ambassador, Alexei de Sadeski ( Peter Bull ). The Ambassador calls Soviet premier Dimitri Kisov on the " Hot Line " and gives the Soviets information to help them shoot do |
The 1973 Japanese film Lady Snowblood that is about a woman seeking vengeance upon her parents' killers was the inspiration behind what 2000s 2-part blockbuster? | B-Movie - TV Tropes B-Movie You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share by John Gara of Buzzfeed . "Life is like a B-movie: you don't want to leave in the middle of it, but you don't want to see it again." — Ted Turner The Great Depression hit Hollywood almost as hard as it hit other industries; a third of the audience disappeared between 1929 and 1933. To combat this, the major studios distributed feature films in pairs meant to be screened as a Double Feature . The longer and bigger-budgeted of the two films was called an "A-movie", while the secondary feature was called a "B-movie".note There was also a species known as a "programmer", which could be used as either At first, the studios maintained separate production units to make the Bs; these units served as training grounds for talent on the way up and as last stops for talent on the way down. Later, the studios just bought pictures from "Poverty Row" studios like Monogram, Mascot & Republic; again, some stars were able to use these pictures to make or remake their careers, notably John Wayne and Roy Rogers . Some of the ground rules for B-movies date back to these early origins: they were and are produced on a limited budget with cast who are not exactly household names. While B-movies may occasionally have very well-written scripts and gripping plots, the primary goal is not art or staying power, but cheap, disposable entertainment. As such, B-movies tend to be genre pieces, in such categories as western (by far the most popular B-genre in Hollywood's Golden Age), horror , Science Fiction , or crime . B-movies are often heavily trope - laden , and a particularly successful one can become a trope maker for big-budget films in the future. During the 30's and 40's, also, B-series were often highly successful; for example, Andy Hardy , Charlie Chan , The Cisco Kid , The Saint , and even Sherlock Holmes (in the sequels produced by Universal). As the studio system collapsed, beginning in the late 1940s and continuing through the 1950s, the double feature faded from profitability and, thus, the need for major studio�distributed Bs declined. On the other hand, the overall decline of the majors left room for independents with a B mentality — American International Pictures and Roger Corman being by far the most prominent — to flourish. In the 1960s and 1970s , the term B-movie came to be synonymous with what were previously called " exploitation films " — low-budget cash-ins with an emphasis on sensationalism, sexuality, and gore — and the phrase is understood in those terms to this day. During the "Golden Age" of the B-movie in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, the films were widely distributed and screened in older cinemas colloquially called "grindhouses," supposedly because the movies would be shown over and over again, grinding down the film. Since the dawning of cable TV and home video in The '80s , few B-movies see theatrical release, but are typically produced as TV movies or Direct-to-Video releases, or released directly over the internet . Syfy (formerly the Sci Fi Channel) in particular produces many original B-movies , and Mystery Science Theater 3000 maintained interest in the genre throughout the '90s, with its rereleases of classic B-movies with three characters making snarky comments on the action. While many B-movies are "bad" in terms of writing and execution, some prove to be So Bad, It's Good . Those that attempt seriousness are usually full of narm . However, several B-Movies of the 1940s and 1950s, came to be Vindicated by History . The restrictions of The Hays Code often focused more heavily on the A-Picture, with the B-Movie falling Beneath Suspicion , this meant that directors, paradoxically, had more freedom on a B-Movie than an A-Picture. Several films, especially Film Noir , which today are regarded as classics were B-Movies in their day.For example, Detour, by Edgar G. Ulmer, would later be cited by the likes of Martin Scorsese , Fran�ois Truffaut and Errol Morris as a major masterpiece of cinema. A lot of later mo |
The title of what poignant 1971 drama film set in Anarene, Texas refers to the fact of the town's only cinema closing forever? | Film Festival Program Announced Film Festival Program Announced Here’s the Lineup for February 4-14 Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Myspace [Updated January 30, 11:30am] Once again, our fair city is about to be flooded with films as the 25th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicks off on February 4 and runs through the following Sunday, February 14. Whether you love spotting Hollywood stars, need to hear insiders share the stories behind the latest blockbusters, want to learn about how to make it in the industry, or simply enjoy watching great, hard-to-find films on the big screen, there’s a lot for everyone. As fest veterans know, the screenings can change without much notice, and popular films manage to get additional screenings scheduled, so keep your ear to the ground and eyes to independent.com for continuing coverage. Our All Films Listing by date is complete (January 31). As the updating process continues on into the actual festival, we will maintain an updated dateline and show any changes within this article with “strike-through” marks (until our various schedule grids are online). – 2010 USA 84 minutes Director: Chris Malloy To The Maxxx (World Premiere) The gorgeous and historic new film from director Chris Malloy, of the famous Santa Barbara County Malloy brothers, focuses on Yvon Chouinard, part-time Santa Barbara resident, rock climbing legend, and founder of Ventura-based Patagonia. The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. Along the way he gets shipwrecked off Easter Island, surfs the longest wave of his life, and prepares himself for a rare ascent of Cerro Corcovado. Jeff’s life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with Chouinard and Tompkins who, once driven purely by a love of climbing and surfing, now value above all the experience of raw nature and have come to Patagonia to use their influence to help protect it. The film is a road trip movie, a historic document, but mostly a meditation on what matters most in life — staying true to one’s own vision and values. —Russ Spencer - Wednesday, Feb. 10, 8pm Arlington Theatre - Friday, Feb. 12, 3:30pm Victoria Hall – 2009 Canada 132 minutes Director: Ricardo Trogi Focus On Quebec In 1981, the Trogi family moves into a new home and adjusts to paying a mortgage for the first time. Eleven-year-old Ricardo is the new kid in a class where the other students are from wealthier backgrounds. Ricardo resorts to inventing a new family history, which he must vigilantly maintain to keep up appearances for his new friends. Finally, young Ricardo must choose between truth and lies. - Friday, Feb. 5, 10:30am Metro 4 Theatre III - Monday, Feb. 8, 10:30am Metro 4 Theatre III - Friday, Feb. 12, 4:30pm Metro 4 Theatre III – 2009 Mexico 57 minutes Director: Yolanda Cruz Spanish/Latin American Cinema (U.S. Premiere) The secluded, mountainous town of Teococuilco is virtually a ghost town. In search of work, 2,500 of the town’s previous inhabitants have left for other parts of Mexico and the United States. These migrant workers endured torturous days of travel through a barren desert to cross the border and work for years without seeing their loved ones. To honor the mostly overlooked lives of these migrant workers, the renowned Mexican artist Alejandro Santiago spent several years and close to a million dollars to fashion individual clay figures representing the workers. Alejandro hired a team of workers to aid him in the creation of this massive project, and through the sculptures, they honor the migrants who have left Teococuilco. 2501 Migrants: A Journey is a documentary that relates the story of an underrepresented people who endure harsh circumstances in the hope of finding a better life on the other side of the border. — Ali Cutler - Thursday, Feb. 11, 10am Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Saturday, Feb. 13, 7pm Santa Barbara Museum of Art – 2009 Hong Kong 89 minutes Director: Pou-Soi Cheang East X West (U.S. Premiere) It is no hyperbole to say that Accident is one of th |
"Which 1992 romantic-thriller that had two Oscar nominated songs in ""I Have Nothing"" and ""Run to You"" has spawned the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time?" | The Bodyguard (1992 film) | The Movies Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Bodyguard (1992 film) $410,945,720 [2] The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston . Costner stars as a former Secret Service Agent-turned- bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. Lawrence Kasdan wrote the film in the 1970s, originally as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross . [3] It was directed by Mick Jackson . This film was Houston's acting debut. It was the second-highest-grossing film worldwide of 1992, right behind Aladdin . The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 45 million copies worldwide. [4] Contents Edit Rachel Marron ( Whitney Houston ) is an Oscar -nominated music and movie superstar who is being stalked and sent death threats. Frank Farmer ( Kevin Costner ) is a former Secret Service Special Agent who served as part of the presidential protection detail during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan . Frank is haunted by the fact that he was off duty when Reagan was shot . He is now a highly successful private and professional bodyguard who protects corporate VIPs. He is hired by Rachel's manager, Bill Devaney ( Bill Cobbs ), to protect her after she receives a number of threats against her life, and a small bomb detonates in her dressing room. [5] The film follows Rachel's singing career and family life. Frank is unsure about accepting the job because he sees Rachel as a spoiled diva who is oblivious to the threats, not knowing that Rachel's handlers had withheld the bomb in the dressing room from her. At first, Rachel looks upon Frank as paranoid, and his techniques intrusive. Rachel's bodyguard Tony ( Mike Starr ) also resents Frank's presence, leading to a fight in which Frank coldly and efficiently beats Tony. But at a concert where Rachel is performing a riot breaks out and Frank successfully escorts her to safety; as a result, Rachel falls in love with Frank. He initially tries to keep the relationship professional, but the two eventually sleep together. However, recognizing that their relationship may compromise his judgement, Frank breaks off the affair. Hurt, Rachel begins to push Frank's buttons by violating their security routines and attempting to sleep with his former Secret Service partner, Greg Portman ( Tomas Arana ). After she has personal contact with her stalker via a harassing phone call, Rachel realizes that she must put her trust in Frank ahead of her own desire for success. She finally recognizes the seriousness of the situation and cancels the rest of her tour. Frank, Rachel, Rachel's driver Henry ( Christopher Birt ), Rachel's son Fletcher ( DeVaughn Nixon ), and her sister Nikki ( Michele Lamar Richards ) then travel to Frank's father's home, which is a large log cabin in the mountains by a lake. Frank's dad, Herb ( Ralph Waite ) is a semi-retired attorney who welcomes the group to his home. At the mountain retreat, Nikki attempts to seduce Frank, and becomes angry when her advances are refused. Fletcher is almost killed the next day, when a bomb explodes inside the boat he had been riding in moments before. After finding footprints around the cabin, and the automobiles sabotaged, they realize Rachel's stalker has followed them. They lock down the house for the night, with plans to leave in the morning. It is revealed that Rachel's obsessive stalker and the person trying to kill her are not the same person, when an upset and drunken Nikki admits that in a drug-induced jealous fit she hired a hitman to kill Rachel, but the letters from the stalker began before. After Fletcher was almost killed, Nikki realized the hitman she hired would kill anyone to get to his target, including her nephew. However, she cannot call it off because she does not know the killer's identity. The hitman breaks into the house; Nikki tries to stop him, and he shoots and kills her before escaping. Frank ensures that his father has secured the rest of the group on the s |
"What Oscar nominated 2010 movie was adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires and advertised with the tagline ""You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies""?" | 20110805_ca_ottawa by Metro Canada - issuu issuu APES IN A NEW AGE REBOOT OF CLASSIC THRILLING, BUT LOSES CAMP APPEAL {page 17} NO MORE PRIM GWYN FAMOUS FRIENDS TELL PALTROW TO JAZZ UP IMAGE {page 27} OTTAWA Weekend, August 5-7, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing. ‘A huge hole in my world’ Tobin had no previous criminal record but several driving violations He is expected to make a statement Friday STEVE COLLINS/FOR METRO STEVE COLLINS [email protected] The sister of Alex Zolpis said she still wakes up in tears and relies on a prescription to sleep since her brother was killed last Christmas Eve. “There will always be a huge hole in my world where Alex should be,” Meaghan Zolpis said in her victim impact statement yesterday at the sentencing hearing of Jack Tobin. Tobin, son of former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin, pleaded guilty in May to impaired driving causing death. On Dec. 24, according to an agreed statement of facts, Tobin, Zolpis and other friends had been drinking when they got into Tobin’s truck. He drove to the roof of a parking garage and began doing “doughnuts.” Zolpis fell out of the truck and was pinned underneath. Tobin’s lawyer, Norman Boxall, said he is seeking a sentence of 18 to 30 months, citing his client’s remorse and immediate willingness to plead guilty. Crown prosecutor Mark Moors recommended five years “The media coverage is significant, less because of what occurred than because of who his father is.” NORMAN BOXALL, JACK TOBIN’S LAWYER in prison and a 10-year driving ban. Previous incidents, like another round of parking-lot horseplay in which a friend fell off Tobin’s vehicle, should have served as a “wakeup call,” Moors said. The court also heard a victim impact statement from Zolpis’ mother, Susan Morgan, who said she has been “living every parent’s nightmare” since her son’s death. “Our sorrow at his loss is endless,” Morgan said. “It was such a violent and unexpected death.” Morgan said she is a pediatrician who sees children daily as part of her job. Their youthful faces make “every day at work ... a struggle in grief,” she said. Sister Meaghan said she had to feed her grief-stricken parents as they sat in stunned silence on Christmas Day. She said she is filled with guilt and regret. Jack Tobin, right, leaves the Ottawa courthouse on Thursday, followed by his father, Brian Tobin. WITH FILES FROM THE CANADIAN PRESS It’s That Time Again... Back To School Tuesday September 6 2011 From kindergarten to high school, the programs you want are here. Visit our website at www.ocdsb.ca, call 613-721-1820, or drop by your local school for more details. Elementary school offices reopen Monday, August 29, 2011 Register Any Time Bringing back. The boy bands news NKOTBSB (the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys) open their show to tens of thousands of ecstatic fans at Scotiabank Place Thursday night. JOE LOFARO/METRO As long as you’re not afraid of the dark, subterranean wonders await tourists in the Mammoth Caves. Scan code for story. 1 Download the free ScanLife app with your smartphone at 2dscan.com 2 Use your smartphone to scan 2D barcodes in Metro 3 The codes will direct your mobile browser to m.metronews.ca New Kids on the Block join forces with the Backstreet Boys Job cuts hit close to home 776 jobs being eliminated at Environment Canada over the next year: Union No word yet on how many will be lost through attrition, how many will be layoffs On the web at metronews.ca JESSICA SMITH @METRONEWS.CA Police say the captured subject of a B.C. manhunt was hiding in plain sight. Video at metronews.ca Follow us on Twitter @metroottawa There were barely any empty seats inside Scotiabank Place Thursday night as The New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys melted the crowd’s hearts with songs such as Summertime and I’ll Never Break Your Heart. “Ottawa!” roared on the loudspeakers from a band member at the beginning of the show, which was equally matched in volume from thousands of screaming fans in the stands. The boy bands went on to perform other favourites from the ’80s and ’90s as |
The 1996 movie The Evening Star starring Shirley MacLaine who reprises the role of Aurora Greenway is a sequel to which Oscar-winning movie of the 1980s? | Terms of Endearment (1983) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems. Director: Larry McMurtry (based on the novel by), James L. Brooks (screenplay) Stars: a list of 23 titles created 02 Jun 2011 a list of 27 titles created 13 Dec 2011 a list of 22 titles created 20 Nov 2013 a list of 31 titles created 26 Jul 2015 a list of 32 titles created 3 months ago Title: Terms of Endearment (1983) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 5 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 17 nominations. See more awards » Photos The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. Director: Robert Redford An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Director: Bruce Beresford In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Director: Sydney Pollack Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Director: Robert Benton Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics. Director: Hugh Hudson The story of the final Emperor of China. Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious ... See full summary » Director: Robert Harling A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York to seek personal fortune but, in the process, finds himself a new friend. Director: John Schlesinger A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Director: John Madden Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Director: Kevin Costner A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery. Director: James L. Brooks At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. Director: Anthony Minghella Edit Storyline Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]> Come to Laugh, Come to Cry, Come to Care, Come to Terms. Genres: 9 December 1983 (USA) See more » Also Known As: La fuerza del cariño See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Although not specifically stated, the bulk of the story takes place over a span of several years during the late 1970s (a 1979 wall calendar is visible midway through the movie). Interestingly, as the character Garrett is an astronaut, this particular time period was exactly when his services would be least needed by NASA. The final Apollo mission was in 1975 and there would not be another manned spaceflight until the first Space Shuttle mission in 1981. See more » Goofs Gar |
Hammer Film Productions, the British company which made a series films from the mid-1950s until the 1970s is best known for which genre? | Hammer Film Productions | Universal Monsters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Official website Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction , thrillers , film noir and comedies – and in later years, television series . During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was due, in part, to distribution partnerships with major United States studios, such as Warner Bros. During the late 1960s and 1970s the saturation of the horror film market by competitors and the loss of American funding forced changes to the previously lucrative Hammer-formula, with varying degrees of success. The company eventually ceased production in the mid-1980s and has since then been, in effect, in hibernation. In 2000, the studio was bought by a consortium including advertising executive and art collector Charles Saatchi . [1] The company announced plans to begin making films again after this, but none were produced. In May 2007, the company behind the movies was sold again, this time to a group headed by Big Brother backers, the Dutch consortium Cyrte Investments, who have announced plans to spend some $50m (£25m) on new horror films. The new owners have also acquired the Hammer group's film library. Contents Edit In November 1934 William Hinds , a comedian and businessman registered his own film company – Hammer Productions Ltd. [2] [3] – based in a three-room office suite at Imperial House, Regent Street , London. The company name was taken from Hinds' stage name, Will Hammer, which he had taken from the area of London in which he lived, Hammersmith. [4] Work began almost immediately on the first Hammer film, The Public Life of Henry the Ninth at the MGM/ATP studios, with shooting concluding on 2 January 1935. The film tells the story of Henry Henry, an unemployed London street musician, and the title was a "playful tribute" to Alexander Korda 's The Private Life of Henry VIII which had been Britain's first ever Academy Awards 'best picture' nominee in 1934. [5] During this period Hinds met Spanish émigré Enrique Carreras , a former cinema owner, and on 10 May 1935 they formed film distribution company Exclusive Films, operating from a single office at 60-66 National House, Wardour Street . [6] Hammer produced a further four films distributed by Exclusive: Sporting Love (1937) The Bank Messenger Mystery (1936) A slump in the British film industry forced Hammer into bankruptcy and the company went into liquidation in 1937. Exclusive, however, survived and on 20 July 1937 purchased the leasehold on 113-117 Wardour Street, and continued to distribute films made by other companies. [7] Resurrection (1938 to 1955) – Hammer Film Productions Edit James Carreras joined Exclusive in 1938, closely followed by William Hinds' son, Anthony. At the outbreak of World War II, both James Carreras and Anthony Hinds left to join the armed services and Exclusive continued to operate only in a limited capacity. In 1946, James Carreras rejoined the company after demobilisation . He resurrected Hammer as the film production arm of Exclusive with a view to supplying ' quota-quickies ' - cheaply made domestic films designed to fill gaps in cinema schedules and support more expensive features. [8] He convinced Anthony Hinds to rejoin the company, and a revived 'Hammer Film Productions' set to work on Death in High Heels, The Dark Road, and Crime Reporter. Not being able to afford top stars, Hammer acquired the film rights to several BBC radio series such as The Adventures of PC 49 [9] and Dick Barton Special Agent (an adaptation of the successful Dick Barton radio show). All were shot at Marylebone Studios during 1947. During production of Dick Barton Strikes Back (1948), it became apparent that the company could save a considerable amount of money by shooting i |
The 2009 biographical film The Last Station starring Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren is about the last year in the life of which literary figure who died in 1910 at Astapovo train station? | Kerry Condon - News NEWS 25 December 2009 3:12 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news » Take a look at these brand new trailer and poster for the upcoming “ The Last Station ,” a drama about the last year in the life of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy . “ The Last Station ” synopsis: After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya ( Helen Mirren ), Leo Tolstoy ’s ( Christopher Plummer ) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary?she?s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!?suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov ( Paul Giamatti )?whom she despises?may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian » - Allan Ford 13 December 2009 11:31 PM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news » Movie Jungle has new clips in from Sony Pictures Classics ' Helen Mirren , Christopher Plummer , Paul Giamatti , James McAvoy and Kerry Condon . Michael Hoffman directs from the writing by Jay Parini. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya ( Helen Mirren ), Leo Tolstoy ’s ( Christopher Plummer ) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov ( Paul Giamatti )—whom she despises—may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his very own family, » Kerry Condon and James McAvoy in The Last Station Photo: Sony Pictures Classics I haven't read a word of Leo Tolstoy 's novels so some may say I was approaching The Last Station at a disadvantage as it focuses on the final days of Tolstoy's life. Looking even further, I haven't seen any of writer/director Michael Hoffman 's films prior to watching The Last Station , a film that appears to have gained Oscar attention out of a sheer lack of competition. That is to say this is a good film, but hardly worthy of such lofty acclaim as this is little more than a made-for-tv story acted out by some of the feature film world's elite. James McAvoy stars as Valentin, and make no mistake about it, he is the sole lead of this film as he is introduced to the Tolstoy camp as the famous writer has renounced his noble title, » - Brad Brevet 25 November 2009 10:56 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news » The first trailer for a historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy ’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things – “ The Last Station ” has been released. Both written and directed by Michael Hoffman , the movie stars Christopher Plummer , Helen Mirren , James McAvoy , Paul Giamatti and Anne-Marie Duff among others. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya ( Helen Mirren ), Leo Tolstoy ’s ( Christopher Plummer ) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary, she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand! suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! 24 November 2009 9:49 PM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news » See the trailer as well as previously added images from Sony Pictures Classics ' " The Last Station ," starring Helen Mirren , Chri |
What 1997 science fiction drama that deals with eugenics takes its title from a combination of the initial letters of the four DNA bases of Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine? | Gattaca Tuesday, March 18, 2008 "As night-fall does not come at once, neither does oppression... It is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air — however slight — lest we become victims of the darkness." Justice William O. Douglas It is the near future, and Vincent/Jerome Morrow has a problem. A genetic problem. He is an imperfect man in a perfect world. Every day it seems as if people are discovering new uses for the human genetic code. Hardly a day passes when there isn't a researcher who claims to have found another miracle gene. One for obesity, for cancer, for asthma, for manic-depression, and so forth. Gene therapy is on the rise, already some people have been used for the first leading forms of treatments, using recombinant DNA, injected by genetically-altered viruses. There is even talk (and perhaps an attempt) to clone a human. Ever since the decryption of the human genetic code, a burst of new research in the field of genetics has occurred, and certainly, as our ability to manipulate our DNA increases, so too will the debate over designer babies escalate. GATTACA is a refreshing and fascinating view into the possibilities which lie ahead, should humanity continue on its present path. On one hand it depicts a clean society: of cars run on electricity, fields of solar energy, and advanced space exploration. Under this thin veneer, however, lies a dark world stagnating under the simple fact of genetic purity and lack of individuality. It ends on an optimistic note, however, quite uncharacteristic of a dystopia. At the end Jerome/Vincent succeeds in his dreams, despite his shortcomings, proving that imperfect humans can succeed in the GATTACA world. The end result leaves us with one question: Who knows what lies ahead? And that is an interesting quandary for us all to ponder and act on — for better or for worse. By: Harriet Paguyo Gattaca Gattaca is a movie about the genetics. They descriminate people who are naturally fertilized. In that scene, the scene happens in the future and if we say future, more inventions. In the movie, there was a machine that can make perfect babies. But Vincent is not a perfect baby. So his parents liked his brother more because his brother was perfectly made. Jerome Murrow, got paralyzed because he had an accident when he went swimming with Vincent. He sell his identity to Vincent so that Vincent will no be descriminated. He sell to Vincent his blood,his skin,and everything of his body. He even scru his body for Vincent. He did all of that just for Vincent can pursue his dreams before he die. To be in space. Vincent knew when hw will die. Fo me, The genetic descrimination that Vincent experienced is wrong. It is not good to make perfect babies because God made us not perfect so I am not also approving of it because for me, people who have experienced that is not only affected their whole lives but also their emotions. So I just wish it will not happen in the future because it is really really wrong. Gatacca is a nice movie and full of lesson and alo futuristic. by: Gracielle Beatriz B. Cenit HS II-D EVOLUTION... EVOLUTION The satisfaction of curious minds can never be drenched over with full-bloom answers if we are to confer the fundamental topic, evolution. Until now, it remains but largely as theoretical assumptions of significant people who parley knowledge that remains assumed by non-skeptic individuals, yet has never been proven clearly factual by any of those great thinkers. Evolution in its biological sense, whether a science fact or a fiction for me doesn’t matter any more, for the vitality in its existence alone has procured man its sources for its survival years back then and will continue to contribute to man’s learning years from now. In |
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If you are given the words - City Slickers and push-ups, can you name the person? | Jack Palance -- bad guy of Westerns also poet, painter - SFGate Jack Palance -- bad guy of Westerns also poet, painter Myrna Oliver, Los Angeles Times Published 4:00 am, Saturday, November 11, 2006 Photo: JOHN HAYES Close Image 1 of 8 ** FILE** Actor Jack Palance poses on his ranch in Tehachapi, Calif., on a foggy afternoon, in this Jan. 27, 1997 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday. (AP Photo/John Hayes, file) less ** FILE** Actor Jack Palance poses on his ranch in Tehachapi, Calif., on a foggy afternoon, in this Jan. 27, 1997 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who ... more Photo: JOHN HAYES Image 2 of 8 Jack Palance appears in this undated publicity photo as co-star of the 1953 western "Shane," directed by George Stevens. Oscar-winning actor Palance, who starred as a heartless gunslinger in "Shane," died at his California home on November 10, 2006 at age 87, his spokesman said. NO ARCHIVES EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/AMPAS/Handout (UNITED STATES) less Jack Palance appears in this undated publicity photo as co-star of the 1953 western "Shane," directed by George Stevens. Oscar-winning actor Palance, who starred as a heartless gunslinger in "Shane," died at ... more Photo: HO Image 3 of 8 ** FILE ** Actor Jack Palance does a one-handed push-up on stage at the 64th annual Academy Awards in this March 30, 1992, file photo after winning an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in the film "City Slickers." Palance died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family, said spokesman Dick Guttman. His family indicated he was 87. (AP Photo/Craig Fuji) less ** FILE ** Actor Jack Palance does a one-handed push-up on stage at the 64th annual Academy Awards in this March 30, 1992, file photo after winning an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his ... more Photo: CRAIG FUJI Image 4 of 8 ** FILE ** Jack Palance, right, is seen with Billy Crystal in this undated file photo on the set of "City Slickers". Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy in his 70s with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Palance died of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family. He was 87. (AP Photo) less ** FILE ** Jack Palance, right, is seen with Billy Crystal in this undated file photo on the set of "City Slickers". Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned ... more Image 5 of 8 **FILE** Actor Jack Palance, right, poses for a photograph with fellow actor Billy Crystal prior to the 18th annual American Museum of the Moving Image benefit in New York in this Feb. 12, 2003 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, file) less **FILE** Actor Jack Palance, right, poses for a photograph with fellow actor Billy Crystal prior to the 18th annual American Museum of the Moving Image benefit in New York in this Feb. 12, 2003 file photo. ... more Photo: SHAWN BALDWIN Image 6 of 8 ** FILE** Jack Palance holds his Emmy award in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this March 16, 1957 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned successfully to comedy in his 70s with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Palance died of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family. He was 87. (AP Photo) less ** FILE** Jack Palance holds his Emmy award in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this March 16, 1957 file photo. Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned ... more Image 7 of 8 A m |
What word that refers to a rite of passage among aborigines is also the title of an acclaimed 1971 British film that features an urban brother and sister in the Australian outback? | Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality - Documents Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality Share Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/aboriginal-reconciliation-and-the-dreaming-warramiri-yolngu-and-the-quest-for-equality.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://docslide.us/documents/aboriginal-reconciliation-and-the-dreaming-warramiri-yolngu-and-the-quest-for-equality.html" title="Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality" target="_blank">Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality</a></div> size(px) Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality by kevin-kaiser Download Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming - Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality Transcript Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming CULTURAL SURVIVAL STUDIES N ETHNICITY AND CHANGE A lly n & B a c o n Series Editors, David Maybury-Lewis and Theodore Macdonald, Jr., Cultural Survival, Inc., Harvard University Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups, and the State, by David Maybury-Lewis Malaysia and the “Original People”: A Case Study of the Impact of Development on Indigenous Peoples, by Robert Knox Dentan, et al. Gaining Ground? Evenkis, Land, and Reform in Southeastern Siberia, by Gail A. Fondahl Ariaal Pastorialists of Kenya: Surviving Drought and Development in Africa’s Arid Lands, by Elliot Fratkin Ethnicity and Culture amidst New “Neighbors”: The Runa of Ecuador’s Amazon Region, by Theodore Macdonald, Jr. Aboriginal Reconciliation and the Dreaming: Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality, by Ian S. McIntosh Defending the Land: Sovereignty and Forest Life in James Bay Cree Society, by Ronald Niezen Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors: Indigenous Models for International Development, by Richard Reed and the Dreaming: Warramiri Yolngu and the Quest for Equality Ian S. McIntosh Cultural Survival, Inc. Allyn and Bacon Boston • London • Toronto • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore ‘Father you gave us the Dreaming’ Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra 1988 Series Editor: Sarah L. Kelbaugh Editor-in-Chief, Social Science: Karen Hanson Series Editorial Assistant: Jennifer DiDomenico Marketing Manager: Brooke Stoner Manufacturing Buyer: Julie McNeil Cover Administrator: Jenny Hart Editorial-Production Service: Omegatype Typography, Inc. Copyright © 2000 by Allyn & Bacon A Pearson Education Company Needham Heights, Massachusetts 02494 Internet: www.abacon.com All rights reserved. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the copyright holder. ISBN: 0-205-29793-5 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 04 03 02 01 00 99 All photographs are credited to Ian S. McIntosh. Contents Foreword to the Series...............................................................ix Preface ............................................................................................xi The Warramiri, 1920 Onwards .................................................1 A Divided Nation ..........................................................................7 AUSTRALIA AT THE CROSSROADS................................................ 13 THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS? ........................................................ 14 LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ABORIGINAL HUMAN RIGHTS .... 17 MABO AND RECONCILIATION ....................................................... 21 SEEKING A “COM |
The landmark 1960s films I Am Curious (Yellow) and I Am Curious (Blue) were named after the colors of the flag of which country? | I Am Curious Yellow/I Am Curious Blue (1967) -- Gary Giddins, http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=180&eid=283§ion=essay Description I Am Curious (Yellow) is a Swedish film (Jag �r nyfiken - en film i gult) of 1967, directed by Vilgot Sj�man and staring Lena Nyman as herself. It was a landmark film that helped define the emergent change in Swedish film of the 1960s. Like a French New Wave film , the movie used jump cuts, featured a story not structured in the usual, Hollywood structure. The film includes scenes of nudity and sexual intercourse . In 1969, the film was banned in the United States for being pornography . After three court battles the Supreme Court legalized the movie by overturning the anti-obscenity law that regulated motion pictures. In 1968 Sj�man released a second "version" of the movie titled I Am Curious (Blue) which tells mostly the same story, but with different footage . Initially, I Am Curious (Blue) and I Am Curious (Yellow) were meant to be one 3 1/2 hour film. This is revealed in director Vilgot Sj�man's book I Was Curious: Diary of the Making of a Film (published in English by Grove Press in 1968). -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Curious_(Yellow) [Apr 2005] Blurb to the book One of the most significant films of the past ten years is I Am Curious - Yellow, which was made by the Swedish director, Vilgot Sj�man , whose earlier films included My Sister, My Love and 491. Wherever the film has been shown in Europe - in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, and now in the United States - it has been acclaimed by critics as an important work of art in its honest and forthright portrayal of the social, political, and sexual problems of today's youth. blurb via http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimthing/oyellow.htm Amazon review In 1966-67, with 100,000 meters of black-and-white film and freedom to shoot without a script, director Vilgot Sjöman created a motion picture so rangy and multilayered that it became two separate, overlapping movies released a year apart: I Am Curious Yellow and I Am Curious Blue. Those are the colors of the Swedish flag, and Sjöman's film tapped into the political, social, and psychosexual condition of his nation on the eve of worldwide cultural revolution. It also became a envelope-pushing event in the history of sex in the cinema. A feisty, rather zaftig actress-activist named Lena Nyman played a radical activist named Lena Nyman who, in between interviewing her fellow Swedes about everything from gender inequities to the morality of vacationing in Franco's Spain, spent lots of raunchy time in bed (and elsewhere). The copious frontal nudity and a glimpse of oral-genital contact ensured an epic court battle in America, and I Am Curious Yellow became a must-see conversation piece. Decades later, it all seems not only fresher than it did then but oddly tender, even sweet. Sjöman, 42 years old to Nyman's 22, cast himself as her lover (which he was) as well as her director, and the film is occasionally "interrupted" by its own filming. Sjöman/"Sjöman" has to watch Lena/"Lena" doing some very intimate things with costar Börje Ahlstedt. Börje is playing a car salesman, but also playing "himself" as an actor sometimes intriguing against his director with "Lena"--not "Lena the activist" but "Lena the actress," both of whom Lena the actress-for-real is playing. The Pirandellianism is witty, raw, and lingeringly ambiguous. And now DVD adds another layer if you happen to watch with the commentary track engaged and listen to the seventysomething Sjöman, still musing wryly on the radical fusion of film and life at whose creation he was present. --Richard T. Jameson, amazon.com Amos Vogel review: A cluttered room, a hastily made floor bed, an eager young couple: a scene from the legendary work that opened commercial cinema to eroticism and pornography. Sex is demystified, desentimentalized, shown as a part of life. Coital activity is frequently and directly shown; but there are no erections not penetrations, as there are in today's hardcore films. SC The historical |
In what 1949 classic English comedy from Ealing Studios does Alec Guinness play 8 roles? | Ealing Studios Collection: Volume 1 1949 Blu-ray: Amazon.co.uk: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Joan Greenwood, Dennis Price, Sidney James, Robert Hamer, Alexander Mackendrick, Charles Crichton: DVD & Blu-ray By Amazon Customer on 3 May 2014 Verified Purchase THE EALING STUDIOS COLLECTION VOL.1 [1949/1951/1951] [Blu-ray] A Hilarious Study of the Gentle Art of MURDER! The Men Who Broke the Bank – And Lost the Cargo! The Classic Ealing Comedy – Spotless Restored! Ealing Studios’ output from the 1940s and the 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age for British cinema. This Blu-ray collection brings together three much loved comedy classics, directed by Ealing stalwarts Robert Hamer, Charles Crichton and Alexander Mackendrick, and starring the great Sir Alec Guinness in some of his most memorable roles. FILM FACT: Kind Hearts and Coronets: This is listed in Time magazine's top 100 and also in the BFI [British Film Institute] Top 100 British films. In 2011 the film was digitally restored and re-released in selected British cinemas FILM FACT: Lavender Hill Mob: The title refers to Lavender Hill, a street in Battersea, a district of South London, in the postcode district SW11, near to Clapham Junction railway station. Audrey Hepburn makes an early film appearance in a small role as Chiquita near the start of the film. Robert Shaw also made his first film appearance, playing a police laboratory technician towards the end of the film. English actress Patricia Garwood made her first film appearance in this film at the age of nine. British 1960s children's television icon Valerie Singleton also had an uncredited part in the film. FILM FACT: The Man in the White Suit: It followed a common Ealing Studios theme of the "common man" against the Establishment. In this instance the hero falls foul of both trade unions and the wealthy mill owners who attempt to suppress his invention. It was one of the most popular films of the year in Britain. Read more › |
With 11 wins and 34 nominations, which country holds the record for most honors in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars (as of 2009)? | Oscars Foreign-Language Film shortlist: ‘Son of Saul,’ ‘Labyrinth of Lies,’ ‘The Fencer,’ ‘Mustang,’ ‘Viva’ … - Goldderby Oscars Foreign-Language Film shortlist: ‘Son of Saul,’ ‘Labyrinth of Lies,’ ‘The Fencer,’ ‘Mustang,’ ‘Viva’ … John Benutty Dec 18, 2015 7:37 am The academy just unveiled the nine films still in the running for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the Oscars. Over the last two months a screening committee, divided into groups, has been watching the 80 submissions and rating each from 6 to 10. Those ratings determined a top six which makes up two-thirds of the shortlist. The other three films were hand-selected by a 20-member executive committee. The five Oscar nominees will be determined by another committee who will screen the nine semi-finalists in early January. Four of the five Golden Globe nominees — “ The Brand New Testament ” (Belgium), “ The Fencer ” (Finland), “ Mustang ” (France) and “ Son of Saul ” (Hungary) — number among these nine. The fifth Globe contender is “ The Club ” (Chile). By comparison, the Critics’ Choice Awards previewed only two of these potential Oscar nominees (“The Mustang ,” “ Son of Saul ”) as they opted for “The Assassin” (Taiwan), “Goodnight Mommy” (Austria) and “The Second Mother” (Brazil). Those films that did not reap bids from either precursor group but are in the running at the Oscars are: “ Embrace of the Serpent ” (Colombia), “ Labyrinth of Lies ” (Germany), “ Theeb ” (Jordan), “ Viva ” (Ireland) and “ A War ” (Denmark), Beside those films cited by the Globes and BFCA but left off this list, the most notable snub was Venice champ and European Film awards winner “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence” (Sweden). Below, our take on each of these films in terms of the Oscars. “ The Brand New Testament ” (Belgium) Belgium has never won the award despite seven bids, including in 2011 (“Bullhead”) and 2013 (“The Broken Circle Breakdown”). Considered by its director, Jaco Van Dormael to be “a comedy that mixes laughs, emotion and poetry,” “The Brand New Testament” brings levity to a race often bogged down by serious material taken very seriously. Its excellent ensemble cast, including screen legend and Oscar nominee Catherine Deneuve, a fantastic script and gorgeous cinematography as well as a Golden Globe nomination make this a strong competitor. “ Embrace of the Serpent ” (Colombia) One of only two non-European films to make the shortlist, “Embrace of the Serpent” comes to the final stretch of the race with a slew of South American awards as well as the Art Cinema Award at Cannes under its belt. One look at our forum topic on the subject shows that many users have it at the top of their predictions. Colombia has yet to earn its first nomination. “ The Fencer ” (Finland) Finland has only contended once (“The Man Without a Past” in 2002) but deserves to be back with “The Fencer,” an endearing and hopeful film about an Estonian fencer and newly established sports instructor at a local school set against the backdrop of Eastern European politics during the Second World War. This marks director Klaus Härö’s fourth film to be entered by Finland. An adorable cast of children is led by Estonian actor Märt Avandi who holds you in captivity for the film’s pleasantly short, but efficient runtime. After receiving a Golden Globe nomination, the film’s profile has been significantly raised. “ Labyrinth of Lies ” (Germany) Sony Pictures Classics, which has a strong contender with Hungary’s “Son of Saul,” also has this Holocaust-themed film that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up Nazi crimes. While the reunified Germany was a mainstay in the category in the first decade of this century with two wins from six nominations, it has yet to return to the big show since 2009 when “The White Ribbon” contended. “Mustang” (France) Never underestimate France: they are the most nominated country in category history (39) and second to Italy in wins (12). While many assumed it would submit Palme d’Or winning “Dheepan,” France ent |
Which French comedian is best known for his portrayal of an irascible Italian village priest at war with the town's Communist mayor in the Don Camillo series of motion pictures? | Fernandel Fernandel Fernandel, Fernandels Kontandens, Фернандель, Ферна́н Жозе́ф Дезире́ Контанде́н, Fernandels Categories: Person Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, he was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name is the diminutive form of his first name in Occitan. In 1930, Fernandel appeared in his first motion picture and for more than forty years he would be France's top comic actor. He was perhaps best-loved for his portrayal of the irascible Italian village priest at war with the town's Communist mayor in the Don Camillo series of motion pictures. His horse-like teeth became part of his trademark. He also appeared in Italian and American films. His first Hollywood motion picture was 1956's Around the World in Eighty Days in which he played David Niven's coachman. His popular performance in that film led to his starring with Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg in the 1958 comedyParis Holiday. In addition to acting, Fernandel also directed or co-produced several of his own films. Fernandel died from lung cancer and is buried in the Cimetière de Passy, Paris, France. Literature In The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault and his female friend Marie Cordona watch a movie starring Fernandel on the day after Meursault's mother died. Source: wikipedia.org |
Which classic 1966 film by Gillo Pontecorvo was shown in the Pentagon in 2003 with the flyer reading as follows? How to win a battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range. Women plant bombs in cafes. Soon the entire Arab population builds to a mad fervor. Sound familiar? The French have a plan. It succeeds tactically, but fails strategically. To understand why, come to a rare showing of this film. | The Battle of Algiers | Criterion Collection | Foreign Film | Movie Review | 1966 CATEGORIES: Criterion Collection | Film Essays | French "Isn't it cowardly to use your women's baskets to carry bombs, which have taken so many innocent lives? "Isn't it even more cowardly to attack defenseless villages with napalm bombs that kill many thousands of times more? Obviously, planes would make things easier for us. Give us your bombers, sir, and you can have our baskets." Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers is one of the most powerful political films about terrorism and guerrilla warfare and its political themes and ideologies are frighteningly still relevant in today's universal headlines. The Battle of Algiers was a film that was made in 1965 but released in late 1967 as it tells the fights and emerging tactics in Algeria between the years of 1954 and 1962, where France tried and failed to contain a nationalist uprising, and as its methods were successful in Algeria they would later be adapted by the Cubans, the Palestinians, the Viet Cong, the IRA and South African militants, and the United States of America. For The Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvo and cinematographer Marcello Gatti took from the cinematic masters of Soviet Montage and Italian neorealism and experimented with various styles and techniques including shooting in stark black and white cinematography, casting non-actors in the roles of its Algerians, and shooting everything live and on location including Algiers and in the European quarters of Casbah; all which would help create an authentic look of newsreel and documentary like footage. When the film was released this effect convinced audiences into believing they were watching real life war footage and so Americans released a disclaimer for the film that said "Not one foot of newsreel was used." In a film that was cast almost entirely with non-actors, Pontecorvo decided to use a Paris stage actor to play Col. Mathieu, a commander of the paratroopers sent in to back up the French police. Mathieu, himself a member of the French resistance to the Nazis, is calm, analytical, strategic in his thinking, and considers the FLN to be the enemy, not a malevolent force. Pontecorvo brilliantly cuts back and forth between Col. Mathieu and a raggedy band of FLN fighters, most importantly Ali la Pointe, a petty criminal who converted to the FLN after witnessing a beheading in prison. And yet The Battle of Algiers is legendary in its explicit documentary-like detail of its iconography of police shootings, terrorist bombings, child martyrs, interrogation rooms, general strikes, torture chambers, security breaches, riot demonstrations, and violent reprisals, which supposedly adapted the film into a training manuel for the Black Panthers, Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front. Because of that The Battle of Algiers gained a reputation for inspiring political violence with France banning it for five years and Jimmy Breslin declaring on TV in 1968, "The Battle of Algiers is a training film for urban guerrillas." Even today, The Battle of Algiers is still a cinematically important and crucial film, and as of recently in September 2003 the New York Times reported that the movie was being shown in the Pentagon to military and civilian experts, regarding it as a useful illustration of the problems faced in Iraq. One of the most unforgettable moments in the film is the sequence in which three Algerian women masquerading as upscale French women, plant bombs at various public hangouts in the French quarter. We then get vivid snapshots of teenagers dancing, men sipping drinks and a toddler licking his ice cream cone, all before its unenviable explosion. This disturbing act of terrorism followed by the powerful and unsentimental score by Ennio Morricone is still relatable to us all as it is a frightening and prophetic parallel to the bombings in Israel, the U.K., Iraq, and of the tragic 2001 September 11th attacks in the United States of America. PLOT/NOTES It first begins in 1957 in Alger as Fr |
What series of documentary films directed by Michael Apted follow the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old? | Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew : NPR Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew Embed Embed Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew Embed Embed Enlarge this image Jackie, Lynn and Sue — pictured here at age 7 — are three of the children featured in the landmark 1964 documentary 7 Up. The series returns this year with 56 Up, checking in with a group of 14 men and women whose lives have been documented since they were kids. First Run Features hide caption toggle caption First Run Features Jackie, Lynn and Sue — pictured here at age 7 — are three of the children featured in the landmark 1964 documentary 7 Up. The series returns this year with 56 Up, checking in with a group of 14 men and women whose lives have been documented since they were kids. First Run Features This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 5, 2013 . Every seven years since 1964, in what's known as the Up series, Granada Television has caught us up on the lives of 14 everyday people. The subjects of the documentary series were 7 years old when it began; in the latest installment, 56 Up, they are well into middle age. The original idea behind the series was to examine the realities of the British class system at a time when the culture was experiencing extraordinary upheaval. "We weren't interested in the personalities so much," says Michael Apted, who was a researcher on the original episode and has directed all the subsequent ones. "We needed children ... who weren't fazed by us, who could speak to us, but we weren't looking for any particular characteristics. We were just interested in their backgrounds. "[T]he idea was that we would get some 7-year-old children from different backgrounds — from rich backgrounds, from poor backgrounds, from rural backgrounds ... and have them talk about their lives ... and see whether that told us anything. And of course it did, because it was both very funny and also chilling, showing that, in fact, the class system was very active, and that people in certain backgrounds had a real vision of their future, and others really didn't know what day it was." Article continues after sponsorship The breadth of a project like this inevitably translates into a great deal of intimacy between the subjects and the audience. These people have repeatedly shared with millions of strangers some of their most private thoughts on screen. It's not an easy exercise, as one of the subjects — Nick Hitchon — tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Hitchon never watches the films; they make him deeply uncomfortable. While he is happy and willing to be a part of the project because he thinks it's an important exploration of life, "that doesn't change the fact that it's kind of terrifying at times." Michael Apted, the director of the Up series, also directed the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Murray Close/Bristol Bay Productions, LLC hide caption toggle caption Murray Close/Bristol Bay Productions, LLC Michael Apted, the director of the Up series, also directed the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Murray Close/Bristol Bay Productions, LLC The intimacy the audience has come to feel for the subjects of the Up series is inevitably even greater for Apted, for whom these people have become not just subjects, but friends. He was 22 when they were 7 — but the age difference has long since ceased to matter, he says. Interview Highlights Hitchon on why he doesn't watch the Up films "I don't like the sound of my own voice. I think I look ridiculous, and I just am uncomfortable. ... If I say that I am uncomfortable with this, it doesn't mean that I don't like the project, and it doesn't mean that I am mad at Michael, but I am deeply uncomfortable doing the interviews. I pretend while I'm being interviewed that it's just a chat. I pretend to myself that nobody else is watching, and I don't want that particular bubble burst." Hitchon on whether he feels pressure to demonstrate positive change in his life every seven years "Actually, no. Some of the people involved do feel that way. I never ha |
David Chase, the creator of which super-hit TV series called the movie Goodfellas his inspiration? | Mad Men - TV - Matthew Weiner - The New York Times The New York Times Television |In Act 2, the TV Hit Man Becomes a Pitch Man Search Continue reading the main story Photo Matthew Weiner on the set of his new series on AMC, Mad Men. Credit Stephanie Diani for The New York Times LOS ANGELES, July 12 — Like a trusted Mafia lieutenant, Matthew Weiner helped suffocate Christopher Moltisanti in an S.U.V. and shoot Bobby Baccalieri in a model-train shop. He did so in his capacity as an executive producer of “The Sopranos,” and he shared a writing credit on those particular episodes, and was listed as the sole writer on many others during the series’s final three seasons. For his next act, Mr. Weiner, 42, has crossed the Hudson River from New Jersey to Madison Avenue and turned the clock back nearly 50 years to the late 1950s, where “Mad Men,” the new dramatic series he has created, begins. It makes its debut on AMC on Thursday night at 10. Though nobody is killed, at least early on, Mr. Weiner’s lead character, an archetypal advertising man named Don Draper, is surrounded by a supporting staff of misogynistic executives who engage in enough lying, backbiting, drinking and sexual shenanigans during the industry’s golden age to rival the bad behavior of the crew at the Bada Bing club. There is also a disproportionate amount of spirited conversation in office hallways in the series’s initial episodes — as if “The West Wing” had been restaged in a haze of cigarette smoke, among neat rows of desks topped with typewriters — though not necessarily a lot of action, beyond a low-speed car crash and some overt flirting. Continue reading the main story “Talking can be heroic,” Mr. Weiner said in an interview here on the studio set serving as Mr. Draper’s living room, arrayed with linen drapes, needlepoint pillows and copies of Flair, the popular ’50s magazine. “I loved ‘The Sopranos.’ But not every problem can be solved by killing someone. When you take that out of the mix, talking is kind of what you have left, although a lot of problems on this show are solved by sleeping with people.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story The arrival of “Mad Men,” which is being given an initial run of 13 one-hour episodes, comes at a particularly opportune time for both Mr. Weiner and AMC, the basic cable channel that is formally known as American Movie Classics. Mr. Weiner, whose previous writing experience was mostly on two network comedies, “Becker” and “The Naked Truth,” wrote the pilot episode seven years ago, as a so-called spec script, Hollywood’s version of a calling card. It so impressed David Chase, the creator of “The Sopranos,” that he hired Mr. Weiner largely because of it. “It was what you’re always hoping to see,” Mr. Chase said, calling from a post-“Sopranos” vacation in Europe. “It was lively and it had something new to say. Here was someone who had written a story about advertising in the 1960s, and was looking at recent American history through that prism.” Though Mr. Weiner mostly put the script for “Mad Men” aside to focus on “The Sopranos,” he revived it last year as the series was winding down. That happened to be the very moment that AMC was searching for an idea for an original series that was cinematic in its ambitions — one that might complement the mix of older and newer movies ( including “Goodfellas” and “Something About Mary” this week) that are the channel’s stock in trade. In other words, AMC, which is operated by Rainbow Media, a unit of Cablevision, was looking to rip a page out of the HBO playbook, and wound up hiring one of that channel’s star assistant coaches. And it didn’t hurt that he had helped diagram the plays on the equivalent of a perennial Super Bowl champion. “Matt’s pedigree is second almost to none,” said Charlie Collier, executive vice president and general manager of AMC. But in the end, it was Mr. Weiner’s ability to transport himself and his audience to a period that predated his birth — in 1965 — that persuaded AMC to make his series. Mr. Weiner, who studied philosophy, l |
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of the Charles de Gaulle Airport from 1988 until 2006 may have been the inspiration behind what 2004 movie? | Mehran Karimi Nasseri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mehran Karimi Nasseri Masjed Soleiman , Iran Mehran Karimi Nasseri (مهران کریمی ناصری pronounced [meɦˈrɔːn kʲæriːˈmiː nɔːseˈriː] ; born 1942), also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran (including the comma), is an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 8 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment. His autobiography has been published as a book and he may have been the basis for the movie The Terminal . Contents [ edit ] Early life Nasseri was born in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company settlement located in Masjed Soleiman , Iran. His father was an Iranian physician working for the company. Nasseri stated that his mother was a nurse from Scotland working in the same place. [1] He arrived in the United Kingdom in September 1973, to take a three-year course in Yugoslav studies at the University of Bradford . [ edit ] Current position Nasseri was expelled from Iran in 1977 for protests against the Shah and after a long battle, involving applications in several countries, was awarded refugee status by the United Nations High Commission for refugees in Belgium . This permitted residence in any European country. Having one British parent, he decided to settle in the UK in 1986, but en route to there in 1988, he had his briefcase containing his papers stolen in Paris. [2] Despite this setback, he boarded the plane for London but was promptly returned to France when he failed to present a passport to British immigration. He was initially arrested by the French, but then released as his entry to the airport was legal and he had no country of origin to be returned to and his residency at Terminal 1 began. His case was later taken on by French human rights lawyer Christian Bourget . In 1992, French courts ruled that, having entered the country legally, he could not be expelled from the airport, but it could not grant him permission to enter France. Attempts were then made to have new documents issued from Belgium, but the authorities there would only do so if Naserri presented himself in person. However, under Belgian law a refugee who voluntarily leaves a country that has accepted him cannot return. In 1995, the Belgian authorities granted permission for him to return, but only if he agreed to live there under supervision of a social worker. Naserri refused this on the ground of wanting to enter the UK as originally intended. [2] Nasseri's life at the airport ended in July 2006 when he was hospitalized and his sitting place dismantled. Towards the end of January 2007, he left the hospital and was looked after by the airport's branch of the French Red Cross ; he was lodged for a few weeks in a hotel close to the airport. On March 6, 2007, he transferred to an Emmaus charity reception centre in Paris 's twentieth arrondissement. As of 2008, he continues to live in a Paris shelter. [2] [ edit ] Life in Terminal 1 During his eighteen year long stay at Terminal 1 in the Charles de Gaulle Airport , Nasseri would have his luggage at his side, and be either reading, writing in his diary, or studying economics. [3] He would receive food and newspapers from employees of the airport. [ edit ] Documentaries and fictionalizations Nasseri's story provided the inspiration for the 1994 Tombés du ciel French film, starring Jean Rochefort , internationally released under the Lost in Transit title. The short story , "The Fifteen-Year Layover," written by Michael Paterniti and published in GQ and The Best American Non-Required Reading, chronicles Nasseri's life. Alexis Kouros made a documentary about him, Waiting for Godot at De Gaulle in 2000. Glen Luchford made the Here to Where mockumentary in 2001, also featuring Nasseri. Nasseri was reportedly the inspiration behind the 2004 movie The Terminal ; however, neither publicity materials, nor the DVD "special features" nor the film's website mentions Nasseri's plight as an inspiration for the film. Despite this, in September 2003, The New York Times noted that St |
According to the British tabloid The Sun, which much-loved 1965 musical was selected by BBC executives as one to be broadcast after a nuclear strike to improve the morale of survivors? | The Sound Of Music: These Are A Few Of My Favourite Facts Your Post Has Been Launched! Fabulous! Don't forget to share with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. The Sound Of Music: These Are A Few Of My Favourite Facts As much information about The Sound Of Music in one article as you can find! trappfamily.com / Via parade.com After the von Trapps fled Austria in 1938, their home was taken over by Heinrich Himmler, one of the key players of the Nazi party. Adolf Hitler personally visited Himmler there several times. After fleeing Austria, the family bought a farm amid the mountains of Stowe, Vermont in 1942. By 1950 they had opened the Trapp Family Lodge, a 27-room structure. It was gutted by fire in 1980 but replaced with a 96-room resort. Today it’s overseen by Maria and Georg’s tenth and youngest child, Johannes, now 74 and his son Sam, 41. The big-screen version of The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, was based on the real-life Maria’s 1949 book, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, but there were a few alterations and omissions. ID: 2186723 2. Facts To Impress Your Friends 1. Maria came to the von Trapp family in 1926 as a tutor for one of the children who was recovering from scarlet fever, not as governess to all the kids. 2. Maria and Georg married in 1927, 11 years before the family left Austria, not right before the Nazi takeover of Austria. 3. Maria and Georg von Trapp’s love story wasn’t quite as romantic as portrayed on the big screen. In her autobiography, she admitted that it was the children she fell in love with at first sight. “I really and truly was not in love. I liked him but didn’t love him. However, I loved the children, so in a way I really married the children… . [B]y and by I learned to love him more than I have ever loved before or after.” 4. There were 10, not 7 von Trapp children. 5. The names, ages, and sexes of the children were changed. 6. The family was already musically inclined before Maria arrived, but she did teach them to sing madrigals. 7. Georg wasn’t as harsh and cold-blooded as he’s portrayed in the film. He was described as being a gentle, warmhearted parent who enjoyed musical activities with his family. 8. The family did not secretly escape over the Alps in Switzerland, carrying their suitcases and musical instruments. “We did tell people that we were going to America to sing. And we did not climb over mountains with all our heavy suitcases and instruments. We left by train, pretending nothing,” daughter Maria said in a 2003 interview with Opera News. 9. The family left Austria for Italy (not Switzerland) in June 1938. That fall, they arrived in New York under six month visitors’ visas and began a concert tour in Pennsylvania. In 1944, several of the von Trapps applied for U.S. citizenship at the U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont. 10. Maria died in 1987 and is buried in the family cemetery at the Trapp Family Lodge. Her husband Georg, who died lung cancer in 1947, is also buried in the family cemetery. edelweisspatterns.com / Via imdb.com In the film Maria’s wedding train was 14 feet long! When setting up for filming the Captain and Maria’s wedding scene, there was nobody at the altar to wed them when they reached the top of the stairs. Someone had forgotten to summon the actor playing the bishop. According to Julie Andrews, the real bishop of Salzburg is seen in the movie. ID: 2186734 4. Maria Von Trapp and her daughter Rosmarie can be seen in the background of this shot from the film blogger.com / Via imdb.com The movie is based on Maria Von Trapp’s 1949 memoir, “The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers”. She also published another book, “Maria”, in 1972 and said that while she was able to attend the opening of the musical on Broadway, she did not have the same luck with the film premiere in 1965. She was able to convince 20th Century Fox to let her see a preview of the movie and expected an invitation to the premiere but “when I didn’t hear anything about it and no invitation arrived, I really humbled myself to go and ask the producer whether I would be a |
The title of which 2003 movie comes from the work of Dr. Duncan MacDougall who sought to measure the weight purportedly lost by a human body when the soul departed it upon death? | Dialogos of Eide: 21 Grams Dr. Duncan MacDougall's Idea I had done this title before under a different heading , in a different time. The subject seems to have been resurrected by Discovery Magazine and thought it worth bringing up here so you get an idea here of the dilemma I faced regarding the substantial weight of things? A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. -Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Einstein, was a materialist? If one has followed my blog postings over the years the idea here is not that I had solely uprooted the essence of the question about substance and the weight of things, but to show the complexity of the idea that points to the hereafter . These, as beliefs retained by a large swath of the population on this planet. The title(of Blog post) refers to the early 20th-century research of physician Dr. Duncan MacDougall who attempted to show scientific proof of the existence of the immortal human soul by recording a loss of body weight (representing the departure of the soul) immediately following death. The research by MacDougall attempted to follow the scientific method and showed some variance in results ("three-fourths of an ounce", which has since been popularized as "21 grams" is the reported weight loss from the death of the first subject). MacDougall's results were published in the peer reviewed journal "American Medicine".[4] - 21 Grams *** Duncan MacDougall (doctor) *** Do you think that these abstractions, these mental journeys, are all of it? No but it is on the road to the understanding and discovery of what Plato meant by his heaven. It is not about the patriarchal view that as a messenger, that we gain, but by the exploratory adventure given toward the discovery of what that heaven may mean. Pierre Curie(forgive me)mentions that any phenomena is the discovery of asymmetry? The message helps to provide clarity to the ongoing seeking issue of understanding reality and understanding consciousness? What is that understanding? Pierre Curie (1894): “Asymmetry is what creates a phenomenon.” Plato wasn't wrong about his attempt at a fundamental understanding and the way he went about it. It isn't just about the architecture of matter......but of the progression toward an understanding of what can be done with our imagination when we send it far off in space, or look into the very nature of the sun. Do you think relevant questions you may have is not the next step to what answer is received? Aperiodic tilings serve as mathematical models for quasicrystals, physical solids that were discovered in 1982 by Dan Shechtman[3] who subsequently won the Nobel prize in 2011.[4] However, the specific local structure of these materials is still poorly understood .Aperiodic tilings - *** Death is Not Final You all have to know the hammer analogy was made aware to me about a week before this debate took place. Also, a YouTube label given to this demonstration was posted under "gaming" so I find that kind of funny given the seriousness of this debate. I pushed Number 1. But, you also know my bias right so I did not think providing this image would hurt in an way given that you already have some insight into my perspective? My opinion at Sean's Blog as well pertaining to this subject. So as I am going through the debate I thought it necessary to keep a running tab for my self so as to see from what position one is speaking. So now that I know Sean is speaking from a Naturalist point of view. I will continue. A metaphysics that goes beyond the commitments of science is simply unsupported by the best available evidence. [27] —Lynne Rudder Baker, Naturalism and the First-Person Perspective A naturalistic methodology (sometimes called an "inductive theory of science") has its value, no doubt.... I reject the naturalistic view: It is uncritical. Its upholders fail to notice that whenever they believe to have discovered a fact, they have only proposed a convention. Hence the convention is liable to turn into a dogma. This criticism of the naturalistic view applies not |
In The Matrix films, the hovercraft of Morpheus is named after which ancient ruler of Babylon? | Babylon, The Bible, and The Matrix | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Babylon, The Bible, and The Matrix December 2, 2014 Gina Konstantopoulos , Museum Fellow John Martin (British, 1789–1854). Belshazzar's Feast , 1826. Mezzotint with etching. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, the Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949 (49.40.262) Prior to the nineteenth-century excavations of the major sites of Mesopotamia—cities such as Nineveh, Nimrud, and Babylon—the Bible was the West's primary reference point for information concerning the region. The echoes of the biblical Babylon can still be heard today, especially through one particular pop-culture reference: the science-fiction trilogy The Matrix. The three films depict a future in which human beings live in a simulated reality resembling modern-day New York, unaware that they are enslaved by sentient machines. Several individuals "wake up" and begin mounting a resistance, eventually led by the foretold savior, Neo. The films include many examples of biblical image and allegory, particularly related to Babylon. The character Morpheus captains a hovercraft called the Nebuchadnezzar. A king of the Neo-Babylonian period, Nebuchadnezzar II reigned from 605 to 562 B.C. and was an active military campaigner, responsible for the sack of Jerusalem in 597 B.C. and the mass deportation of much of its citizenry (an event described in the Bible as the Babylonian Captivity). Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II , Neo-Babylonian, ca. 604–562 B.C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase 1886 (86.11.57) Nebuchadnezzar is famous—or perhaps infamous—for how he is depicted in the Bible, particularly in the Book of Daniel, which describes events at the close of his reign. The references in the film are overt: just as Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, the ship's captain is named Morpheus, after the Greek god of dreams. When the ship is destroyed in the second film, he quotes (or rather paraphrases) Daniel, saying: "I dreamed a dream . . . but now that dream is gone from me" (Daniel 2:3). Subtler nods to the Bible appear elsewhere in the films, concealed within references to particular biblical verses. Agent Smith's license plate (seen in The Matrix: Reloaded) reads "IS 5416," referencing Isiah 54:16: "See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc." A plaque aboard the Nebuchadnezzar reads "Mark III, No. 11," as a reference to Mark 3:11: "And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, 'You are the son of God.'" Leaving aside the Neo-as-Messiah theme that permeates the entire trilogy, the idea of the fall, preservation, and final rise of humanity echoes throughout the films' use of the city of Zion as the last stronghold of human civilization. The image of Zion itself, in both the film and biblical sources, is tied strongly into the apocalyptic themes of the last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse of John. This book has been a favored source for artists' woodcut illustrations, the most well known being by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), whose style was echoed by other artists, including Jean Duvet (ca. 1485–1561). Duvet illustrated two scenes from the Book of Revelation that highlight the importance of the idea of Zion, as well as the echoes of Babylon as a fallen city: Jean Duvet (French, ca. 1485–after 1562). The Fall of Babylon (left) and The Angel Shows Saint John the New Jerusalem (right), from the Apocalypse. Engraving. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925 (25.2.85 and 25.2.89) In the first of these images, we see the destruction of Babylon, as in Revelations 18:2 "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit." Following this, we see the depiction of the new Jerusalem, in Revelations 21:2, "And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down |
Strange, love. Who became the first man to be put on the cover of Playboy when he appeared on the April, 1964 issue? | “To prevent the present heat from dissipating”: Stanley Kubrick and the Marketing of Dr. Strangelove (1964) “To prevent the present heat from dissipating”: Stanley Kubrick and the Marketing of Dr. Strangelove (1964) Peter Krämer Résumé | Index | Plan | Texte | Bibliographie | Notes | Citation | Auteur Résumé Making extensive use of archival sources, most notably from the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts London, this article examines the production history and marketing of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and the Love the Bomb (1964), a film based on Peter George’s 1958 novel Red Alert. The focus is on the complex relationship between Kubrick and the people behind a rival project, Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler's nuclear thriller Fail-Safe which was published in 1962 and eventually released as a film a few months after Dr. Strangelove in 1964. The article also outlines two major efforts to promote Kubrick's forthcoming film through press releases and a press book, interviews, contacts with editors and journalists, paid advertisements as well as theatrical and television trailers. The initial promotional campaign took place in the first half of 1963 and fore-grounded the film's director, its serious, topical theme and the unusual, comical treatment of that theme. The second campaign, which started in November 1963 and was necessitated by delays in the film’s production and release, placed more emphasis than the first one on comedy; it also fore-grounded sex and the film's stars, especially Peter Sellers. PDF Signaler ce document 1On 7 March 1963, five weeks into principal photography for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the film’s director, producer and co-writer Stanley Kubrick wrote to Columbia Pictures about the marketability of his latest project: 1 Stanley Kubrick to Rube Jackter, March 7, 1963, SK/11/9/27 1/2, Stanley Kubrick Archive (SKA), Univ (...) My original belief that this subject matter would be very commercial, create an almost unprecedented public and critical reaction, and be possibly the most exploitable film of recent times, has, I believe, been largely proven by the tremendous success of its plagiarised cousin Fail-Safe and the very unusual attention which is being given to the dispute between the two films. ... Naturally, I would like to have the film released as quickly as possible in order to prevent the present heat from dissipating. 1 2 In total, the novel sold in excess of 2 million copies, as did Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel (...) 3 For details on this law suit, see below. 2The “commercial” subject matter of Kubrick’s film was the outbreak of nuclear war. This topic had already been the focus of several bestselling novels, the latest of which had been Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler’s Fail-Safe, published in October 1962. 2 Because Fail-Safe shared many elements with Peter George’s 1958 novel Two Hours to Doom (published in the US as Red Alert), on which Dr. Strangelove was based, Kubrick, George and Columbia had sued Burdick and Wheeler as well as the film production company planning to adapt the novel, for plagiarism. 3 It is this on-going “dispute” which generated the “heat” that Kubrick wanted to exploit, when one might have expected him to refer instead to developments in the nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, notably the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, which, it was widely perceived, had actually brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. 3In his letter to Columbia, Kubrick acknowledged that the distributor, which had only taken on Dr. Strangelove a few months earlier in November 1962, needed time “for your sales and exploitation forces to manage a co-ordinated national release,” and therefore would have to go “five to six weeks” beyond his preferred release date (which he gave as 15 August 1963) for the as yet unfinished film: If I understand you correctly, your plan is to break the film nationally (...I would assume in somewhere around 50 cities), so |
What 2004 sci-fi film starring Vin Diesel that was a sequel to Pitch Black received poor reviews from critics who called it 'riddickulous'? | Read User Reviews and Submit your own for The Chronicles of Riddick - Metacritic 8 GregA.Jun 20, 2004 Sure it won't win any Oscars - but if you like sci-fi and action its real fun to watch. 2 of 2 users found this helpful 8 Gus408 Jan 14, 2011 Just seen Riddick on DVD. This is an ambitious attempt to create a coherent universe within a 2 hour action film. The criticisms are Riddickulous. It's escapism folks, it's an action film. All those desperately intelligent critiques claimingJust seen Riddick on DVD. This is an ambitious attempt to create a coherent universe within a 2 hour action film. The criticisms are Riddickulous. It's escapism folks, it's an action film. All those desperately intelligent critiques claiming the plot is difficult to follow, are you joking? Criticisms to be dismissed: that an action film is full or, duh, action; and is light on, duh, character development; and that a modern sci-fi/fantasy story has, duh, taken liberties with scientific principles (in the context of an alternate universe); and lastly that, duh, action film roles are overacted in a hollywood blockbuster. Get over yourselves. It's a highly entertaining action film and it works very well.… Expand 2 of 2 users found this helpful20 10 JoshC.Jul 10, 2004 --Classic-- This movie rules, and i will tell you why....I have five reasons why this is a must see....to begin it has Vin Diesel, by far the greatest actor i have ever seen since Dolph Longren played the Russian in Rocky 4. The dialogue Vin --Classic-- This movie rules, and i will tell you why....I have five reasons why this is a must see....to begin it has Vin Diesel, by far the greatest actor i have ever seen since Dolph Longren played the Russian in Rocky 4. The dialogue Vin Diesel (thus he is probably my favorite actor) has in any movie is above anything else i have ever heard, not to mention the man can barely talk, yet making this movie all the much better (triple xxx's dialogue is even better{i.e. "I want all that in here"}). Two the man is put on planet called "Crematoria," how can you be critical of a movie when the main hero is placed on a planet called Crematoria, not to mention the main enemies race are called "Necromongers." Thirdly how can you not love a movie where the evil leader is half alive and half dead, although this seems impossible, its not for those Hollywood execs who made Riddick. You have to love a movie where the main enemy is half alive and half dead, i know its against the laws of physics but come on, now that is sweetness!!! How in craps name can you be half alive and half dead, but Riddick accomplishes this. Fourthly, now this is incredible, hold onto your hats for this one....Riddick is apparently faster than light, once again this movie breaks the laws of physics. In one of my favorites scenes he outruns sun's rays on the planet Crematoria (yes the more you say the planet's name it gets better, even better is Necromonger). In the sequences of outrunning it he says an amazing line that only Vin Diesel can say," there is only one speed my speed."...come on the first four have got to wet your whistel so far... Five, "You keep what you kill." That is the main theme of the movie if you kill a Necromonger you get all his stuff...now if that isn't sweet i don't know what is.... To conclude, I have never quite seen such an amazing ending as this one. I won't let the cat out of the bag, but you won't be dissappointed by the ending, in one word, "amazing." Please see this movie...… Expand 1 of 1 users found this helpful 9 DukeJon Dec 3, 2014 Just reviewed "Riddick" so thought I would come back and review this. This film is an underrated gem in my opinion. A deep and intelligent story, memorable characters and races, fantastic set design and visuals, lots of exciting set pieces.Just reviewed "Riddick" so thought I would come back and review this. This film is an underrated gem in my opinion. A deep and intelligent story, memorable characters and races, fantastic set design and visuals, lots of exciting set pieces. An interesting universe to hang it all from. Suc |
In the 1984 adventure film Romancing the Stone set in Columbia, what type of precious mineral is the stone? | JustFabulousMe - History and style of jewelry and fashion JustFabulousMe - History and style of jewelry and fashion Jewelry in society has evolved from prehistoric time to today. This blog deals with jewelry in different cultures and the splendor, beauty in each piece. Jewelry has been used for status, expression, wealth and juts add bling to your style. It also tells a story about the people who wear it. Google+ Followers Italian & Flemish Renaissance Lapidary Gem Cutters Article Copyright © 2012 AllAboutGemstones.com Perhaps the most significant Renaissance cutter of precious gemstones during the late 15th century was Giovanni delle Corniole (c. 1470 - c. 1516), who studied his craft in Florence, by emulating the detailed gemstone engravings of the Medici family's 'Grand Ducal' art collections [2] . 15th century Genoese gem-engraver Giacomo Tagliacarne is also credited with being one of the founders of Italian Renaissance gem-cutting, having tutored Pier (Pietro) Maria Serbaldi da Pescia (c. 1455 - c. 1522) who became a master gem engraver and jeweler in his own right. Serbaldi eventually went to Rome under the patronage of Pope Leo X [3] , befriending fellow Renaissance artist, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Within the main Facade of the Kunsthistorisches Art History Museum in Vienna, Austria, there are several Metopes or relief-carvings of famous Renaissance artists. The Metope of gem-cutter Giacomo Tagliacarne (above, left) is from the early 16th century. Painter, architect and documentarian, Giorgio Vasari included Giacomo Tagliacarne in his biography "Lives of the Artists" (above, right) and credited him with being on a par with the 'ancient masters' in terms of style and technique. Vasari notes that Giovanni delle Corniole (above, middle), was also an incomparable Renaissance gem-cutter of the period. Vetri Domenico (di Polo di Angelo) de' Domenico di Polo (c. 1480 - c. 1547) was another notable Italian gem-engraver of the period. Vasari documented that he was a disciple of Giovanni delle Corniole, and it is known that he studied his craft with Pier Maria Serbaldi da Pescia, whose atelier he joined in 1501. Vetri Domenico spent most of his career as court medallist for Alessandro de' Medici from 1510 to 1537. Image (left): Diamant Museum Brugge The principle of 'absolute symmetry' used in the placement of facets, was introduced by a Flemish stone-cutter from Bruges, Belgium, named Lodewyk (Louis) van Berquem in 1475 [7] . His advancements in faceting symmetry produced the pear-shaped "Pendeloque" or "Briolette" cut (below, left), but the pendeloque was not commercially viable due to the insufficient fire , brilliance, or 'play of light' from the stone, and the large amount of waste in the cutting process. During the 15th century a new type of cut known as the "Rose" or "Rosette" was introduced (below, center). The Rosette was a popular cut for over a century due to the higher amount of brilliance it produced when compared with the Pendeloque cut and the reduction in the loss of weight in the cutting process. The drawback was that the stone needed to be cut thick in order to reduce light loss and this cut did not produce sufficient fire. These limitations lead to the invention of the "Mazarin" or "Brilliant" cut in the mid-1600s. Early variations of the "Brilliant" cut were first introduced in the 17th century and are largely credited to Jules Cardinal Mazarin (Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino) (1602 - 1661). The first brilliants were known as "Mazarins" (above, center) and were called "Double-Cut Brilliants." These Double-Cut Brilliants had 17 facets on the crown. A 17th century Venetian polisher named Vincent Peruzzi introduced the "Triple-Cut Brilliant" or "Peruzzi Cut" (above, right) by doubling the number of crown facets from 17 to 33. Copyright © 2012 AllAboutGemstones.com. All rights reserved. You can also find me at: https://www.facebook.com/JustFabMe https://twitter.com/JustFabulousMe Thank you AllAboutGemstones for this article. Posted by Designer Spotlight: Jenny Bird Rising designer Jenny |
While shooting a movie in 1981, Warren Beatty lectured his extras on the capitalist exploitation of labour, attempting to inspire them. A magazine called it the 4th dumbest decision in movie history because the extras went on strike, demanding higher wages! What film was Beatty making? | Films HOLLYWOOD & MAKING MOVIES QUOTES "You can take Hollywood for granted like I did, or you can dismiss it with the contempt we reserve for what we don't understand. It can be understood too, but only dimly and in flashes. Not half a dozen men have ever been able to keep the whole equation of pictures in their heads." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Last Tycoon" (1941) Whereas America in its battered history had and will depend on courage, determination, straight thinking (but not too much), mighty armaments and stretching the truth, show business (a much older institution) needs nothing but insouciance � and knowing how to pronounce it. - David Thomson "I wonder what it's like out there?" - Van Johnson, breaking the 'fourth wall' in Woody Allen's "Purple Rose of Cairo" "Sir, I have seen your film and it is vulgar!" "Madame, my film rises below vulgarity." - Mel Brooks, responding to criticism of "The Producers" "Welcome to Hollywood, a land just off the coast of planet Earth. I am never quite certain if I am visiting the zoo, or if I'm one of the animals in a cage." - Elinor Glyn, gossip columnist, in "The Cat's Meow" "The impact of Hollywood and the movies has been to exaggerate nearly everything about America." - David Thomson # THE MOVIE BUSINESS "Working for Warner Brothers is like f*****g a porcupine - it's a hundred p***ks against one." - Overheard at the 2002 Oscar ceremony "The industry is s**t, it's the medium that's great." - Lauren Bacall "In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of the publicity." - Lauren Bacall "Half of the people in this room are more dressed up than on any other day in the year, and the other half are more dressed down." - Bill Murray, quote from acceptance speech at Independent Spirit Awards "Don�t thank your parents. If you were raised in a nurturing environment, you wouldn�t be in show business." "Don't say, 'Wow, this is heavy.' Of course it's heavy. It contains the shattered dreams of four other people." - Conan O'Brien, on what not to say when you win an Emmy "Thank you to every American who has not sued me so far." - Sasha Baren Cohen, accepting a Golden Globe for "Borat" "To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal." - Peter Ustinov "That wasn�t an ending. It was just a stopping point." - Robert Altman, to a reporter confused by the ending of "Dr. T and the Women" "Who better than an Irishman can understand the Indians, while still being stirred by tales of the US cavalry?" - John Ford "I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches." - Sam Goldwyn, legendary Movie Mogul "It would have been cheaper to lower the ocean." - Lord Lew Grade, producer of "Raise The Titanic" "This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country." - Clint Eastwood Dark, subtle, complex, wicked � if only Hollywood movies were half as interesting as Hollywood accounting. - Stephen Metcalf, "Slate Magazine" All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary movies increased. If any one thing is wrong with the movie industry today, it is the unrelenting effort to astonish. - Clive James "Drama is life with the dull bits left out." "There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it." "I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen." "The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder." - Alfred Hitchcock "The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four." - Ernst Lubitsch "Centuries from now our great-great-great-grandchildren will look back at us with amazement at how we could allow such a precious achievement of human culture as the telling of a story to be shattered into smithereens by commercials, the same amazement we feel today when we |
Which 1975 cult movie has taken in over $139 million since its release making it the highest grossing movie to have never played in more than 1,000 theatres at the same time? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Kiss, The" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Kiss, The" 1-50 of 1,024 names. Casey Affleck An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® nominee Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple upcoming projects. Affleck will next be seen starring opposite Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea. The film tells the story of an uncle (Affleck) who is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, the film will be released on November 18th by Amazon Studios. Affleck was last seen in Triple 9 opposite Woody Harrelson and Kate Winslet. The film follows a gang of criminals and corrupt cops who plan to murder a police office in order to pull off their biggest heist yet. The film was released by Open Road in February. Additionally, Affleck starred in The Finest Hours opposite Chris Pine. The Disney film recounts the story of the Coast Guard's daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Additional credits include Christopher Nolan's Interstellar opposite Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, and Anne Hathaway; Out of the Furnace opposite Christian Bale; and Ain't Them Bodies Saints opposite Rooney Mara. Affleck was nominated for an Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and Screen Actors Guild® Award for his performance in the character drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Written and directed by Andrew Dominik ("Chopper"), the Warner Bros. film stars Affleck as 'Ford' opposite Brad Pitt's 'Jesse James.' The story follows 'Ford's' sycophantic obsession with 'James' that quickly turns into growing resentment after he joins the legendary outlaw's gang, leading to his subsequent plan to murder 'James' and claim his rightful glory. Additionally, Casey garnered significant praise for his starring role in the Miramax film Gone, Baby Gone. Based on Dennis Lehane's novel of the same title, and adapted for the screen and featuring the directorial debut by Ben Affleck, the film is the story of two Boston detectives in search of a four-year-old girl who has been kidnapped. The film also stars Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman and Michelle Monaghan. In 2014, Affleck and John Powers Middleton formed The Affleck/Middleton Project, a full service production company designed to develop and produce film and television content across a variety of genres. With a mission to produce quality films and television series that connect with audiences, The Affleck/Middleton Project looks to develop and produce a new wave of great American entertainment. It was recently announced that The Affleck/Middleton Project has secured the rights to Far Bright Star, the second in the book series of the same name by 'Robert Olmstead;' Affleck will direct a script by Damien Ober with three-time Academy Award® nominee Joaquin Phoenix set to star. Affleck also directed I'm Still Here, which he also wrote and produced starring Joaquin Phoenix. On stage, Casey appeared in Kenneth Lonergan's West End debut of his award winning play This is Our Youth. Affleck played the role of 'Warren' alongside Matt Damon and Summer Phoenix. Affleck also co-wrote with and starred alongside Matt Damon in Gus Van Sant's independent road movie Gerry. He has also appeared in Van Sant's Good Will Hunting and To Die For, Hamlet with Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles, the Oceans trilogy and Tony Goldwyn's The Last Kiss with Zach Braff and Blythe Danner. Keira Knightley Keira Christina Knightley was born in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond on March 26th 1985. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald . An older brother, Caleb Knightley , was born in 1979. Her father is English, while her Scottish-born mother is of Scottish and Welsh origin. Brought up immersed in the acting profession from both sides - writing and performing - it is little wonder that the young Keir |
On which 1953 film poster are Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr sharing a passionate kiss on a beach? | From Here To Eternity - Kiss scene on the beach - YouTube From Here To Eternity - Kiss scene on the beach Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 30, 2007 Famous kiss scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr from the movie "From Here To Eternity". Burt Lancaster plays a sergeant who is having an affair with the wife of his Commanding Officer (Kerr). The scene caused an outrage in 1953 because of the context and because of the frank sexuality of Kerr's character. I think that this is one of the best kiss scene ever filmed. I actually went to this beach when I visited Hawaii and I stood at the exact spot where this scene was filmed. It felt like I was going back in time and becoming part of movie history... Category |
"Referring to a character in which film did Malcolm X say ""When Butterfly McQueen went into her act, I felt like crawling under the rug""?" | Malcolm X: In Print, on Screen Article in Biography 23(1):29-48 · December 2000 with 7 Reads DOI: 10.1353/bio.1999.0011 1st Thomas Patrick Doherty Abstract Biography 23.1 (2000) 29-48 In a rare motion picture memory related in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the author sits in a Michigan theater watching Gone with the Wind (1939). "When Butterfly McQueen went into her act," he recalls bitterly, "I felt like crawling under the rug" (32). For the young Malcolm Little, as for black Americans everywhere, the classical Hollywood screen was an inventory of negative stereotypes and a 35mm projection of white power. When the mature man came to tell his own story, he naturally turned away from the moving image and toward the written word. Appropriately then, until lately, Malcolm X has been remembered most vividly through the remarkable memoir written "with the assistance of Alex Haley," his posthumous stature due preeminently to what has for years been the most popular autobiography of an African American in print. The Autobiography of Malcolm X--not documentaries or recordings of Malcolm's speeches -- preserved and assured Malcolm's legacy after his murder at the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. In 1992, however, the Malcolm X of the printed page ceded pride of place, at least temporarily, to the Malcolm X of the motion picture screen. After languishing for over two decades in "development hell," Malcolm X, a $40 million Hollywood biopic, was released amid a torrent of hype, expectation, and skepticism. Director Spike Lee, then and now America's most ambitious and controversial African American filmmaker, billed the film as part labor of love, part declaration of conscience, and every frame his own creation. Though based on the Autobiography and cowritten by screenwriter Arnold Perl, Lee asserted his auteurist primacy over rival interpreters of the life of Malcolm X, whether Perl, Alex Haley, or Malcolm himself. "Malcolm X is my artistic vision," Lee proclaimed, "The film is my interpretation of the man. It is nobody else's" (xiii-xiv). From the outset, Lee conceived of Malcolm X not just as a memorial to a man who had become a demi-god to many African Americans, but as a rebuke to the kind of Hollywood condescension that had so embarrassed and enraged Malcolm Little and generations of African American moviegoers. But if Lee's Malcolm X challenged the Hollywood tradition, it also threatened the status of the Autobiography. In the age of the moving image, after all, what is seen on the screen tends to erase what is read on the page. Tellingly, however, the media face-off between the two images of Malcolm X -- the literary creation and the motion picture version -- indicates that even in an incessantly visual culture, a portrait in literature can outlive a depiction in film. Published in November 1965, The Autobiography of Malcolm X has been perennially popular, selling millions of copies in paperback in the U.S. alone. At once a political tract, a religious conversion narrative, and an underground commentary on twentieth-century American culture, it has entered the restricted canon of American literary classics. Moreover, the Autobiography is one of the few multicultural additions to undergraduate reading lists that has not inspired the usual carping about lower admissions standards for affirmative action entries. Whether as a work of literary merit or cultural historical insight, its virtues have been self-evident. Equally self-evident is the role the Autobiography has played in cementing the extraordinary prestige of Malcolm X since his death. Though today Malcolm X is paired in fame and influence with the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.--just as Spike Lee paired them in the end credit crawls to his breakthrough film, Do the Right Thing (1989) --he ranked as a subordinate, even fringe character in 1965, known mainly as a specter haunting white America, and hardly more popular within the elite ranks of the black civil rights leadership. His list of accomplishments in legislation is nil, his message as a religious prophet |
Which 1972 movie musical has the distinction of winning the most Oscars (eight) without winning the Best Picture award? | 1972 Academy Awards® Winners and History "The Godfather" Supporting Actress: EILEEN HECKART in "Butterflies Are Free", Jeannie Berlin in "The Heartbreak Kid", Geraldine Page in "Pete 'n' Tillie", Susan Tyrrell in "Fat City", Shelley Winters in "The Poseidon Adventure" Director: BOB FOSSE for "Cabaret", John Boorman for "Deliverance" , Francis Ford Coppola for "The Godfather" , Joseph L. Mankiewicz for "Sleuth", Jan Troell for "The Emigrants" There was a tremendous incongruity in the 1972 awards between the top two, front-running films: The Godfather (with ten nominations and only three wins) - Best Picture for producer Albert S. Ruddy, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Screenplay Adaptation (for Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola's brilliant re-working of Puzo's novel). Paramount's The Godfather told the epic story of the patriarchal, aging figurehead of a 'Mafia' dynasty who also served as 'godfather' to the New York Sicilian immigrants in the late 1940s - one of The Godfather's eleven nominations was removed, Best Music (Original Dramatic Score), when it was determined that Nino Rota's score had been used for a previous film Cabaret (with ten nominations and eight wins) - this film won many more Oscars - but not Best Picture. Cabaret's Oscars were for Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Minnelli), Best Supporting Actor (Grey), Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Scoring. It was a real surprise that The Godfather lost both the Best Director and Best Supporting Actor awards to Cabaret [Cabaret set a record - it had the most Oscar wins of any film without winning the Best Picture award. A Place in the Sun (1951) and Star Wars (1977) hold second place with six Oscar wins while failing to win Best Picture.] The classic musical-drama that revised the Broadway stage musical Cabaret (based on John Kander's hit musical taken from the Christopher Isherwood stories) was set in 1931 Germany - it used the cabaret night-club in Berlin as a cinematic device to tell the story of two young lovers and the political horrors of the encroaching, surrounding Nazi regime in the pre-World War II era The other three Best Picture nominees included: the English-dubbed The Emigrants (with four nominations and no wins) - the sad tale of impoverished farmers leaving Sweden in the mid 1880s to come to Minnesota for the promise of a better life in America. [The film was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award in 1971. It was the third non-English language film to be nominated for Best Picture. It also set a record - 1972 was the only year in which a film, The Emigrants (1972) (a Best Picture nominee) and its sequel, The New Land (1972) (Best Foreign Language film nominee) were both nominated] director Martin Ritt's film of William Armstrong's adapted novel, Sounder (with four nominations and no wins) about the struggles of a rural, black sharecropper family in Depression-era Louisiana the exciting action film based on James Dickey's novel, Deliverance (with the fewest number of nominations - only three - and no wins) about a horrific, holiday weekend canoe trip down a southern river for four civilized professional men from Atlanta, who discover primal fear and alienation - and most remembered for its "Dueling Banjos" sequence. Four |
In 1966, which scientist was asked to contribute an interview to a proposed introduction to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey? He wasn't offered billions and billions though! | The Infidels - Carl Sagan Infidels, Freethinkers, Humanists, and Unbelievers Sagan, Carl Edward (1934 - 1996) "If some good evidence for life after death were announced, I'd be eager to examine it; but it would have to be real scientific data, not mere anecdote.... Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy." "In Italy, the Inquisition was condemning people to death until the end of the eighteenth century, and inquisitional torture was not abolished in the Catholic Church until 1816. The last bastion of support for the reality of witchcraft and the necessity of punishment has been the Christian churches." -- Carl Sagan Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, astrobiologist and highly successful science popularizer. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He is world-famous for his popular science books and the award-winning television series Cosmos, which he co-wrote and presented and eventually released as a book. He also wrote the novel Contact, upon which the 1997 film of the same name starring Jodie Foster was based. In his works, he frequently advocated the scientific method. Education and scientific career Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Jewish; his father, Sam Sagan, was a garment worker and his mother, Rachel Molly Gruber, was a housewife. Sagan attended the University of Chicago, where he received a bachelor's degree (1955) and a master's degree (1956) in physics, before earning his doctorate (1960) in astronomy and astrophysics. During his time as an undergraduate, Sagan spent some time working in the laboratory of the geneticist H. J. Muller. In the early 1960s, no one knew for certain even the basic conditions of the surface of the planet Venus. He listed the contending possibilities in a report (which were later depicted for popularization in a Time-Life book, Planets). His own view was that the planet was dry and very hot. As a visiting scientist to Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he contributed to the first Mariner missions to the planet Venus in the design and management of the project, which confirmed his views with the success of Mariner 2 in 1962. Sagan taught at Harvard University until 1968, when he moved to Cornell University. He became a full professor at Cornell in 1971 and directed a lab there. He contributed to most of the unmanned space missions that explored our solar system. He conceived the idea of adding an unalterable and universal message on spacecraft, destined to leave the solar system, that could be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find it. The first message that was actually sent into space was a gold-anodized plaque, attached to the space probe Pioneer 10. He continued to refine his designs and the most elaborate such message he helped to develop was the Voyager Golden Record that was sent out with the Voyager space probes. Scientific achievements Sagan was among the first to hypothesize that Saturn's moon Titan and Jupiter's moon Europa may possess oceans (a subsurface ocean, in the case of Europa) or lakes, thus making the hypothesized water ocean on Europa potentially habitable for life. Europa's su |
In the movie Rain Man, what airline does Raymond insist on flying as it has a perfect safety record? | airlines - Does Qantas have an above-average safety record? - Aviation Stack Exchange up vote 4 down vote favorite There is a widespread belief, at least within Australia, that Qantas has, or had, an above-average safety record. For example, AirlineRatings.com recently listed Qantas as the world's safest airline, which was reported on by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Fairfax Media . Personally speaking, it seems like aircraft incidents with Qantas or JetStar get more coverage than those involving other airlines, but I can't verify that. I'm skeptical of the belief that Qantas has an above-average safety record, let alone being the safest airline in the world. From the Wikipedia article List of Qantas fatal accidents , I know that Qantas hasn't had any fatal jet airliner incidents, and the last accident it had was in 1951. However, I don't know whether aircraft accidents are so rare that an airline can have a better average than others because of chance alone. I'm not doubting that some countries have safer airlines than others. If offered the choice between Qantas and Air Koryo, I'd definitely choose the former. I also don't doubt that some countries are safer to fly in than others - for example, planes in Australia don't have to deal with snow very often. However, I don't expect that to be a major factor. So I'm ultimately interested in a comparison between Qantas and airlines from countries that are comparable to Australia. Did Qantas have a perception of having an extraordinary safety record before the 1988 movie Rain Man , where the titular character said that Qantas never crashed? Is there enough data to say that Qantas is the safest airline in the world, or even say that it's safer than similar airlines, such as the ones Raymond refused to get on in the movie? up vote 6 down vote accepted Defining and Measuring 'Safety' These ranking depends how you define safety. Here is your problem: You can easily do this by widely publicised facts, such as well documented fatal accidents. Fatal accidents occur much much too seldom to with any statistical confidence to say how safe an airline is. What you would much rather do is go by accidents and incidents (the little things that occur everyday and give you a feeling for how stuff is done and handled). For instance: hydraulic leaks, loss of separation to other aircraft or electrical problems prompting a return. A small selection of these are reported on the popular site Aviation Herald , but this is (emphasis) only a small subset that happen to come through. Some western countries with the objectively the best safety are over-reported since they are just better at documenting. You'll find heaps of entries on 'fume events' on Airbus aircraft from Germany for instance. These are considerably harder to collect, since how they are classified and reported changes by country and aviation agency. Some publish for common good, other ones barely collect them. For this reason, the way these 'rankings' do it is by fatal accidents and other easy to get parameters. This is eventually what comes through to newspaper sites with little detail on how they were put together. The parameters measured by AirlineReports: Is the airline IOSA certified? Is the airline on the European Union (EU) Blacklist? Has the airline maintained a fatality free record for the past 10 years? Is the airline FAA endorsed? Does the country of airline origin meet all 8 ICAO safety parameters? Has the airline's fleet been grounded by the country's governing aviation safety authority due to safety concerns? Does the airline operate only Russian built aircraft? Most of these are bare minimums that can be expected from an airline, but do not really go to any distance to show who stands out. For any more detailed sense and purposes (how media are using it), I'd call this useless. Also note that this does not include the liability question for fatal accidents- who was at fault? You can finally also (albeit unlikely) have a completely safe airline that does not have a single certification. Qantas Qantas has had |
Which 1985 film starring Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and John Candy has a cult following among many generations of Peace Corps personnel? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Robert Redford" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Robert Redford" 1-50 of 177 names. Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson was born in New York City. Her mother, Melanie Sloan , is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, and her father, Karsten Johansson , is Danish. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson , who is also an actress, a brother, Adrian, a twin brother, Hunter Johansson , born three minutes after her, and a paternal half-brother, Christian. Her grandfather was writer Ejner Johansson . Johansson began acting during childhood, after her mother started taking her to auditions. She made her professional acting debut at the age of eight in the off-Broadway production of "Sophistry" with Ethan Hawke, at New York's Playwrights Horizons. She would audition for commercials but took rejection so hard her mother began limiting her to film tryouts. She made her film debut at the age of nine, as John Ritter's character's daughter in the 1994 fantasy comedy, North . Following minor roles in the 1995 film Just Cause , as the daughter of Sean Connery and Kate Capshaw's character, and If Lucy Fell , she played the role of Amanda in Manny & Lo . Her performance in Manny & Lo garnered a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female, and positive reviews, one noting, "[the film] grows on you, largely because of the charm of ... Scarlett Johansson", while San Francisco Chronicle critic Mick LaSalle commentated on her "peaceful aura", and wrote, "If she can get through puberty with that aura undisturbed, she could become an important actress." After appearing in minor roles in Fall and Home Alone 3 in 1997, Johansson garnered widely spread attention for her performance in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer , directed by Robert Redford, where she played Grace MacLean, a teenager traumatized by a riding accident. She received a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress for the film. In 1999, she appeared in My Brother the Pig and in 2001 in the Coen brothers film The Man Who Wasn't There. Also in 1999, she appeared in the music video for Mandy Moore's single, "Candy". Although the film was not a box office success, she received praise for her break-out role in Ghost World , credited with "sensitivity and talent [that] belie her age". She was also featured in the Coen Brothers' dark drama The Man Who Wasn't There , opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand. In 2002, she appeared in Eight Legged Freaks with David Arquette. In 2003, she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, one for drama ( Girl with a Pearl Earring ) and one for comedy ( Lost in Translation ), her breakout role, starring opposite Bill Murray , and receiving rave reviews and a Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival. Her 2004 film roles include the critically acclaimed Weitz brothers' film "In Good Company," as well as starring opposite John Travolta in "A Love Song For Bobby Long," which garnered her a Golden Globe nomination (her third in two years). She dropped out of Mission: Impossible III due to scheduling conflicts. Her next film role was in The Island alongside Ewan McGregor which earned weak reviews from U.S. critics. After this, she appeared in Woody Allen 's Match Point and was nominated again for a Golden Globe Award. In May 2008, she released her album "Anywhere I Lay My Head," a collection of Tom Waits covers featuring one original song. Also that year, she starred in Frank Miller's The Spirit , the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona , and played Mary Boleyn opposite Natalie Portman in The Other Boleyn Girl . Since then, she has appeared as part of an ensemble cast in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You , the action superhero film Iron Man 2 , the comedy-drama We Bought a Zoo and started as the original scream queen, Janet Leigh , in Hitchcock . She then played her Iron Man 2 character, Black Widow, in the blockbuster action films The Avengers , Captain America: The Winter Soldier , and Avengers: Age of |
"When he won an Oscar for Philadelphia, Tom Hanks gave a speech thanking two people and inspired the 1997 comedy In and Out. What is the missing word in the following excerpt from the speech? ""... two of the finest ___ Americans, two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with ...""" | Other Voices « Movie City News Oscar 2004: Flashback to Oscar’s Memorable Speeches Tuesday, February 15th, 2005 Suppose You won the Oscar! What would You say? How would you grab your 45 seconds–unless you are Warren Beatty or Julia Roberts and get to talk much longer–in the spotlight? The Oscar speeches are often the show’s most memorable–and most hilarious–moments, perhaps because they still maintain some aura of suspense and spontaneity, if not sensibility. Over the years, the speeches have shown great variability in length, substance (or lack of), and originality. The “Thank You” is the only customary note in the speech, but various people and objects have been thanked for different reasons. Maureen Stapleton (Red) was the first to outdo them all, when she thanked “everybody I ever met in my entire life,” a sentiment that was echoed last week by no other than the estimable Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), my choice for the Supporting Actor, when he accepted the SAG Award last week. Oscar can do strange things to the contenders, as Lili Zanuck, producer of the 1989 Oscar-winning Driving Miss Daisy, said: “I hope I’m as religious the rest of the year as I’ve been the last two months.” Here is a sample of Oscar speeches that capture the flavor of their winners’ personality and their times. The Long and the Short of It The all-time record (over 5 minutes) still belongs to Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver (one of the worst films to ever win Best Picture), who thanked everyone, from the Academy to “the doctor who brought me into the world.” Shortly after the ceremonies, Garson’s speech became a joke in Hollywood, imitated to death at parties. The stately British lady, Louis B. Mayer’s discovery and fave actress, never spoke in public again! The shortest speech was given by Joe Pesci’s (GoodFellas), who simply said, “It’s my privilege. Thank you.” “I wrote a long movie and I’m going to make a long speech,” quipped John Briley, winner of Original Screenplay for Gandhi. And he did. So did Beatrice Straight, whose speech was almost as long as her part in Network, practically three scenes! It’s All in the Timing “It just happened that this year Mrs. March and I adopted a child and Mr. and Mrs. Beery adopted a child. And here we are, both getting awards for the best male performance of the year.” Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), who shared the 1931/2 Best Actor with Wallace Beery (The Champ) in one of those rare occasions of ties; the other being Streisand (Funny Girl) and Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter), in 1968. The Long, Long Way to Oscar “It sure is a wonderful world when a tired crooner like me can walk away with this hunk of crockery.” Bing Crosby, one of the least deserving Best Actors, winning for Going My Way. “It took me as long to win this as it took to win the West.” James Webb, Original Screenplay, How the West Was Won. “I thought some day I might win an award for lasting so long! But I never thought I would get this particular award.” A tearful John Wayne, True Grit, accepting his first Oscar from no other than Streisand. Tears, But No Time to Cry “I’m happy enough to cry, but I can’t take the time to do so. A taxi is waiting outside with the engine running.” Claudette Colbert, Best Actress for It Happened One Night, while rushing to the train station. Oscar Pregnancies “I may have the baby right here out of excitement.” Eva Marie Saint (On the Waterfront). “It was a long walk, I didn’t think I would make it. As wonderful as From Here to Eternitywas, what’s even more wonderful is Eternity to Here.” Donna Reed (From Here to Eternity). Remember, for that matter, when the very pregnant Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice) kneeled down to her knees to look for her thank you note that somehow got knocked to the ground. The Role’s the Thing “I accept this very gratefully for keeping my mouth shut. I think I’ll do it again,” Jane Wyman (Johnny Belinda), for playing a deaf mute. “I’d like to thank Mrs. Christy Brown. Anybody who gives birth 22 times deserves one of these.” Brenda Fricker (“My Left Foot”). Mixed Nuts |
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Tataouine in Tunisia was the setting for many scenes in the movies of which blockbuster franchise? | Tunisia: Movie Set Magic - Canadian Traveller Tunisia: Movie Set Magic Canadian Traveller > Destinations > Africa > North Africa > Tunisia To many Tunisia is just another one of those obscure African countries that most people have never even heard of. However, what makes Tunisia so special is its Hollywood connections. This beautiful country has served as the setting for scenes in over 130 productions. From Star Wars to Monty Python's The Life of Brian, filmmakers have been drawn to Tunisia for its stunning diversity that makes is a flexible and scenic setting for media both steeped in fantasy and those that have both feet firmly planted in reality. For those touring the movie sets of Tunisia, here are a few good places to start. Tataouine and Star Wars https://www.flickr.com/photos/22963627@N05/ As a Star Wars fan, you thought Tatooine was just made up for the movies. However, it was the real town of Tataouine that inspired the location name in the movie. Tataouine in Tunisia is located just south of Medenine and its township and surrounding landscape serve exclusively as the setting as the planet Tatooine in Star Wars. While is has it's touches of modern housing, there are still the giant housing complexes that look to be carved out of solid sandstone abound in the city. What is even more exciting is that people live in these once movie sets, coming and going as if the planet Tatooine was a living thing in the universe. For those that want an extra treat, on the southern edge of the city is the Ksar Ouled Soltane grain storage facility that was used as the background for the Slave Quarters shots in Episode I. Kairouan and Raiders of the Lost Ark https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiavos/ Remember that opening chase scene in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indy was running through the streets of Cairo from Nazis? Well, it certainly felt very Cairo-ish to many viewers at the time, but it wasn't even a city in Egypt. The entirety of the Cairo chase was actually shot in Kairouan. Outside of the silver screen, Kairouan serves as the fourth most holy city in the Muslim faith and is a major destination for pilgrimage. Some of the holy sites such as the Great Mosque and the Medina can be seen in passing during the Cairo chase seen in Raiders. While the mosque is only featured in the skyline, the Medina is featured heavily as Indy rushes through it, though it goes by so fast that movie goers will hardly notice it. Juntland Wastes and Star Wars/Raiders of the Lost Ark/The English Patient https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarah_c_murray/ Juntland Wastes is a massive desert canyon about 20 kilometres northeast of Tozeur. This canyon goes by more than a few names, however. To the locals it is called Sidi Bouhel, but to Hollywood it was called the Juntland Wastes. However, after 1976, it was dubbed Star Wars Canyon by George Lucas, and the name has since stuck pretty solidly. This deep canyon was used for no less than nine scenes throughout various Star Wars movies, but it was also used as a set for Raiders of the Lost Ark and The English Patient. Star Wars fans will undoubtedly recognize the canyon as the first place where Luke met Ben Kenobi as well as where he was attacked by Tusken Raiders. The narrow inside gorge and one hundred meters high cliffs are now iconic to film imagery, but it is also a great place for hikers and outdoors people to walk around. Carthage and Monty Python's Life of Brian https://www.flickr.com/photos/kikepoves/ There are plenty of movie tours around Tunisia and most of them will state that the Monty Python's Life of Brian coliseum scene was shot in the coliseum of El Djem . While El Djem boasts the third largest Roman amphitheatre in the world and is certainly worth a visit, it looks nothing like the coliseum featured in the film. In fact, the setting used for the coliseum where Brian was recruited into the People's Front of Judea at the bloody Children's Matinee was filmed at the Roman amphitheatre in the UNESCO site of Carthage in northern Tunisia. Of course, the coliseum was given a temp |
What 2000 film tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for the Rolling Stone magazine while covering the rock band Stillwater? | Almost Famous - Under Appreciated Rock Artists and Bands Under Appreciated Rock Artists and Bands ALMOST FAMOUS Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970's while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. Crowe has discussed how during this period he lost his virginity, fell in love, and met his heroes — experiences that are shared by William Miller, the baby-faced main character of the film. (More from Wikipedia) The author of the tongue-in-cheek liner notes on Pebbles, Volume 2 (LP) where I first encountered " I Must Run " by Phil and the Frantics is listed as " A. Seltzer ", and I think they are supposed to be satirically in the style of legendary rock critic Lester Bangs , though I am not positive of that. ( Philip Seymour Hoffman played Bangs in the 2000 film Almost Famous). About this song, "Seltzer" writes: "And if you just moved to Dacron from some dumb place like Phoenix, Arizona, take heart cuz they've included YOUR favorite band, Phil & the Frantics with their famed plagiarism of the Zombies ' I Must Run '. I'll bet they did when the real songwriters came after 'em for taking credit for this song! Real sleaze, but a shoo-in for punk posterity." |
Which epic 1960s film is unique in the sense that the only female featured in the entire film is a camel named Gladys? | Marlon Brando - Biography - IMDb Marlon Brando Biography Showing all 363 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (6) | Trivia (195) | Personal Quotes (126) | Salary (27) Overview (5) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (1) Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in 1949, a decision for which he was severely criticized when his star began to dim in the 1960s and he was excoriated for squandering his talents. No actor ever exerted such a profound influence on succeeding generations of actors as did Brando. More than 50 years after he first scorched the screen as Stanley Kowalski in the movie version of Tennessee Williams ' A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and a quarter-century after his last great performance as Col. Kurtz in Francis Ford Coppola 's Apocalypse Now (1979), all American actors are still being measured by the yardstick that was Brando. It was if the shadow of John Barrymore , the great American actor closest to Brando in terms of talent and stardom, dominated the acting field up until the 1970s. He did not, nor did any other actor so dominate the public's consciousness of what WAS an actor before or since Brando's 1951 on-screen portrayal of Stanley made him a cultural icon. Brando eclipsed the reputation of other great actors circa 1950, such as Paul Muni and Fredric March . Only the luster of Spencer Tracy 's reputation hasn't dimmed when seen in the starlight thrown off by Brando. However, neither Tracy nor Olivier created an entire school of acting just by the force of his personality. Brando did. Marlon Brando, Jr. was born on April 3, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Marlon Brando, Sr., a calcium carbonate salesman, and his artistically inclined wife, the former Dorothy Julia Pennebaker. "Bud" Brando was one of three children. His ancestry included English, Irish, German, Dutch, French Huguenot, Welsh, and Scottish; his surname originated with a distant German immigrant ancestor named "Brandau". His oldest sister Jocelyn Brando was also an actress, taking after their mother, who engaged in amateur theatricals and mentored a then-unknown Henry Fonda , another Nebraska native, in her role as director of the Omaha Community Playhouse. Frannie, Brando's other sibling, was a visual artist. Both Brando sisters contrived to leave the Midwest for New York City, Jocelyn to study acting and Frannie to study art. Marlon managed to escape the vocational doldrums forecast for him by his cold, distant father and his disapproving schoolteachers by striking out for The Big Apple in 1943, following Jocelyn into the acting profession. Acting was the only thing he was good at, for which he received praise, so he was determined to make it his career - a high-school dropout, he had nothing else to fall back on, having been rejected by the military due to a knee injury he incurred playing football at Shattuck Military Academy, Brando Sr.'s alma mater. The school booted Marlon out as incorrigible before graduation. Acting was a skill he honed as a child, the lonely son of alcoholic parents. With his father away on the road, and his mother frequently intoxicated to the point of stupefaction, the young Bud would play-act for her to draw her out of her stupor and to attract her attention and love. His mother was exceedingly neglectful, but he loved her, particularly for instilling in him a love of nature, a feeling which informed his character Paul in Last Tango in Paris (1972) ("Last Tango in Paris") when he is recalling his childhood for his young lover Jeanne. "I don't have many good memories," Paul confesses, and neither did Brando of his childhood. Sometimes he had to go down to the town jail to pick up his mother after she had spent the night in the drunk tank and bring her home, events that traumatized the young boy but may have been the grain that irrita |
Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA features prominently in which landmark 1977 science fiction film? | Devils Tower National Monument travel guide - Wikitravel 12 Get out Devils Tower National Monument [1] is a United States National Monument that is located in Crook County in Northeast Wyoming . The Monument was established as the first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 through his use of the Antiquities Act. The Monument is the core of an ancient volcano; the surrounding softer rock has over time been eroded to reveal cooled magma hardened into igneous rock, appearing as fluted shafts and columns rising over 500 feet in the air. The monolithic tower rises above the Belle Fourche River at the edge of the Black Hills region, known in this section as the Bear Lodge Mountains. History[ edit ] The Tower was known as "Mateo Tipi" by American indians of the region, and is considered sacred. "Mateo Tipi" translates as "Bear Lodge", as the Indian legend revolves around the creation of the tower as a refuge for a group of indian youths being pursued by a giant bear. Imploring the great spirit to save them, a rock they were standing on began to rise into the air. The bear tried to reach them, with its claws carving the fluted columns into the rock. The youths then were taken up and became what is known as the seven sisters constellation. A U.S. cavalry scouting party reached the tower in 1876 and incorrectly translated the name to mean "Bad God's Tower" and thus its present name remains. Devils Tower is probably best known as the location of the alien-human rendezvous point in Steven Spielberg's oscar winning 1977 Science Fiction film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Production designer Joe Alves traveled the west looking for a proper landmark and stumbled across the obscure park finding it a perfect fit for use in the film. Devils Tower National Monument is administered by the National Park Service, a part of the Department of Interior, and is a popular place for rock climbing, hiking, and as a tourist waypoint located between popular destinations such as Mount Rushmore National Memorial , Badlands National Park , Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park . Landscape[ edit ] The one obvious contrast in landscape here is jarringly weird, and indeed the main attraction! Devils Tower is one of the world's most striking natural monoliths in no small part for its sheer, vertical form, and its dramatic contrast with the rolling prairie extending in all directions for seemingly endless distances (the rolling prairie being essentially a lower extension of the nearby Black Hills in South Dakota ). The tower itself is the eroded remnant of a giant laccolith—an igneous intrusion produced by rising molten magma exploiting a weak point in the existing sedimentary rock layers about 65 million years ago. Over the epochs since, the softer sandstones and shales that covered and surrounded the intrusion (which had pushed them up), leaving us with this alien-attracting, arrestive tower. The tower is fully surrounded by constantly eroding hexagular basalt columns (in fact, the same columnar basalt found at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland , as well as at Devils Postpile National Monument in California ). A close up of the hexagonal basalt columns surrounding the tower You might notice that the forest rolling along the hills is a little repetitive. The lack of diversity was caused by fire suppression by ranchers, settlers, and actually the U.S. Forest and Park Services, as a means of avoiding fires spreading to settled areas and the burning down of the valuable and beautiful forests. But without the natural cycle renewal caused by (natural) forest fires, the Ponderosa pine has taken over, depriving any smaller ground plants from getting needed sunlight. In more recent decades, the Park Service has undertaken prescribed burns to try and restore the rich, diverse ecosystem that once prevailed. Flora and fauna[ edit ] Prairie falcons nest on the monument, and some climbing trails are closed yearly to protect the nestlings. Annual information about closings is available on the National Park Service web |
A flatbread called injera that is traditionally eaten in Ethiopia is made from the flour of what grain that is now being called as the new quinoa? | Authentic 1-Day Ethiopian Injera: Gluten-Free 100% Teff Flat Bread - YumUniverse™ Heather Crosby The best results I came up with were with a 24 hour fermentation. The Injera was sour enough, but when I fermented longer than 24 hours, the batter flattened out on me. I think this was due to the lack of yeast/gluten. Maybe split the batch and experiment, see if you like the sour-level after 24 hours or 48 (if you go longer try not to stir the batter as it sits). Let us know what you discover. Reply Lisa Just made this flat bread (fermented) and am enjoying it with a salad. I love the taste and sponginess. I think mine is a little thick-about 1/4″. How thick should it be? Thanks for another great recipe Heather! Love this stuff. Always wondered how they were made. Demystified, time to go grocery shopping for teff flour. 🙂 Sharon Reply Zak Hello Heather – great looking recipe! One question, I don’t use baking powder in things. Is there a good substitute or can I leave it out? Thanks! Heather Crosby Hi Zak, Can you use baking soda? If so, use that and 1/2 tsp lemon juice to activate. Tthe baking powder leavens and is naturally activated, but this new combo will work as well. You can always leave it out and see if it works—be sure to let us know if it does. Heather Crosby Hi there Irene, Not sure I’m following you about the cup size (tell me more!), but you can always add a bit more flour to the batter (1 tbsp at a time) if your first crepe needed a bit more volume—every batch is slightly different because we’re fermenting and in different parts of the world at differing elevations and climates. I’m so happy that you enjoyed this recipe, use it as a base to improvise and play around. Report back with your discoveries! x Tara Irene, A cup is a unit of measurement used in North America. It’s equivalent to about 240 milliliters. Hope that helps. (I’m assuming the confusion was due to metric measurements vs. non-metric.) Denise I must try to make these! Thank you for this awesome recipe! I have always loved injera, but have yet to attempt to replicate at home. Could you please tell me the type of pan and size of pan that you use? Thank you Reply Eric T It’s been a long time since I had injera so, I’m not quite sure how well it came out for me. lol But the texture is pretty good and I like the taste. I guess I’ll chalk it up as a win. It could not have been easier. I did however discover I was out of coconut oil so, I used canola and I cut the cooking time down to 3 1/2 minutes with my gas cook top being on a 3 out of 8 setting. Reply git Stacking the “cakes” sounds like they would get soggy. What’s the best way to preserve them for later and then when you want to use them, what’s the best way to warm them up from the fridge? Heather Crosby Git, Stacking the cakes with parchment in between actually keeps them from getting soggy and from drying out. You can warm them in a skillet with a bit of coconut oil. Enjoy, H Reply Gabriella I’m making this recipe and accidentally put the baking powder in before I let the batter ferment. Do you think I need to start over? I made a huge batch and don’t want to waste all that teff! 🙁 Reply Heather Crosby Gabriella, I don’t think it will ruin the batch at all, you may not get as much fermentation action, but the taste should still be delicious. Let us know… Reply Gabriella They did turn out pretty well, but, just like you said, there wasn’t as much fermentation. Thanks for the recipe! Reply Lynne If my batter didn’t seem to ferment, what might I have done wrong? I lifted off the towel after a day, and it looked just as soupy as when I mixed the teff and water the night before. It also didn’t have fermented smell. Any suggestions? Heather Crosby It may be that it’s too cool in kitchen? To expedite fermentation, I’ll sometimes put the batter on top of the fridge or resting on a cookie sheet on a gas range since the pilot light gently warms. You could also heat the oven to 400F then turn it off, set the batter in a bowl on top of oven, cover with a towel and let the warmth wake up the yeast i |
Compiled in the late 4th or early 5th century AD and sure to delight gourmets, what is Apicius? | Buddy Valastro by Amici Journal - issuu issuu In This Edition: NEWS INTERVIEW WITH CHEF MICHAEL GALATA 2011-2012 LYRIC OPERA SESON INTERVIEW WITH ACTOR LOU MARTINI JR. INTERVIEW WITH VITTORIO GRIGOLO USA $3.50 Int’l $4.95 ADVERTISE WITH AMICI JOURNAL You’ll receive reasonable ad rates, reasonable setup fee, directory listing and link on our business website! Send us information or contact us at: Amici Journal, P.O. Box 595, River Grove, IL 60171 773-836-1595 Fax 773-622-2766 www.amiciorgit.net E-mail: [email protected] Call or email for Amici Journal rates, and production information Portofino, Italy Pg. 2-4 Chef Michael Galata Pg. 12-13 Mary Ann Esposito Vittorio Grigolo Pg.42-43 Chef Gada De Laurentis Pg. 16 Pg. 22-23 And article in Italian Jon Corbino Pg. 44-45 Amici Journal Editorial.................................................................................................................1 Exclusive Interview With Chef Buddy Valastro.................................2-4 NIAF News.........................................................................................................6 Extra vergin, The Musical..............................................................................7 Italian- American History...............................................................................8 Zambelli Fireworks...........................................................................................9 The Forgotten Legacy of Sicily Born Ferdinand Pecora...................10 Interview With Chef Michael Galata................................................12-13 2011-2012 Lyric Opera Season...................................................................14 Marco LoRusso Accordionist and Composer.......................................15 Festa Siciliana...................................................................................................16 Cassandra’s Crossing and Puzzle.............................................................17 Ancient Roman Food and Clothing..................................................18-19 The history of Italian Colonies in Libya...........................................20-21 Interview With “Ciao Italia” Chef Mary Ann Esposito..............22-23 Center Spread............................................................................................24-25 Salvatore Giunta ............................................................................................26 Roy Benavidez A Hero.................................................................................27 Environmental News...................................................................................30 Health Tips......................................................................................................31 Calendar of Events.........................................................................................33 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy........................................34 The Pop-Up Restaurant..............................................................................36 Restaurant Guide...........................................................................................37 Celebrity News..........................................................................................38-39 Interview With Lou Martini Jr..................................................................40 Don Manzullo................................................................................................41 Interview With Vittorio Grigolo..........................................................42-43 Sarasota Artist – Jon Corbino...............................................................44-45 USA News........................................................................................................46 Index of Advertisers........................................................................................48 Editorial I Benvenuti n discovering our Italian American heritage and meeting notable celebrities one can only be inspired. Yet at the same time, one can appreciate |
The consumption of Touareg tea which is tea flavored with which herb is widely prevalent in several Arab countries? | Tea - Teapedia Tea Share Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from Köhler's Medicinal Plants Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many people enjoy. Tea has been promoted for having a variety of positive health benefits, though generally these benefits have not been adequately demonstrated in humans. The phrase "herbal tea" usually refers to infusions of fruit or herbs made without the tea plant, such as rosehip tea, chamomile tea or rooibos tea. Alternative phrases for this are tisane or herbal infusion, both bearing an implied contrast with "tea" as it is construed here. Contents A tea plantation in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia Leaves of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant Camellia sinensis is an evergreen plant that grows mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. Some varieties can also tolerate marine climates and are cultivated as far north as Pembrokeshire in the British mainland and Washington in the United States. Tea plants are propagated from seed and by cutting; it takes about 4 to 12 years for a tea plant to bear seed, and about three years before a new plant is ready for harvesting. In addition to a zone 8 climate or warmer, tea plants require at least 127 cm (50 inches) of rainfall a year and prefer acidic soils. Many high-quality tea plants are cultivated at elevations of up to 1500m above sea level: at these heights, the plants grow more slowly and acquire a better flavor. Only the top 1-2 inches of the mature plant are picked. These buds and leaves are called "flushes". A plant will grow a new flush every seven to 15 days during the growing season, and leaves that are slow in development always produce better-flavored teas. A tea plant will grow into a tree of up to 16m if left undisturbed, but cultivated plants are pruned to waist height for ease of plucking. Two principal varieties are used: the China plant (Camillia sinensis var. sinensis), used for most Chinese, Formosan and Japanese teas (but not Pu-erh ); and the clonal (Assam) (Camillia sinensis var. assamica) tea plant , used in most Indian and other teas (but not Darjeeling ). Within these botanical varieties, there are many strains and modern Indian clonal varieties. Leaf size is the chief criterion for the classification of tea plants, with three primary classifications being: Assam type, characterized by the largest leaves; China type, characterized by the smallest leaves; and Cambod, characterized by leaves of intermediate size. Processing and classification Tea leaf processing methods Fresh tea leaves of different sizes: The smaller the leaf, the more expensive the tea. Teas can generally be divided into categories based on how they are processed. There are at least six different types of tea: white , yellow , green , oolong , black (called red tea in China), and post-fermented tea (or black tea for the Chinese) of which the most commonly found on the market are white, green, oolong, and black. Some varieties, such as traditional oolong tea and Pu-erh tea , a post-fermented tea, can be used medicinally. After picking, the tea leaves soon begin to wilt and oxidize , unless they are immediately dried. The leaves turn progressively darker as their chlorophyll breaks down and tannins are released. This enzymatic oxidation process is caused by the plant's intracellular enzymes and causes the tea to darken. In tea processing, the darkening is stopped at a predetermined stage by heating, which deactivates the enzymes responsible. In the production of black teas, the halting of oxidization by heating is carried out simultaneously with drying. Tea harvest on the eastern shores of the Black Sea , circa 1905–15 Without careful moisture and temperature control during manufacture and packaging, the tea may become unfit for consumption, due to the growth of undesired molds and bacteria. At minimum, it may alter the taste and make it u |
A 2002 book subtitled The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva is a detailed account of the craze for what libation that overtook 18th century England? | Amazon.com: Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva (9781909609952): Patrick Dillon: Books Read more From Library Journal Dillon's book is a detailed yet highly accessible account of the gin craze that overtook London in the 18th century. The author, a London architect and novelist, neatly illustrates the many manifestations of gin (also called Madam Geneva), from an acceptable drink introduced by William of Orange to a forbidden pleasure fueled by the economic insecurity to a commodity of big business. The landowners and distillers defended its production, as did the poor to whom it offered "comfort and oblivion." Dillon illustrates the arguments made by social reformers, such as the writer Henry Fielding, who abhorred gin and fought for its ban. Various measures were taken to control gin's use, such as paid informers, numerous Gin Acts, and attempts at prohibition, of which Dillon is quite critical. Interestingly, Dillon argues that gin's decline resulted less from legislation or social reform than from the rise of a more stable economy and a growing middle class. The author also compares more contemporary attitudes toward alcohol and drug use. A broader account than Jessica Warner's Craze: Gin and Debauchery in An Age of Reason, this work is recommended for all public libraries. Isabel Coates, CCRA-Toronto West Tax Office, Mississauga, Ont. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews If you buy a new print edition of this book (or purchased one in the past), you can buy the Kindle edition for only $2.99 (Save 63%). Print edition purchase must be sold by Amazon. Learn more . For thousands of qualifying books, your past, present, and future print-edition purchases now lets you buy the Kindle edition for $2.99 or less. (Textbooks available for $9.99 or less.) Thousands of books are eligible, including current and former best sellers. Look for the Kindle MatchBook icon on print and Kindle book detail pages of qualifying books. You can also see more Kindle MatchBook titles here or look up all of your Kindle MatchBook titles here . |
What concept of the food industry involves cooking sealed food at lower temperatures but for a long time? | Sous Vide Cooking | Cook Chill Systems | DC Norris OVERVIEW The key to precision cooking Sous Vide is a cooking technique which involves cooking food under vacuum in airtight plastic pouches which are submerged in a Cook Tank/ Water Bath. Products are slow cooked in the Cook Tank which is held at a precisely controlled low temperature ensuring foods are cooked evenly and to perfection every time. Perfect results every time The Sous Vide method of cooking eliminates guesswork and allows you to cook foods with incomparable taste and texture; perfectly cooked steak, tender chicken breasts and ribs with the meat falling off the bone. Products can also be cooked in a sauce or marinade giving food producers additional recipe choices. Slow cooking foods at a low temperature improves texture, intensifies the flavours and preserves the nutritional quality. Times and temperatures are rigidly controlled so you can be sure that the results will be the same every time and easily replicable. Products can even be left to cook unattended overnight with guaranteed results. Sous Vide food preparation is used worldwide by professional chefs and is gaining popularity within the food processing industry as its advantages are being recognised. DCN customers are using Sous Vide in the UK and around the globe; providing meals for schools in Russia, hospitals and care homes in Norway, and cooking goat, chicken, lamb and camel in Dubai. |
Englishman Albert Howard who had publications like Manufacture of Humus by the Indore Process among others is considered a pioneer of what? | Sir Albert Howard Memorial Issue Sir Albert Howard Memorial Issue Organic Gardening Magazine (Vol. 13, No. 8), September, 1948 Sir Albert Howard, Founder of the Organic Farming Movement, died in England in October 1947 at the age of 74. Most of this issue of J.I. Rodale's Organic Gardening Magazine was devoted to his memorial. Five of the 15 papers in the issue are presented in full below. By Yeshwant D. Wad, M.A., M.Sc. Formerly Chief Chemist and Agronomist, Institute of Plant Industry, Indore, Central India Yeshwant D. Wad was co-author with Howard of The Waste Products of Agriculture , which first presented the Indore system of composting. IN 1928 I joined the staff of the Institute of Plant Industry just started at Indore by the late Sir Albert Howard and his wife for introducing improved agriculture in States of Central India and Rajputana and advising on their agricultural problems. Sir Albert's previous work at Pusa had enabled him to arrive at reforms in agriculture supremely suitable to rural India and very largely meeting the current needs of the population. The principal features of his system were: improved implements and new labour-saving appliances, some improvised by the Howards themselves; adequate provision of food and fodders by suitable rotation of crops and grazing areas and the maintenance of grassed edges on field boundaries to prevent erosion; making of silage; systematic care of cattle and implements; orderly harvesting, threshing, and storage; planning of field operations to reduce hours of work, make effort easier and distribute it more evenly; and, the most outstanding item of all, the conversion of wastes to humus and their systematic return to the fields. On these principles the land and buildings of the Institute were laid out in grazing areas, irrigated and dry fields for cultivated crops, cattle shed, silage pits, compost factory, threshing floors, seed godowns, implement sheds, stores and storage godowns, etc., with a small model village for the workers, offices and quarters for the superintendent, students and visitors. The standard Indore Process for making humus was first evolved here, afterwards modified and adapted to suit varying requirements and different types of waste, whether at Indore or elsewhere. This later proved to be the initial stage in founding an entirely new school of agricultural thought, which promises in the near future to offer a creed to humanity destined to halt its present headlong race towards destruction and the ruin of civilization, enabling it to pause and think and direct its course to safety, security and stable prosperity. This creed is the maintenance of a live and active soil, producing food capable of imparting to human beings genuine vitality and lasting power of survival. It has by now been fully established that it is the crumb structure of the soil which is essential for the production of healthy and high-yielding crops, by ensuring in the root zones throughout the seasons adequate ventilation, drainage, and release of nutrients in proper proportions as required. Crumb structure is dependent on humus; and humus regulates crop nutrition by many different devices, not only by supplying soluble minerals but by direct nutrition in the growth of the symbiotic mycorrhiza, and by storing surplus mineral nutrients in colloidal absorption to be released later. The balanced food or fodder thus produced is superior in quality, health, and vigour-making properties when eaten by animals and humans. Healthy and vigorous bodies are the essential basis for healthy and vigorous mentalities, without which humanity cannot survive or progress. This will indicate what Sir Albert has given to the world, and that surely at a very critical moment in history, when events are occurring in quick succession to distract unprepared humanity. In his report on Palestine to the National Jewish Agency the American specialist Lowdermilk [see Notes, below] has shown how since Biblical times the prosperity and welfare of races has coincided with careful land management and the mainten |
A favorite measure of dieters in the present times, what index indicates how quickly blood sugar levels rise after eating a particular type of food? | Type 2 diabetes Disease Reference Guide - Drugs.com Type 2 diabetes Overview Type 2 diabetes, once known as adult-onset or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose), your body's important source of fuel. With type 2 diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells — or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. More common in adults, type 2 diabetes increasingly affects children as childhood obesity increases. There's no cure for type 2 diabetes, but you may be able to manage the condition by eating well, exercising and maintaining a healthy weight. If diet and exercise aren't enough to manage your blood sugar well, you also may need diabetes medications or insulin therapy. Symptoms Signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes often develop slowly. In fact, you can have type 2 diabetes for years and not know it. Look for: Increased thirst and frequent urination. Excess sugar building up in your bloodstream causes fluid to be pulled from the tissues. This may leave you thirsty. As a result, you may drink — and urinate — more than usual. Increased hunger. Without enough insulin to move sugar into your cells, your muscles and organs become depleted of energy. This triggers intense hunger. Weight loss. Despite eating more than usual to relieve hunger, you may lose weight. Without the ability to metabolize glucose, the body uses alternative fuels stored in muscle and fat. Calories are lost as excess glucose is released in the urine. Fatigue. If your cells are deprived of sugar, you may become tired and irritable. Blurred vision. If your blood sugar is too high, fluid may be pulled from the lenses of your eyes. This may affect your ability to focus. Slow-healing sores or frequent infections. Type 2 diabetes affects your ability to heal and resist infections. Areas of darkened skin. Some people with type 2 diabetes have patches of dark, velvety skin in the folds and creases of their bodies — usually in the armpits and neck. This condition, called acanthosis nigricans, may be a sign of insulin resistance. When to see a doctor See your doctor if you notice any type 2 diabetes symptoms. Causes Type 2 diabetes develops when the body becomes resistant to insulin or when the pancreas stops producing enough insulin. Exactly why this happens is unknown, although genetics and environmental factors, such as excess weight and inactivity, seem to be contributing factors. How insulin works Insulin is a hormone that comes from the gland situated behind and below the stomach (pancreas). The pancreas secretes insulin into the bloodstream. The insulin circulates, enabling sugar to enter your cells. Insulin lowers the amount of sugar in your bloodstream. As your blood sugar level drops, so does the secretion of insulin from your pancreas. The role of glucose Glucose — a sugar — is a main source of energy for the cells that make up muscles and other tissues. Glucose comes from two major sources: food and your liver. Sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream, where it enters cells with the help of insulin. Your liver stores and makes glucose. When your glucose levels are low, such as when you haven't eaten in a while, the liver breaks down stored glycogen into glucose to keep your glucose level within a normal range. In type 2 diabetes, this process doesn't work well. Instead of moving into your cells, sugar builds up in your bloodstream. As blood sugar levels increase, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas release more insulin, but eventually these cells become impaired and can't make enough insulin to meet the body's demands. In the much less common type 1 diabetes, the immune system destroys the beta cells, leaving the body with little to no insulin. Risk factors Researchers don't fully understand why some people develop type 2 diabetes and others don't. It's clear, however, that certain factors increase the risk, including: Weight. Being overweight is a primary risk factor for |
The Roundtable is the buffet restaurant at what Las Vegas casino? | Roundtable Buffet Restaurant Info and Reservations Make a Reservation Roundtable Buffet, located in the Excalibur Hotel & Casino, provides a unique dining experience for customers. For those who have a hunger that isn’t easily satisfied or are often indecisive in their meal choice, the Roundtable Buffet is here to serve you. The buffet food is delicious for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and depending on the day, the buffet consists of culturally diverse fare spanning most parts of the world. There is also a section of only Chinese cuisine, not to mention the impressive dessert section. With reasonably priced passes, Roundtable Buffet is Las Vegas’ first-choice for true buffet dining. Reservations 3850 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas NV 89109 Address: 3850 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas NV 89109 Cross Street: West Tropicana Avenue Location: Las Vegas Strip | Meals Served: Breakfast | Brunch | Lunch | Dinner | Parking: |
Water-bath and pressure are two types of techniques for food preservation in what process? | Food Preservation Methods: Canning, Freezing, and Drying - dummies Food Preservation Methods: Canning, Freezing, and Drying Food Preservation Methods: Canning, Freezing, and Drying Food Preservation Methods: Canning, Freezing, and Drying By Amelia Jeanroy, Karen Ward You can preserve foods inexpensively by using canning, freezing, or drying techniques. Modern-day food preservation methods, such as water-bath canning, help you can and preserve with ease. After you understand the basic procedures for a food preservation method, you’ll just need to concentrate on preparing your recipe. About canning food Canning is the process of applying heat to food that’s sealed in a jar in order to destroy any microorganisms that can cause food spoilage. Proper canning techniques stop this spoilage by heating the food for a specific period of time and killing these unwanted microorganisms. During the canning process, air is driven from the jar and a vacuum is formed as the jar cools and seals. Although you may hear of many canning methods, only two are approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These are water-bath canning and pressure canning: Water-bath canning: This method, sometimes referred to as hot water canning, uses a large kettle of boiling water. Filled jars are submerged in the water and heated to an internal temperature of 212 degrees for a specific period of time. Use this method for processing high-acid foods, such as fruit, items made from fruit, pickles, pickled food, and tomatoes. Pressure canning: Pressure canning uses a large kettle that produces steam in a locked compartment. The filled jars in the kettle reach an internal temperature of 240 degrees under a specific pressure (stated in pounds) that’s measured with a dial gauge or weighted gauge on the pressure-canner cover. Use a pressure canner for processing vegetables and other low-acid foods, such as meat, poultry, and fish. Don’t confuse a pressure canner with a pressure cooker, which is used to cook food quickly. A pressure cooker does not have adequate room for both the canning jars and the water needed to create the right amount of pressure to preserve foods. Older canning methods are unreliable and, for that reason, aren’t used or recommended today for home-canning. Occasionally, these methods are “revived” as being faster and easier than water-bath or pressure canning, but using other methods is like playing Russian roulette with your food safety. About freezing food Freezing foods is the art of preparing, packaging, and freezing foods at their peak of freshness. You can freeze most fresh vegetables and fruits, meats and fish, breads and cakes, and clear soups and casseroles. The keys to freezing food are to make sure it’s absolutely fresh, that you freeze it as quickly as possible, and that you keep it at a proper frozen temperature (0 degrees). Properly packaging food in freezer paper or freezer containers prevents any deterioration in its quality. Damage occurs when your food comes in contact with the dry air of a freezer. Although freezer-damaged food won’t hurt you, it does make the food taste bad. Here are three things to help you avoid freezer burn: Reduce exposure to air: Wrap food tightly. Avoid fluctuating temperatures: Keep the freezer closed as much as possible. Know what you want to remove before opening the door. Don’t overfill your freezer: An overly full freezer reduces air circulation and speeds freezer damage. About drying food Drying is the oldest method known for preserving food. When you dry food, you expose the food to a temperature that’s high enough to remove the moisture but low enough that it doesn’t cook. Good air circulation assists in evenly drying the food. An electric dehydrator is the best and most efficient unit for drying, or dehydrating, food. Today’s units include a thermostat and fan to help regulate temperatures much better. You can also dry food in your oven or by using the heat of the sun, but the process will take longer and produce inferior results to food dried in a dehydrator. |
The Cypriot dish ambelopoulia that is the subject of much controversy in the country is made from what? | Protesting Ambelopoulia | Migrations Protesting Ambelopoulia Migratory songbirds served up at a local restaurant as ambelopoulia, a lucrative and popular dish, from RSPB. What is Ambelopoulia Ambelopoulia is a controversial dish of pickled or grilled songbirds served in some Cypriot restaurants. It’s preparation involves trapping wild birds such as Blackcaps and European Robins, using indiscriminate methods that result in a significant by-catch of up to 100 different species, some rare or threatened. It has technically been illegal in Cyprus for more than 30 years, but the only enforcement of the relevant laws took place between 2000 and 2002 in a political bid to join the European Union. Since joining the EU, the Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) has applied, although it too has not been enforced The birds are driven towards the lime-sticks and nets in the early morning by the trappers shouting and throwing stones into the bushes to flush the birds out. A newer, and even more lethal method, involves the use of tape-recorded birdsong to attract the migrants to their deaths. The use of such recordings is illegal, but is becoming increasingly widespread. The trapped birds are usually killed, the exception being any particularly exotic species which might be retained alive for the caged bird trade. Unwanted species are simply killed and discarded, the remainder are killed and sold as ambellopoulia , a high-priced delicacy on the island. The birds are pickled or grilled, and sold in tavernas. A diner will typically eat his way through a dozen or more ambelopoulia. The serving of these birds is illegal, but the law is not ignored by restaurants and law enforcement alike. The price for a plate of ambelopoulia in 2007 is €40. Most trapping takes place in the South, and especially the Southeast, of the island during the Autumn migration, although the trappers are also out during the Spring migration, when their cull is especially harmful since it occurs before the birds have had a chance to breed. Some trapping also takes place in the mountains. The most notorious regions are, paradoxically, also the most popular tourist areas: from Paralimni and Protaras on the east coast, to Ayia Napa on the south. Here, few migrants survive the trapping: the nets and lime-sticks are everywhere, including within the Cape Greco National Park, along nature trails, and even in the grounds of hotels. A European robin trapped on a limed twig is headed for a Cypriot restaurant, from RSPB. Limesticks and Mist-nets Lime-sticks are twigs, about a meter long, which are covered in an extremely sticky ‘glue’ made by boiling up the fruit of the Syrian plum-tree. These sticks are placed in bushes, or sometimes inserted into the ends of bamboo poles, to provide very inviting perches for birds. Any bird landing on a lime-stick becomes stuck, falls upside down, and as it flutters to free itself it becomes progressively more attached to the stick. The birds do not usually die quickly: this is a long, lingering death, which may only occur when the trapper arrives to cut their throats or crush their heads. The manufacture, sale, ownership, and use of lime-sticks is illegal, but the law has been very widely flouted: bunches of lime-sticks have, until this year, been openly on sale, even in tourist-frequented markets, and their use is very widespread. The use of lime-sticks for bird-trapping goes back for centuries, and in the past was a means by which poor people supplemented a meager diet. That is no longer the case: Cyprus now has an extremely high standard of living, and most liming is done for (tax-free) profit. Mist-nets are very fine filament nets, up to ten meters high which can be strung end-to-end to make invisible ‘walls of death’ for the birds. These nets may be stretched across water-courses, or between trees and bushes (which are often planted and irrigated solely for the purpose of attracting birds for trapping). The importation of mist-nets into Cyprus is illegal, but thousands are smuggled into the country and acquired by the trappers. They cost about |
The 18th century English nobleman John Montagu who was so fond of gambling that he played even while eating was the earl of what town in Kent? | Did you know this? | The Grateful American | David Bruce Smith Publications Sources: wikipedia/GreatNewOrleansFire1788 , frenchquarter.com , neworleanspast.com Who founded a settlement today that will become Chicago? March 12, 1773 — Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is considered the first man to make his home in a US settlement, which today is Chicago. As a free black man born in Haiti before 1750, he was also the city’s first black resident. Starting in 1768, he operated as a fur trader with an official license from the British government and managed a trading post in Indiana. The area was Indian-owned (he was a tenant) and as a result Point du Sable was harassed by both British and American troops who passed through the Midwest. Today, though, he left that behind and moved onto a piece of land where he established a farm with his wife, Catherine, and their two children. The family provided stability to an area that was frequented by peripatetic traders. By the end of the Revolutionary War, Point du Sable’s farm prospered; people as far away as Philadelphia knew his to be the only farmed produce in the area. Point du Sable left Chicago in 1800, selling his property to a neighbor. His wife did not sign the bill of sale, and is believed to have been deceased at the time. He moved to St. Charles in Spanish Louisiana, but business deals did not go well, and was declared insolvent in the territory in 1813.By 1818, the once prosperous farmer was destitute and depended on the goodwill of a neighbor, possibly a lover, for his housekeeping. He died on August 28. Sources: Wikipedia/JeanBaptistePointduSable , pbs.org , historyisastateofmind , Wikipedia/MarySchmich What is the history of the leap year? February 29, 1800 — Known as the leap day of the Gregorian calendar, February 29 is a date that occurs in most years that are divisible by 4 — such as 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. Introduced as part of the Julian reform, leap years began occurring on the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar; it repeats itself every 400 years, totaling exactly 20,871 weeks with 97 leap days. Over this period, February 29 falls on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday 13 times each; 14 times each on Friday and Saturday; and 15 times each on Monday and Wednesday. The order of the leap days is: Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, Friday, Wednesday, Monday and Saturday. Did you know: Adding a leap day (after 23 February) shifts the commemorations in the 1962 Roman Missal. The day following the Terminalia (February 23) was doubled, forming the “bis sextum”—literally ‘double sixth’, since February 24 was ‘the sixth day before the Kalends of March’ using Roman inclusive counting (March 1 was the ‘first day’). Exceptions exist. The first day of the bis sextum (February 24) was usually regarded as the intercalated or “bissextile” day since the third century.[2] February 29 came to be regarded as the leap day when the Roman system of numbering days was replaced by sequential numbering in the late Middle Ages. Sources: wikipedia/February29 What was the theory behind Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Communist Manifesto? And how did it impact American history? February 26, 1848 — Today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published their “Communist Manifesto” — a political pamphlet recognised as one of the world’s most influential political manuscripts. The German philosophers took an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical and then-present) by summarizing the problems of capitalism and the capitalist mode of production. Their theories about the nature of society and politics also features their ideas for how the capitalist society of the time would eventually be replaced by socialism, and then communism. At first, it had little or no impact on the widespread and varied revolutionary movements of the mid-19th century Europe, or the US. But in time, their Communist Manifesto became one of the most widely read and discussed documents of the 20th century. Following are the 10 planks of the theory: 1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public pu |
The name of what distinctive Nordic dish translates as 'buried salmon'? | NORDIC GRAVLAX WITH CARAWAY And CORIANDER Recipe - Food.com Cooking with Kids Directions Fill a large bowl with cold water and 4 tbsp salt. Add salmon and let stand 10 minutes. In a skillet, toast RawSpiceBar's Gravlax Spices, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. In a small bowl, stir together salt, sugar & RawSpiceBar's Gravlax Spices until thoroughly combined. Remove salmon and pat dry with paper towels. Turn salmon skin side up and sprinkle about half of spice mixture, rubbing in with fingers. Arrange half the dill all over the bottom of a baking dish large enough to hold salmon. Set salmon skin side down on bed of dill. Rub remaining spice mixture on top and top with remaining dill. Cover with plastic and top with a weight. Refrigerate for 1 day. Unpack salmon and turn skin-side up. Re-pack with dill, cover with plastic and set weight back on top. Refrigerate until salmon is cured, 1 day longer for a lighter cure and 2 days longer for slightly more cure. For the dill sauce: in a blender, combine vinegar with dill, mustard, and sugar and blend until dill is very finely chopped. Add oil and blend until a smooth sauce is formed. Season with salt and pepper. Unpack salmon, removing dill, and set on a work surface. Using a very sharp slicing knife, cut gravlax on the bias into thin slices. Arrange on slices of pumpernickel bread and drizzle sauce on top. Serve. Would you like to attach a photo to your submission? Browse The image has been attached to your submission. Close Are you sure you want to report this post for review? Yes, report it. You must be logged in to interact with the activity feed. Log in now |
The name of what meal might have originated from the belief that it was the kind eaten on mainland Europe as opposed to the kind eaten in Britain? | etymology - Origin of "continental breakfast" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange up vote 23 down vote accepted According to EtymOnline , the phrase continental breakfast is from 1911: 1818 as a purely geographical term, from continent + -al (1). In reference to the European mainland (as opposed to Great Britain), recorded from 1760. Continental breakfast (the kind eaten on the continent as opposed to the kind eaten in Britain) is from 1911. I do doubt whether this estimate of the term's origin is correct. There are instances of it in The Sanitarian ", which was written in 1896: There is also an instance of it in the Philadelphia Friends' Intelligencer in 1877: Finally, there is a London reference from the 1850s in the Life of William Etty, R. A. : It is possible that the term is even older, though probably not by much. In any case, the continent refers to the European mainland. So a continental breakfast is the breakfast eaten on this continent. According to Wikipedia , this meal is: a meal based on lighter Mediterranean breakfast traditions. It is a light meal meant to satisfy one until lunch. A typical continental breakfast consists of coffee and milk (often mixed as cappuccino or latte) or hot chocolate with a variety of sweet cakes such as waffles/pancakes, brioche and starchy foods such as croissants, often with a sweet jam, cream, or chocolate filling. It is often served with juice. The continental breakfast may also include sliced cold meats, such as salami or ham, yogurt or cereal, or a slice of cheese. Some countries of Europe, such as the Netherlands and those in Scandinavia, add fruit and cheese to the bread menu and occasionally a boiled egg or a small serving of salami. It is unclear whether this is the original contents of such a meal. However, it seems that an English breakfast is different: Traditionally, people in the United Kingdom and Ireland have enjoyed a substantial hot meal for breakfast, featuring eggs, bacon, and sausages, accompanied by toast and tea or coffee. These items are sometimes eaten separately on morning rolls. In Britain, this was traditionally known as an English breakfast For reference, the article also mentions why there are hotel Continental breakfasts now: The continental breakfast concept is not limited to Europe and is often served throughout the world in hotel chains. The term itself is of British origin. "The continent" in Britain refers to the countries of continental Europe. A "continental breakfast" thus denotes the type of lighter meal served in continental Europe, as opposed to the "full" English breakfast. So it is unclear whether (though the term is British) it was intended to demean the food eaten by continental Europeans. It does, however, create a distinction between the English and continental meals. up vote 1 down vote I suspect it sells better than "pitifully inadequate but cheaper for us breakfast" ! "Undoubtedly it is true that during the past few years there has been a well defined effort to substitute the Continental breakfast of rolls and coffee for the hearty meal of many dishes that has so long been served in this country but, though this project has received the support of more than one American of high social station, it has failed ignominously, and simply because the great mass of the people agree with William Dean Howells in designating breakfast as their "best meal." —"Game and Other Delicacies More Expensive...The American Breakfast," New York Times, October 20, 1907 (p. X5) up vote 0 down vote I first encountered the term continental breakfast when I moved to Berlin, Germany in 1989 from the U.S.A. The breakfast—found at various cafes—consisted typically of sausage, fried eggs, toast, and canned, sweetened baked beans! Depending on the establishment this was at times listed as English Breakfast. In any event, both menus contained the beans. Without beans, the same fare was sometimes referred to as American Breakfast, to the best of my memory. Granted, I hadn't stayed in hotels much before then, but nevertheless, I did not start seeing "contin |
Pule cheese, said to be the world's most expensive was in the news in Dec 2012 when Novak Djokovic bought the world's supply for his restaurant chain. It is made from the milk of what animal? | Novak Djokovic Buys Entire Supply Of Pule, The World's Most Expensive Cheese | The Huffington Post Novak Djokovic Buys Entire Supply Of Pule, The World's Most Expensive Cheese 12/10/2012 02:49 pm ET | Updated Dec 10, 2012 500 If you were considering shelling out $500 for a pound of donkey cheese, we're sorry. The world's supply has dried up and Novak Djokovic is to blame. Djokovic, the number-one ranked singles tennis player in the world , has purchased the entire global supply of Pule, a rare cheese produced from donkey milk that can cost over $500 per pound, ABC News reports . Djokovic reportedly bought the annual output of Pule from the world's sole producer, a donkey farm 50 miles west of the Serbian capital Belgrade. Djokovic plans to use the white, crumbly cheese, which recently set the record for the world’s most expensive cheese , in a chain of restaurants he’s opening. The Serbian farm also produces donkey soap and bottled donkey milk, which is said to contain 60 times more vitamin C than cow’s milk, according to the Daily Mail . Cleopatra was rumored to have maintained her beauty by bathing in donkey’s milk , the British newspaper notes. |
What fried street food popular with vegetarians is claimed by the Copts of Egypt as their invention to be a replacement for meat during Lent? | Jeopardy Night -- BYOJeopardy Jeopardy Night What is the tallest mountain in Africa? Geography Which Indian festival is celebrated once every twelve years? RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY Falafal Which is the longest running film in indian cinema so far? Movies Largest Footwear Retail Chain in India About India This island is also considered a continent. Geography KRISHNA & RAMA ARE BOTH CONSIDERED AVATAR OF THIS HINDU GOD RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY Tarzan Which Walt Disney Movie Is It? (1999) He was raised by gorillas in the jungle, and didn't even know that he was a human being until he stumbled upon a party of explorers. Now he's torn between loyalty to his gorilla family and his new found friends, and he must decide which group he belongs with. Movies Oldest Stock Exchange in India About India Alaska Which american states has more active volcanoes than all other states combined? Which American state has more active volcanoes than all other states combined? - See more at: http://www.readersdigest.com.au/geography-trivia#sthash.kbZvbw5G.dpuf Name the smallest island shared by two countries. Name the smallest island shared by two countries Name the smallest island shared by two countries Name the smallest island shared by two countries Geography 3 pt Mahashivarathri One of the Hindu festivals is celebrated by fasting throughout the day and staying awake at night in prayer. Which is this festival? RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY |
What meat dish got its name when a chef got an order for raw meat and remembered a Venetian painter whose work was dominated by reds and yellows? | Word Vietnam August 2015 by Word Vietnam - issuu issuu CHUYÊN ĐỀ DU LỊCH, ẨM THỰC VIETNAM EDITION / VOL. 8 AUTHOR: BAO ROSS and NICK ROSS THẾ GIỚI PUBLISHERS W OR DV IE TN AM .C OM ! S T R * * S Events to look out for this month 082 Almost everything you need to know about the tropical rains… Almost 50 / Australia's Cash Cow Vietnam’s obsession with red meat and the Australian beef industry 12 / The Run For Peace 54 / S**rts The Danang Marathon is more than just a race 18 / Heart Reach Australia 20 years of helping the disadvantaged in Vietnam 24 / Building of the Month The apartment block on Nguyen Sieu 024 94 / Street Snacker Hanoi On the menu: Bun Bo Nam Bo 96 / Mystery Diner HCMC The MAD House gets our reviewer’s thumbs up 98 / Street Snacker HCMC In search of Saigon’s iconic hu tieu stand Time to get physical Paintballing with the Saigon Rugby Club 86 / The Ballerina EAT & DRINK 92 / Top Eats: Papa Roma Food Street gets pizza by the slice 098 150 / A World of Good 026 / To-Do List 172 / The Inside Story of the Guerrilla War A boat trip down the Dalmatian Coast 106 / Routefinder Seeing Vietnam on a bicycle 114 / The Motorbike Diaries Part 5: This is ‘Burma’ 118 / Travel Promos HANOI 034 / To-Do List 158 / Bar Stool 160 / Top Eats 166 / City Map 040 / Overscene 4 | Word August 2015 | wordvietnam.com Chapter 11: In the Western Highlands 178 / The Honda Cub Rises Nostradamus comes back to haunt us… 172 CONTRIBUTORS As the topic of this month’s issue is sports, we decided to ask the following question: What is the weirdest sport you’ve ever played? JON ASPIN Staff Writer Apart from cricket in Sweden, as kids we spent days on end playing a Commodore 64 game called Hounded. It was like an early form of Fantasy Football Manager, except we raced dogs, and the graphics were cr*p. VU BAO KHANH Photographer We have a game similar to drag racing. I am on a Cub, the other guy is on a Simson. Both bikes are 50cc, we all wear protection gear like real racers. Vroommmm! MARK ALLAN Website Developer A game called Salad-A-Kick. It’s soccer without a goal. You have a designated base, and there are times when there are up to 60 players on the field. The aim is to kick the ball through other people’s legs. If the ball goes through a player’s legs they have to run to the base and touch it. The problem is getting back to base… The editorial and design of WORD is carried out by Duong Huynh Advertising JSC EDITORIAL NICK ROSS Chief Editor [email protected] VU HA KIM VY Editorial Manager [email protected] MADS MONSEN Creative Director [email protected] NIKO SAVVAS Online Editor [email protected] KYLE PHANROY Photo Editor [email protected] JULIE VOLA Staff Photographer [email protected] FRANCIS XAVIER Staff Reporter [email protected] JON ASPIN Staff Writer [email protected] MARK ALLAN Website & Graphic Designer [email protected] NGUYEN LOC Layout Designer [email protected] ADMINISTRATION NIKO SAVVAS Online Editor Rochambeau, the game where two dudes knee each other in the balls until one of them collapses. I never lost. VU HA KIM VY Editorial Manager Not sure if it’s a sport, but I have tried beer pong twice and I want to play it more! NICK ROSS Chief Editor Has to be murder ball. It’s so primeval I reckon it predates rugby. There are no rules. No teams. All you have to do is be the person to place the ball on the square in the middle of the playing field. It’s a violent free for all — I lost a tooth when I last played. DAVID MANN Contributor / Former Staff Editor Drunk bocce, or Italian lawn bowls. The team that is furthest away from the pallino (small white ball) has to chug a drink for each extra inch. The game without drinking is great, but adding booze makes it even better. For maximum enjoyment, play with actual Italians. TRANG LE Chief Accountant [email protected] ADVERTISING BAO ROSS General Director [email protected] TRINH BUI Sales Executive [email protected] CHAU GIANG Area Manager Hanoi [email protected] DISTRIBUTION [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS [email protected] For a |
Yamadanishiki, Gohyakumangoku, Miyamanishiki and Omachi are the popular varieties of rice used for making what? | Sake - types of rice used in brewing japanese rice wine Click here to sign up Rice and Sake Prior to 1945 Rice has always been a staple part of the Japanese diet. Up until roughly 50 years ago, rice was in short supply, with production volumes unable to meet domestic demand. Thus, the rice available for sake brewing was understandably limited, and brewing itself was confined to the winter months, when lower temperatures and cleaner winter air provided the best conditions for brewing and storage (natural refrigeration helped keep sake fresh for consumption months after it was brewed). Such conditions made large-scale brewing unfeasible until recent times, and resulted in regional sake brands that closely matched the local climate, cuisine, and tastes of the local population. These fairly distinct regional styles can still be identified today. One exception, however, is a generic type of sake produced during the Edo period (1600-1868). During this period, the new Warrior Class (samurai) had wrested power from the nobility, and demand for sake increased dramatically amongst these warriors. Sake brewers (most notably in the Nada brewing region between Kobe and Osaka) began to produce sake with a refined flavor that appealed to these upper-class Edo consumers. Although Nada-type sake had no overwhelmingly strong characteristics, there was nothing to dislike about it, and its appeal was therefore widespread. Interestingly enough, its appeal is still strong today. Sakamai or Rice Variety There are nine basic types of rice used to make Japanese sake, and each type yields specific flavor profiles. Keep in mind that these nine types of rice are only part of the battle. How sake is brewed and the water used are the other parts of the story (see Ingredients ). Further, there is a massive range of styles and tremendous overlap across the board. THE INGREDIENTS Land & Weather 1. Yamada Nishiki Rice From Hyogo, Okayama and Fukuoka. The so-called King of Sake Rice. Fragrant, well-blended soft flavor. Representative Sake Brands: About any daiginjo in the country (slight exaggeration). Hard to give one good recommendation. Nadagiku, Tatsuriki, Okuharima (all Hyogo) and Ginban (Toyama) are good examples. 2. Omachi Rice From Okayama. Generally less fragrant, more defined flavor elements, more earthiness. The only pure strain of rice left in Japan (to my knowledge, so don' argue for this point should you choose to quote me). Representative Sake Brands: Bizen Sake no Hitosuji (Okayama). Most visible users of Omachi. Use it across a whole range of sake types. Lots of it good warmed. Some fermented in Bizen-yaki tanks. Also look for Yorokobi no Izumi form Okayama. 3. Miyama Nishiki Rice From Iwate, Akita, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Nagano. Slightly less dry sake, more rice-like flavor, more mouth feel, and quiet nose. Representative Sake Brands: Sharaku (Fukushima), Hamachidori (Iwate). Both sake have great mouth/tongue feel and presence. 4. Gohyakumangoku Rice From Niigata, Fukushima, Toyama, and Ishikawa. Smooth and clean and dry and slightly fragrant. Representative Sake Brands: Shimeharitsuru and Kubota, or just about anything from Niigata. 5. Oseto Rice From Kagawa. Rich and earthy, very distinctive. Representative Sake Brands: Ayakiku (Kagawa). They use only Oseto rice here, in all their sake. 6. Hatta Nishiki Rice From Hiroshima. Earthy undertones, usually in the background. Rich flavor, quite nose. Representative Sake Brands: Kamoizumi and Fukucho from Hiroshima. Two very different styles, the former being wilder and earthy and the latter being softer |
What popular condiment in which egg yolk is the chief emulsifier originates from it being called as the 'sauce of Mahon'? | The Food Timeline history notes--sauce 3. Flavor enhancer Sauce ingredients, compostion, and preparation methods vary according to culture, cuisine and time period. The history of modern French sauces begins with Francois La Varenne. The French concept of "Mother Sauces" is an 18th century invention. Classification ensued. Careme is credited for this. Recommended reading ---introduction traces the history of sauce through time; special emphasis on French sauces Sauces : Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making / James Peterson, 2nd edition (1998) --Chapter 1 features the history of sauces from ancient times to the 20th century (15 pages) A History of Cooks and Cooking, Michael Symons --Chapter 6: 'On the Physical and Political Consequences of Sauces' (10 pages) plus numerous references to sauce throughout this book. Also check the index for stock, stew & soup. Larousse Gastronomique, any recent edition ---Recipes & history notes The Sauce Bible: Guide to the Saucier's Craft, David Paul Larousse ---Recipes & notes Sauce has many defintions & uses, depending upon time & place. One of the oldest sauce-type references (albeit fuzzy) is Ancient Roman Garum/Liquamen . Classic French Mother sauces were created in the 17th century (La Varenne)& codified in the 18th/19th (Caremen/Escoffier). "In France, there have alway been sauces, which is to say that the Franks and the Gauls moistened their food with a flavored liquid. These early sauces, spiced and pungent, sweet and sour, do not, however, qualify as ancestors of what we know today as French sauces. Tather, they-- and the sauces served in France until the beginning of the modern period--were a continuation of Roman and Mediterranean practice. Garum, the basic Roman sauce, was made from fermented fish. Typical seasonings were cumin, cardamom, and coriander, as well as honey,perfuem and flower petals. The Crusades reopened commerce with the East and broadened the palette of exotic spices that French chefs injected into their sauces. The first French cookbook, the celebrated Viandier of Taillevent (whose real name was Guillaume Tirel), provides ample proof that the fourteenth century still dotes on Oriental tastes. A typical Taillevent sauce for roasts consisted of mustard, red wine, powdered cinnamon, and sugar. Elsewhere, ginger and saffron crop up frequently. On the other hand, we do detect the beginnings of what we sould call sauce in Taillevent's coulis, broths thickened with cream, butter, and egg yolks, which served as the basis of the soups so popular at the time. Roux was unknown as a thickening agent, and the most commmon liaison was bread or toast. The next three hundred years, at least on the evidence of the leading cookbooks that have survived, was a chaos of invention, but few of the extant sauce recipes look like their modern counterparts. For the first half of the fifteenth century, the best indications of the style and substance of the cuisine come from Francois Rabelais, who catalogues the edible 'sacrifices' made by the Gastrolators to their god, Manduco... They can be assumed to be an accurate rundown of what people ate in the early 1500s. Out of dozens upon dozens of items, only the following came with a sauce: pates with hot sauce...and lampreys with sauce d'Hippocras (a sort of early vermouth). Perhaps we should also include among the sauced dishes the pork chops in oignonnade (a puree of onions?), chicken with blanc-mange, mutton shoulder with capers, loin of veal 'mustardized'...with powdered ginger, and myriad salted fish. in any case, it is clear that the concept of serving food with sauce had not taken hold in Rabelais's time, nor was it usual to build a sauce on a base of stock or coulis...Real change, in the sauce repetory, does not crop up in cookbooks until the following century." ---The Saucier's Apprentice: A Modern Guide to Classic French Sauces for the Home, Raymond Sokolov [Alfred A. Knopf:New York] 1976 (p. 3-4) ---An A-Z of Food & Drink, John Ayto [Oxford University Press:Oxford] 2002 (p.138) "Garum... a fermented fish sauce familiar in |
What salad made from mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil is also the name of the town in Tuscany where Michelangelo was born? | Italian Cheeses » CellarTours Italian Cheeses Travel Overview of Cheese from Italy Cheeses from Italy have found their place in the hearts of foodies all over the world. There are hundreds of cheeses in Italy, made virtually everywhere – from the alpine meadows of the north, to the picturesque rolling hills of Tuscany to the romantic plains of Sicily . Parmigiano, Mozzarella and Provolone only scratch the surface of Italian dairy. Cured and soft, intensely fragrant and mild, ideal for shredding or perfect for spreading, made with cow, goat, sheep or buffalo milk, there are countless varieties of cheese in Italy, with each region offering its own specialties and spins on the classics. The “Slow Food” Movement runs a spectacular Bi-Annual Cheese fair in the Piemonte town of Bra, and this is really Cheese Mecca! Quality is of the utmost importance to Italian cheese producers and there are cheese “conzorzios”, quality control boards (similar to wine and olive oil) for each type. There are two quality classifications for Italian Cheese- DOP (Denominazione Di Origine Protetta, ie. Protected Designation of Origin), and IGT (Indicazione Geografica Protetta, ie Protected geographic Indication, same quality control also used for wine) so if you see these labels on the cheese it signifies the maximum in quality assurance. While it would be impossible to cover all of the Italy’s amazing cheeses, here is a look at some you are likely to encounter on your gourmet tour of Italy, along with other more classic gems. Campania, Calabria and Puglia - Southern Italy Burrata - a variant of Mozarella from Puglia , a gorgeous calorie bomb. The process is similar to mozzarella with the difference being additional cream is added. The result is a hedonistic, milky cheese, best when just-made. Burrata is served on its own or also in white pasta. Delicious. Caciocavallo - This Southern Italian cheese is shaped like a mini gourd, and comes plain or smoked. Made with cows’ milk, it is a hand shaped cheese (“Pasta Filata”) and can be eaten as soon as 3 months of ripening. Can be consumed while young (usually after 2 months), as well as when aged (up to 2 years). The Caciocavallo Silano DOP is made in all the southern provinces- Campania , Calabria, Molise, Basilicata and Puglia. Canestrato Pugliese - from Italy´s “heel” of Apulia (“Puglia” in Italian), this delicious cheese is made in the Foggia province. It is a flaky sheep’s cheese that has used the same production technique since it was mentioned in Homer´s Odyssey. The cheeses are aged on fennel stalks from 2 months to a year. Intense bouquet and a parmigiano-like texture, this cheese pairs well with a rich Puglian red from the Tormaresca estate. Mozzarella - Authentic Mozarella is made with water buffalo milk. When made with cow milk, the correct term is “Fiordilatte”. The process used is the classic “Pasta Filata”, of hand stretching and kneading after the curd is dipped into hot whey. When exported, Mozzarella is most often seen as a soft, fresh cheese formed into a ball shape and stored in water. However fresh mozzarella must be eaten within 24 hours and is one of the sublime pleasures on earth! You can taste fresh mozzarella in many high-end restaurants in Italy, particularly in Campania where real Mozzarella di Bufala is made. At the Vanullo dairy for example, taste just-made Buffalo milk yoghurts, ice creams, and moist mozzarella “braids” (called “treccia”)- an unforgettable experience! Delicious served with heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil (called an "insalata caprese", or “Capri Salad), it's also the world's favorite pizza topping. Sardinia and Sicilian, Italian Islands Fiore Sardo - “Sardinian Flower”, this sheep’s cheese (pecorino) is firm and with savory nuances of Mediterranean herbs. Aged from 1-6 months, this cheese is of the highest quality and is made using historic techniques. Pecorino - while Pecorino is made in many different regions of Italy (Pecorino Romano from Rome , Pecorino Toscano from Tuscany and Pecorino Siciliano from Sicily, Pecorino dei Monti Sibillini from Marche , |
Claret is the name used in England for red wine from what region of France that is also the capital of Aquitaine? | What Is the Origin of Claret Wine? | LEAFtv Home > Eat Well > Cocktails > What Is the Origin of Claret Wine? What Is the Origin of Claret Wine? By James Holloway If you’re a wine lover, you may have come across references to claret, a type of red wine. This term can be confusing; it almost never turns up in discussions of wine outside the U.K. In fact, “claret” is — usually — simply a British way of referring to red Bordeaux. The story of England’s lasting love of Bordeaux reds begins in the 12th century , when King Henry II of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine, heiress to a huge region of western France. By this marriage, Henry came to rule an area of France greater than that ruled by his rival, French King Louis VII — an area that included the Bordeaux region. As a result, Bordeaux began a profitable wine trade with England. One of the most popular Bordeaux wines was called clairet; this term is the origin of the word “claret.” Clairet was actually somewhat different from modern claret: It was a form of dark rose wine rather than a true red. However, the term stuck even after French victory in the Hundred Years’ War cut England off from its source of inexpensive Bordeaux wines. Over the centuries, the Bordeaux region has undergone many changes; wetland drainage in the 17th century led to increased wine production, and the growing worldwide reputation of Bordeaux wines resulted in a booming wine market as well as a drive to classify and standardize . 1855 saw the introduction of a system of classification that divided Bordeaux wines into different categories of quality and price. The classification was a massive marketing success, attracting new interest in Bordeaux wines, especially reds. However, Bordeaux was already popular once again in England. During the 18th century, Bordeaux exports had resumed, and the wine had taken its place as one of Britain’s favorites. Even as the rest of the world came to think of this wine simply as “Bordeaux,” the term “claret” remained common in Britain. Although the term is not as universal as it used to be, British wine writers still frequently refer to claret when discussing Bordeaux reds. Bordeaux winemakers have even begun using the term to refer to light, drinkable table reds. Because the term is not protected in the same way that “Bordeaux” is, wine buyers may even see the term on the labels of some American reds. You May Like |
During WWI when patriotic Americans participated in voluntary food rationing, if Mondays were Meatless, what were Wednesdays? | Cooking for your family and your allies | Pieces of History Cooking for your family and your allies Posted on May 4, 2011 by hilaryparkinson A cooking demonstration in Colorado. State and Local Food Administrators, Colorado, General Correspondence, 1917-1919, ARC # 1067513, National Archives at Denver. “What’s Cooking Wednesday” continues with this post from our colleagues at the National Archives at Denver. These Wednesday features celebrate our new exhibit “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” which opens on June 10 in Washington, DC, and looks at the role that the Federal Government has taken in food production, safety, advertising, and nutrition. It’s hard to image Rachel Ray or an Iron Chef looking so solemn during a cooking demonstration, but these ladies were showing an audience how to feed their family on the war front—and still have food for an unknown family on the war front. On the home front during World War I, a forced food rationing program never took place, but a volunteer food conservation system became commonplace. Civilians were advised to give up food commodities that were greatly needed for the war effort. Despite being the largest food producer in the world, the United States of America was ill equipped to shoulder such an overwhelming food and material distribution; vast amounts of food and supplies were required to feed the newly assembled overseas army, our allies, and demoralized European civilians. An abdundance of cooking fats, sugar, wheat, meat, and vegetables was necessary to meet the daily task of feeding so many. In the United States, volunteerism became widespread; citizens saw food conservation as patriotic, referring to it as “Hooverizing” after Herbert Hoover, the United States Food Administrator in 1917. Once organized, families and community groups engaged in “Meatless Mondays” or “Wheat-less Wednesdays” to aid in the war effort. By 1918, at state and county fairs across the nation, civic groups demonstrated the preparation of meals using food conservation-minded techniques. Presenters demonstrated to crowds how they could feed their families and still have some extra items to pass along to the war effort. In this photo, a member of the Woman’s Council of Defense offers a cooking demonstration at the La Plata County Fair, in Durango, Colorado, in 1918. Thank you to our colleagues from the National Archives at Denver, for writing this guest post and supplying the fascinating image from their holdings. |
The four main types of what luxury delicacy are Beluga, Sterlet, Ossetra, and Sevruga? | Sources for Caviar Sources for Caviar Show related SlideShares at end WordPress Shortcode Published on Jan 11, 2012 What is Caviar? It is the roe, or egg masses of the female sturgeon or paddlefish, which is considered a great delicacy. Eating caviar exemplifies the affluent lifestyle, because the normal working class cannot afford to purchase it. If you happen to be vegetarian, but also like to rub elbows with the elite, there is a caviar made just for you that is made from kelp. It is much less expensive, and very healthy, but no one has to know. ... |
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According to the book The History of Science and Technology, the origin of what snack can be traced to the shape of folded arms of children in prayer? | OLS Lab Week Jeopardy Jeopardy Template What is Big Chimney or Kearneysville? Name one of the two satellite lab locations for Office of Laboratory Services. 100 What is Apple? This computer company was named after a founder's memories of spending a summer in an Oregon orchard. 100 They're the tiny threadlike structures that carry the genes - you have 23 pairs 100 Who is Arnold Palmer? The beverage comprised of half lemonade and half iced tea is the signature drink of this famous golfer 100 In the tennis scoring system, the term loves denotes this score 200 This section in the Office of Laboratory Services tests for Bacillus anthracis 200 On the Google website this is the color of the "G" in Google. 200 What is photosynthesis? During this plant process carbon dioxide and water combine with light energy to create oxygen and glucose. 200 What are pretzels? According to the book "The History of Science and Technology," the origin of this snack can be traced to the shape of folded arms of children in prayer. 200 In the NFL, the Jets play their home games in this state. 300 Who is Dr. Andrea Labik? This person was the lab director for Office of Laboratory Services during 1999-2013. 300 The person pictured on the US currency ten dollar bill. 300 What is epidermis? Over most of the human body, this outermost layer of skin is about as thick as a sheet of paper. 300 What is Super Bowl Sunday? This is the second-largest day for US food consumption, after Thanksgiving Day? 300 What are bowling and baseball? A "perfect game" can occur in these two sports. 400 The lab originated in this West Virginia city. 400 The city and state where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. 400 On June 29, 2012, this weather event struck the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic States. 400 After rice, wheat, and corn, this food crop is the 4th largest in the world. 400 In golf, the city and state where the Masters Tournament is held 500 What is 1954? The year that the current building for the South Charleston location for Office of Laboratory Services opened. 500 It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved 500 The number of bones in an adult human body. 500 What is Potassium? Bananas are often eaten by athletes to avoid muscle cramping due to a high volume of this nutrient. |
The French Paradox is the observation that the French suffer a relatively low incidence of heart disease, despite having a diet rich in saturated fats. After a description of it aired on 60 Minutes in 1991, there was a significant spurt in the sale of what item? | http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2017/01/EPA_and_DHA_on_CHD.html http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2017/01/EPA_and_DHA_on_CHD.html.feed.rss.xml <![CDATA[At the heart of the matter: most comprehensive quantitative analysis of the effect of EPA and DHA on coronary heart disease]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2017 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/12/Oatbetaglucan1.html <![CDATA[Oat-beta-glucan, a natural way to maintain a healthy blood cholesterol]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/12/Goodnutrition2.html <![CDATA[Nutrition, health and economic status]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/vitaminDandbreastcancer.html http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/vitaminDandbreastcancer.html.feed.rss.xml <![CDATA[Higher levels of vitamin D associated with lower risk of breast cancer morbidity and mortality]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/resveratrol.html Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/vitaminDanddepression.html http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/vitaminDanddepression.html.feed.rss.xml <![CDATA[Will new research on the interplay between low vitamin D levels and negative psychotic symptoms affect the market for antidepressants?]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/micronutrient2016.html http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/micronutrient2016.html.feed.rss.xml <![CDATA[DSM enforces high-quality nutrition and trusted partnerships as key to achieving sustainable societal and economic progress]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/11/fruitflow.html <![CDATA[What do your platelets say about you?]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2016 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/10/a-world-hungry-for-nutrition.html <![CDATA[A world hungry for nutrition]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:00:00 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/10/What-is-new-in-nutrition-for-the-first-1000-days.html http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/10/What-is-new-in-nutrition-for-the-first-1000-days.html.feed.rss.xml <![CDATA[What is new in nutrition for the first 1000 days?: DSM Nutritional Products satellite symposium at the Power of Programming]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/09/an-pep-enzyme-degrades-gluten.html <![CDATA[New study finds AN-PEP enzyme can degrade 86% of gluten in the stomach]]> Tue, 4 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/09/unlocking_heart_health.html <![CDATA[Unlocking Heart Health with Fish Oil]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:00:00 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/09/vitamin_e_vietnam_roundtable.html <![CDATA[DSM hosts Vitamin E media roundtable discussion in Vietnam]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:00:00 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/08/vitamin_e_status.html <![CDATA[Only a Fifth of the Global Population Achieves Optimal Vitamin E Status]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:29:00 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en_US/talkingnutrition-dsm-com/2016/07/2_DHA_pregnancy_RCT.html <![CDATA[Two Studies Recommend DHA Supplementation During Pregnancy]]> Tue, 5 Jul 2016 17:29:48 +0200 http://www.dsm.com/campaigns/talkingnutrition/en |
In 1981, in a move that met with considerable controversy, the Agriculture Department in the US proposed classifying pickle relish and what other condiment as vegetables in order to save money on school lunch programs? | Thinking Thinking: Reasoning, Problem-Solving, Judgment, and Decision-Making Learning, perceiving, and remembering require more than forming associations between stimuli and responses, extracting information from environmental stimuli, and reproducing information stored in memory traces. Rather, the person is actively attempting to predict and control the environment by constructing mental representations of objects and events in the present world, and reconstructing episodes of past personal experience. Learning is a process of generating and testing hypotheses, in which the person tries to figure out what predicts what, and what controls what, in the environment. Perception is a constructive process, in which the person tries to figure out what is out there, where it is, what it is doing -- and, ultimately, what it means. Memory is a reconstructive process, by which the person tries to figure out what happened in the past, where, when, and to whom -- and, again, what it means. Thus, the basic functions of perceiving, learning, and remembering depend intimately on reasoning, inference, problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making -- in short, on thinking. The term "thinking" covers a variety of mental activities, from the daydreaming of a high-school student in study hall to the kind of problem-solving that brought the astronauts of Apollo 11 safely back to Earth. McKellar (1957) distinguished between two general kinds of thinking: Autistic thinking is the sort of thing we do when we are daydreaming. It's not to be confused with autism as a mental illness. Everyone engages in autistic thinking. Imaginative thinking involves the mental manipulation of symbolic representations that is aimed toward solving a particular problem or achieving a particular goal. Just as memory frees behavior from control by the immediately present stimulus environment, and thinking performs much the same kind of function. For Piaget, thinking allows us to create a model of the world in our minds; for Vygotsky, thinking allows us to restructure that model mentally to figure out ways that things could be different -- other than the way they are. Thinking takes a variety of forms, including reasoning, problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making. Often, thinking ends up in a choice to engage in one action or another. Thinking both acts on and creates mental representations of ourselves and the objects and events we encounter in the world around us. These mental representations can be based on perception of the current environment, or memories of the past, or our imagination. Bruner (1957) noted that representations come in three basic forms: Enactive representations are closely tied to motor activities. Iconic representations come in the form of visual and other mental images. Symbolic representations exist in the form of words, and can represent both concrete objects and events (such as tigers and running) and abstract ideas (such as freedom and justice). The doctrine of normative rationality serves as a backdrop for this discussion. According to this doctrine, human beings are rational creatures, and rational creatures think according to the rules of logic and make decisions according to a principle of rational choice.This is a classical philosopher's view of human thought, promoted from Aristotle to Descartes and beyond -- a sort of philosopher's prescription for how people should think. But psychology is an empirical science, not |
What is the term for the food preparation in which an ingredient, usually in a shallow dish, is topped with a browned crust? | Glossary of Cooking Terms To cook by dry heat, usually in the oven. BARBECUE: Usually used generally to refer to grilling done outdoors or over an open charcoal or wood fire. More specifically, barbecue refers to long, slow direct- heat cooking, including liberal basting with a barbecue sauce. BASTE: To moisten foods during cooking with pan drippings or special sauce to add flavor and prevent drying. BATTER: A mixture containing flour and liquid, thin enough to pour. BEAT: To mix rapidly in order to make a mixture smooth and light by incorporating as much air as possible. BLANCH: To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly. BLEND: To incorporate two or more ingredients thoroughly. BOIL: To heat a liquid until bubbles break continually on the surface. BROIL: To cook on a grill under strong, direct heat. CARAMELIZE: To heat sugar in order to turn it brown and give it a special taste. CHOP: To cut solids into pieces with a sharp knife or other chopping device. CLARIFY: To separate and remove solids from a liquid, thus making it clear. CREAM: To soften a fat, especially butter, by beating it at room temperature. Butter and sugar are often creamed together, making a smooth, soft paste. CURE: To preserve meats by drying and salting and/or smoking. DEGLAZE: To dissolve the thin glaze of juices and brown bits on the surface of a pan in which food has been fried, sauteed or roasted. To do this, add liquid and stir and scrape over high heat, thereby adding flavor to the liquid for use as a sauce. DEGREASE: To remove fat from the surface of stews, soups, or stock. Usually cooled in the refrigerator so that fat hardens and is easily removed. DICE: To cut food in small cubes of uniform size and shape. DISSOLVE: To cause a dry substance to pass into solution in a liquid. DREDGE: To sprinkle or coat with flour or other fine substance. DRIZZLE: To sprinkle drops of liquid lightly over food in a casual manner. DUST: To sprinkle food with dry ingredients. Use a strainer or a jar with a perforated cover, or try the good, old-fashioned way of shaking things together in a paper bag. FILLET: As a verb, to remove the bones from meat or fish. A fillet (or filet) is the piece of flesh after it has been boned. FLAKE: To break lightly into small pieces. FLAMBE': To flame foods by dousing in some form of potable alcohol and setting alight. FOLD: To incorporate a delicate substance, such as whipped cream or beaten egg whites, into another substance without releasing air bubbles. Cut down through mixture with spoon, whisk, or fork; go across bottom of bowl, up and over, close to surface. The process is repeated, while slowing rotating the bowl, until the ingredients are thoroughly blended. FRICASSEE: To cook by braising; usually applied to fowl or rabbit. FRY: To cook in hot fat. To cook in a fat is called pan-frying or sauteing; to cook in a one-to-two inch layer of hot fat is called shallow-fat frying; to cook in a deep layer of hot fat is called deep-fat frying. GARNISH: To decorate a dish both to enhance its appearance and to provide a flavorful foil. Parsley, lemon slices, raw vegetables, chopped chives, and other herbs are all forms of garnishes. GLAZE: To cook with a thin sugar syrup cooked to crack stage; mixture may be thickened slightly. Also, to cover with a thin, glossy icing. GRATE: To rub on a grater that separates the food in various sizes of bits or shreds. GRATIN: From the French word for "crust." Term used to describe any oven-baked dish--usually cooked in a shallow oval gratin dish--on which a golden brown crust of bread crumbs, cheese or creamy sauce is form. GRILL: To cook on a grill over intense heat. GRIND: To process solids by hand or mechanically to reduce them to tiny particles. JULIENNE: To cut vegetables, fruits, or cheeses |
What vegetable that is also called a Swedish turnip is avoided by many older Germans as they consider it 'famine food'? | Taboo food and drink | Religion-wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Taboo food and drink Share Swine are considered non-kosher (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam . Taboo food and drink are food and beverages which people abstain from consuming for religious or cultural reasons. Food taboos can be defined as a codified set of rules about which foods or combinations of foods may not be eaten and how animals are to be slaughtered. The origin of these prohibitions and commandments is varied. In some cases, these taboos are a result of health considerations or other practical reasons. [1] In others, they are a result of human symbolic systems. [2] Some foods may be prohibited during certain festivals (e.g. Lent ), at certain times of life (e.g. pregnancy), or to certain classes of people (e.g. priests ), although the food is in general permissible. Contents [ show ] Causes Various religions forbid the consumption of certain types of food. For example, Judaism prescribes a strict set of rules, called Kashrut , regarding what may and may not be eaten. Islam has similar laws, dividing foods into haram (forbidden) and halal (permitted). Jains often follow religious directives to observe vegetarianism . Hinduism has no specific proscriptions against eating meat, but Hindus who apply the concept of "ahimsa" (non-violence) to their diet practice forms of vegetarianism. Aside from overt rules, there are cultural taboos against the consumption of some animals. One cause is the classification of a food as famine food – the association of a food with famine, and hence association of the food with hardship. Within a given society, some meats will be considered taboo simply because they are outside the range of the generally accepted definition of a foodstuff, not necessarily because the meat is considered repulsive in flavor, aroma, texture or appearance. For example, even though there is no law against eating dog meat in the United States and Europe, it is widely considered unacceptable. (Dog meat is eaten, in certain circumstances, in Korea, Vietnam, and China , although it is nowhere a common dish.) Similarly, horse meat is rarely eaten in the English -speaking world, although it is part of the national cuisine of countries as widespread as Kazakhstan , Japan and France. Sometimes food taboos enter national or local law, as with the ban on cattle abattoirs in most of India , and horse slaughter in the United States. Even after resumption to Chinese rule, Hong Kong has not lifted its ban on supplying meat from dogs and cats, imposed in colonial times. Environmentalism , ethical consumerism and other activist movements are giving rise to new taboos and eating guidelines. A fairly recent addition to cultural food taboos is that of eating the meat or eggs of endangered species or animals that are otherwise protected by law or international treaty. Examples of such protected species include some species of whales, sea turtles, and migratory birds. Similarly, sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification consider certain seafood taboo due to unsustainable fishing. Organic certification prohibits most synthetic chemical inputs during food production, or genetically modified organisms, irradiation, and the use of sewage sludge. The Fair Trade movement and certification discourage the consumption of food and other goods produced in exploitative working conditions. Other progressive movements generating taboos include Local Food and the 100-Mile Diet, both of which encourage abstinence from non-locally produced food, and veganism, in which adherents endeavour not to use or consume animal products of any kind. Taboo food Amphibians and reptiles Judaism and Islam strictly forbid the consumption of amphibians such as frogs and reptiles such as crocodiles and snakes . In other cultures, foods such as frog legs and alligator are treasured as delicacies, and the animals are raised commercially. Bats In Islam "birds of prey" are haram. In Judaism , most of the laws of Kashrut pertain to animals. The Torah explicitly state |
Because they spoil at high temperatures, what were once assumed to be safe for eating only in the months with the letter 'r' in their English/French names? | oyster : 占쏙옙占싱뱄옙 占쏙옙慣占� Main article: Pearl oyster Almost all shell-bearing mollusks can secrete pearls, yet most are not very valuable. Pearl oysters are not closely related to true oysters, being members of a distinct family, the feathered oysters ( Pteriidae ). Both cultured pearls and natural pearls can be obtained from pearl oysters, though other molluscs, such as the freshwater mussels , also yield pearls of commercial value. The largest pearl-bearing oyster is the marine Pinctada maxima, which is roughly the size of a dinner plate. Not all individual oysters produce pearls naturally. In fact, in a harvest of three tons of oysters, only three to four oysters produce perfect pearls.[ citation needed ] In nature, pearl oysters produce natural pearls by covering a minute invading parasite with nacre , not by ingesting a grain of sand. [4] Over the years, the irritating object is covered with enough layers of nacre to become a pearl. There are many different types, colours and shapes of pearl; these qualities depend on the natural pigment of the nacre, and the shape of the original irritant. Pearl farmers can culture a pearl by placing a nucleus, usually a piece of polished mussel shell, inside the oyster. In three to six years, the oyster can produce a perfect pearl. These pearls are not as valuable as natural pearls, but look exactly the same. In fact, since the beginning of the 20th century, when several researchers discovered how to produce artificial pearls, the cultured pearl market has far outgrown the natural pearl market. [ edit ] Other types of oyster A number of bivalve molluscs (other than edible oysters and pearl oysters) also have common names that include the word "oyster", usually because they either taste or look like oysters, or because they yield noticeable pearls. Examples include: [ edit ] Anatomy Oysters are filter feeders , drawing water in over their gills through the beating of cilia . Suspended plankton and particles are trapped in the mucus of a gill, and from there are transported to the mouth, where they are eaten, digested and expelled as feces or pseudofaeces . Oysters feed most actively at temperatures above 10 占쏙옙C (50 占쏙옙F). An oyster can filter up to 5 litres (1.3 US gal) of water per hour. Chesapeake Bay 's once flourishing oyster population historically filtered excess nutrients from the estuary's entire water volume every three to four days. Today that would take nearly a year. [5] Excess sediment, nutrients, and algae can result in the eutrophication of a body of water. Oyster filtration can mitigate these pollutants. In addition to their gills, oysters can also exchange gases across their mantle, which is lined with many small, thin-walled blood vessels . A small, three-chambered heart , lying under the adductor muscle , pumps colorless blood to all parts of the body. At the same time, two kidneys , located on the underside of the muscle, remove waste products from the blood. While some oysters have two sexes (European Oyster & Olympia Oyster), their reproductive organs contain both eggs and sperm. Because of this, it is technically possible for an oyster to fertilize its own egg. The gonads surround the digestive organs, and are made up of sex cells, branching tubules and connective tissue. Once the female is fertilized, they discharge millions of eggs into the water. The larvae develop in about six hours and swim around for about two to three weeks. After that, they settle on a bed and mature within a year. [29] [ edit ] Habitat and behaviour Oyster reef at about mid-tide off fishing pier at Hunting Island State Park , South Carolina A group of oysters is commonly called a bed or oyster reef. The largest oyster-producing body of water in the United States is located in Chesapeake Bay , although these beds have decreased in number due to overfishing and pollution. Another large area in the U.S. includes the bays and estuaries along the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico from Apalachicola, Florida on the East to Galveston, Texas on the West. Large beds of edible oysters are also found i |
What is the better known 'national' name of the confection called lokum that is a gel of starch and sugar with nuts usually mixed in? | 2nd Bilal Kirmaci Abstract An old Turkish aphorism tells one to “eat sweetly and speak sweetly”. Sweets have always been an important component of the Turkish cuisine. The origin of Turkish delight (lokum) dates back to the time of the Ottoman. The beginning of the production of lokum is estimated to be in the 14th and 15th centuries, and its production had reached today’s form in the 19th century. In the earlier production of lokum, honey and pekmez were used as sweeteners instead of sugar, and flour was used to hold water and give texture instead of starch. From the end of the 18th century, sugar was being used. Afterwards when floor was replaced by starch, lokum became famous. Lokum is produced by mixing sugar, corn starch and water in certain fractions, and by adding fruits or nuts to the mixture. This mixture is heated for a certain time at a certain temperature in an open vessel or steam jacketed tank with an agitator. Heating time is changed from 1 to 2h according to the vessel’s type. Hot lokum fluid is dripped onto a wooden table or steel tray, which has some starch on it, with lower edges, and after sprinkling some starch lokum is cut into small pieces. Powdered sugar is added on these lokum pieces and they are stored and sold. In the 19th century, lokum was brought to England by a English tourist, then it was called “Turkish delight” in Europe, “Lokoum” in France and Balkans, and lokumania in Greece and in Cyprus, and then lokoum took their place in the international candy literature. Discover the world's research Sugar abstract An old Turkish aphorism tells one to ‘‘eat sweetly and speak sweetly”. Sweets have always been an impor- tant component of the Turkish cuisine. The origin of Turkish delight (lokum) dates back to the time of the Ottoman. The beginning of the production of lokum is estimated to be in the 14th and 15th centuries, and its production had reached today’s form in the 19th century. In the earlier production of lokum, honey and pekmez were used as sweeteners instead of sugar, and flour was used to hold water and give texture instead of starch. From the end of the 18th century, sugar was being used. Afterwards when floor was replaced by starch, lokum became famous. Lokum is produced by mixing sugar, corn starch and water in certain fractions, and by adding fruits or nuts to the mixture. This mixture is heated for a certain time at a certain temperature in an open vessel or steam jacketed tank with an agitator. Heating time is chan- ged from 1 to 2 h according to the vessel’s type. Hot lokum fluid is dripped onto a wooden table or steel tray, which has some starch on it, with lower edges, and after sprinkling some starch lokum is cut into small pieces. Powdered sugar is added on these lokum pieces and they are stored and sold. In the 19th century, lokum was brought to England by a English tourist, then it was called ‘‘Turkish delight” in Eur- ope, ‘‘Lokoum” in France and Balkans, and lokumania in Greece and in Cyprus, and then lokoum took their place in the international candy literature. Ó2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Contents 2. Raw materials used in lokum production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................. 2 2.1. Sugar . . . ........................................................................................................ 2 2.3. Importance of acid . . .............................................................................................. 3 2.4. Water . . . ........................................................................................................ 3 2.5. Color, odor and other additives . . . ................................................................................... 4 3. Lokum production process. . . . . . . . . . . ..................................................................................... 4 3.1. Preparing sugar syrup and starch milk . . .............................................................................. 4 3.2. Cooking . ................................................... |
According to The Wall Street Journal, in March 2011 which drink overtook Pepsi to become the No. 2 carbonated soft drink in the US, perhaps reflecting weight consciousness? | Dye Diet | Eat food, not food additives By Pat Hagan , August 6, 2013 Eating raw garlic just twice a week can almost halve the risk of lung cancer, new research shows. A study carried out in China found adults regularly consuming raw garlic as part of their diet were 44 per cent less likely to suffer the disease. Even when researchers allowed for whether people smoked – the biggest single cause of lung cancer – they found garlic still seemed to reduce the dangers by around 30 per cent. Around 40,000 people a year are diagnosed with lung cancer in England and Wales alone. Smoking is thought to cause at least 80 per cent of cases and fewer than one in ten sufferers are still alive five years after their diagnosis. Previous studies have suggested garlic can protect the lungs against various conditions, as well as ward off other malignancies such as bowel cancer. – Mail Online Failure to Protect Children and Families From Hazardous Pesticide Drift July 24, 2013 San Francisco, CA – Today, a coalition of farmworker, public health, and conservation advocates filed a challenge in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect children from unsafe exposures to toxic pesticides. The suit seeks an answer to a petition that the advocates filed with the agency in 2009 , urging EPA to set safety standards protecting children who grow up near farms from the harmful effects of pesticide drift. “It is not acceptable that our own government has so little regard for the health of our children,” said Janette Brimmer, an Earthjustice attorney representing the coalition “The government hasn’t even bothered to prepare a response to our requests.” “As a mother, I’m appalled the EPA is failing to protect our children from dangerous pesticides,” said Bonnie Wirtz, a Minnesota mother who endured negative health effects when the pesticide chlorpyrifos drifted into her home as it was sprayed on a nearby alfalfa field. Chlorpyrifos has been implicated in long-term health problems, including learning disabilities and other nervous system harms. – EARTHJUSTICE Were 98 million Americans injected with vaccines containing cancer virus? By Lance Johnson; July 30, 2013 The Centers for Disease Control recently published valuable information about polio vaccines on their site, but afterwards retracted the information. Why has that information been taken down? Regardless, a Google snapshot of this information as it appeared on July 11, 2013 is cached here: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com The saved CDC information comes right out and admits that more than 98 million Americans during a span of eight years were injected with a cancer-causing polyomavirus called SV40. This fact alone should serve as a testament to anyone: always question medical professionals who say that you or your child needs a certain vaccine or prescription. So much “medicine” today is actually poison. Professionals are often duped into believing in the safety of a vaccine or prescription, when all along it may be laced with cancer-causing, health ravaging virus, heavy metals, fungus, formaldehyde, or neurotoxins. NaturalNews The Health Risks of Genetically Modified Corn By Caitlin Shetterly, July 24, 2013 With symptoms including headaches, nausea, rashes, and fatigue, Caitlin Shetterly visited doctor after doctor searching for a cure for what ailed her. What she found, after years of misery and bafflement, was as unlikely as it was utterly common… During that time, when I wasn’t working as a writer and theater director or being a wife and mother, I visited doctors and had tests. I told few friends or members of my extended family how ill I was, because I didn’t have any way to explain what was wrong. I had no diagnosis, just a collection of weird symptoms: tight, achy pain that radiated through my body and caused me to hobble around (my ankles, I’d joke to my husband, Dan, felt like they’d been “Kathy Batesed,” à la the movie Misery); burning rashes that splashed across my cheeks and around my mouth like pizza sauce; exhaustion; he |
Which hazelnut liqueur comes in a bottle with a knotted white cord around its waist that is meant to mimic the religious garments of a friar? | Frangelico 750ml : Buy Wine, Beer & Spirits Online, Luekensliquors.com Frangelico 750ml Description Frangelico is a hazelnut and herb-flavored liqueur (coloured with caramel coloring) which is produced in Canale, Italy. It is 24% alcohol by volume, 48 proof. It was released in the 1980s, gaining attention largely because of its unusual packaging: its bottle was designed to look like a friar, complete with a real knotted white cord around the waist. Frangelico can be used to make many different cocktails, such as the Hazelnut Martini, the Frangelico Colada, and Frangelico and Cranberry Juice. It can also combined with vodka to make the Chocolate Cake shot. For a quick and easy drink, it can be served on ice, with soda water, or with coffee. The origins of Frangelico date back more than 300 years to the existence of early Christian monks living in the hills of Northern Italy. According to Barbero, the manufacturer in Italy, the name of the liqueur is based on a legend of a hermit named Fra. Angelico who "created unique recipes for liqueurs." However, the bottle itself most closely resembles the habit of a Franciscan friar, while the liqueur's likely namesake, the famous painter Fra Angelico (d.1455), was a Dominican, whose robe would have been white and without the cincture. Frangelico is made in a similar manner to some other nut liqueurs: nuts are crumbled up and combined with cocoa, vanilla berries, and other natural flavors, and then left to soak in the base spirit. After the spirit has absorbed the flavor of the ingredients, the liqueur is filtered, sweetened, and bottled. Customers who bought this product also purchased... ‹ › |
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Two Belgian Malinois dogs called Hurricane and Jordan were in the news in 2014 for tackling an intruder at what location? | Dog News, November 14, 2014 by DN Dog News - issuu issuu Dog News The Digest Volume 30, Issue 46 Of American Dogs $5.00 * *The Dog News Top Ten List - All Breed Dog News Contents • November 14, 2014 10 Editorial 14 The Way It Is: Judging Proposal By Sari Brewster Tietjen 18 Inside The Sport: Let’s Get It Right This Time! By Pat Trotter 22 Question Of The Week By Matthew H. Stander 108 handlers directory 110 subscription rates 112 classified advertising 114 advertising rates 26 The Lighter Side of Judging: Friends, You Gotta Have Friends! Part 1 By Michael H. Faulkner 30 Babbling: Time To Introduce Some Finnish Sisu? By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions Asked of Vicki Seiler 42 Maud Earl’s Canine Treasure By Nick Waters 44 A Different Perspective: Complaints & Compliments Based On Ignorance By Linda More 46 Showdown In The Heartland: Doberman Pinscher National Convention By Janet Van Wormer with Adrian Woodfork 56 You And Your Vet By Merry Fitzgerald, DVM 58 The Pekingese Club of America National Specialty Weekend By Susan Shephard 60 The Judge Speaks: A Judge’s Response To The New Board Proposal By Charles Olvis 64 Off The Leash: Heroic Dogs Get Their Due By Shaun Coen 70 Discover Dogs, The NAIA Meeting, Collating The Survey And More By Matthew H. Stander 74 Seven Days Of Fabulous Fun: The Great Dane Club Of America’s National Specialty By Margaret A. Ontl 90 Beagles ‘Hound’ The Badger State: Beagle National Specialty in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin By Julie Lux 92 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 96 Click: Discover Dogs By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 100 Click: The Way We Were By Leslie Simis 102 Letters To The Editor DOG NEWS (ISSN 0886-2133) is published weekly except the last two weeks in December by Harris Publications, 1115 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10010. Periodical Postage paid at New York. 4 Dog News POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DOG NEWS, 1115 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10010 All advertisements are copyrighted and owned by DOG NEWS, Harris Publications, unless received camera-ready. Permission to reprint must be requested in writing. oby Wins All Over The Country!!! Judge Mrs. Delores Burkholder Judge Mr. Bradley Jenkins Judge Mr. John Davidson Winner Of 10 All Breed Best In Shows And Over 65 Group Firsts One Of The All Time Winning Cresteds Unparalleled…… Multiple Best In Show Winner & Multiple Specialty Winner Platinum GCh. Dejavu I Want’A Talk About Me Owners Roy & Jo-Ann Kusumoto Bred By K. Matlock, A. Freeman & S. Jacobsen Handled Exclusively By Daryl Martin *CC System Dog News Cover Story - NOVEMBER 7, 2014 PUBLISHER EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS CREATIVE DIRECTOR SEAN KEVIN GAFFNEY ADVERTISING MANAGERS SHAUN COEN Y. CHRISTOPHER KING ACCOUNTING STEPHANIE BONILLA SALES REPS Leslie Simis [email protected] GENERAL TELEPHONE 212 807.7100 x588 FAX NUMBER: 212 675.5994 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] www.dognews.com facebook.com/dognewsmagazine twitter: @dognewsmagazine SUBSCRIPTIONS Ian Miller 212 462.9624 Contributing Editors Sharon Anderson • Andrew Brace Agnes Buchwald • Patricia Gail Burnham Shaun Coen • Carlotta Cooper Geoff Corish • Michael Faulkner Merry Fitzgerald, DVM • Denise Flaim Geir Flyckt - Pedersen • Allison Foley Yossi Guy • Ronnie Irving • Roz Kramer John Mandeville • Sidney Marx Linda More • Demond J. Murphy M. J. Nelson • Sharon Pflaumer John Shoemaker • Kim Silva Matthew H. Stander Sari Brewster Tietjen • Patricia Trotter Connie Vanacore • Carla Viggiano Nick Waters • Seymour Weiss Minta (Mike) Williquette Dog News Photographers Chet Jezierski • Perry Phillips Kitten Rodwell • Leslie Simis DOG NEWS is sent to all AKC approved Conformation Judges with more than one breed every week and have adjudicated at a licensed AKC show within the past three years on a complimentary basis. No part of this publication can be reproduced in any form without written permission from the editor. The opinions expressed by this publication do not necessarily express the opinions of the publisher. The editor reserves the right to edit all copy submitted. 6 Dog News Dog News 7 TEAM |
In early 2014, Prof. Maryam Mirzakhani achieved a unique and highly meritorious distinction. What subject does she teach at Stanford University? | COE in the News | FSU EdNews COE in the News FSU Program Inducted Into Florida Division Of Blind Services Awards Program During a recent ceremony celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Florida Division of Blind Services, Director Robert Doyle inducted the FSU College of Education’s Visual Disabilities program into its “Successful 75.” “As the only Visual Disabilities program in the Southeast, FSU offers one of the most respected and longest standing programs with an elite nationally recognized faculty, who have blindness experience in all majors,” he said. “The overall mission and curriculum instruction of the Visual Disabilities program is to prepare highly qualified individuals, again who have a personal and professional commitment to advancing the lives of individuals who are blind and impaired.” Nan McMillan is the President of the Student chapter of the Florida Association of Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She’s also a student of FSU’s Visual Disabilities program. “In our program, our professor prepare students to work with all types of people who have visual impairments as teachers and as orientation mobility specialist,” she said. “There is a critical shortage for these professionals not just in Florida, but all across our nation.” Meanwhile, Lighthouse of the Big Bend and Tallahassee Community College were also inducted into the Division of Blind Services’ “Successful 75” awards program—recognizing individuals, organizations, and businesses for their continued contributions to the blind and visually impaired community. via Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Postsecondary Success Notes on September 15, 2016 Developmental Education Impact A recent report from the Center for Postsecondary Success found that Florida’s developmental education reform is having both positive and negative effects on student outcomes. The report assesses the effects of Florida’s 2013 law, which allows some high school graduates to avoid college placement exams and opt out of remedial education courses. __________________________________________________________________ Tallahassee woman’s Lincoln Memorial performance goes viral Star Swain It’s not exactly Marian Anderson singing in front of the Lincoln Memorial. But Star Swain‘s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the national landmark was the sort of life-changing performance few who’ve heard it will soon forget. Swain, a former Florida A&M Marching 100 trombonist and vocalist, has been thrust into the digital national spotlight after an impromptu a cappella rendition of the National Anthem has gone viral, being viewed by millions on Facebook and other social media. Swain, 34, said she and her family were in Washington, D.C., on vacation two weeks ago with Marcus Henderson, minister of music at her church, and his family, along with Godby High assistant principal Benny Bolden and his family. They were inside the Lincoln Memorial, when Henderson started talking about the superior acoustics inside the landmark. “I said, ‘I could break out and start singing the Star Spangled Banner,’“ Swain recalled Monday. That was enough to get Henderson and Bolden to start urging her on. At first, Swain said she was too nervous. When she started singing in front of other tourists, she didn’t realize Henderson had started videotaping. Unlike Anderson’s historic 1939 concert performance, Swain’s was apolitical and impromptu. “I was in that moment. I just closed my eyes and started singing,” she said, her voice still giddy with excitement. “Marcus was videotaping the whole time.” She couldn’t believe the response of the tourists who heard her sing. “People just started saying ‘that was awesome, thank you,’“ she said. “One lady had tears in her eyes. I was kind of glad it was over. It was like a sigh of relief.” That was only the beginning. Later that day, the video was posted on YouTube. A few people saw it, but nothing spectacular. It wasn’t until the following Monday that the world began to take notice. “Someone put it up on their Facebook page and the rest is hist |
Since doctors are meant to 'cure-all', the first line of the Hippocratic oath appropriately mentions what other goddess along with Apollo, Aesculapius, and Hygeia? | TLW's New Age Historyscope TLW's New Age Historyscope By T.L. Winslow (TLW), the Historyscoper� © Copyright by T.L. Winslow. All Rights Reserved. Original Pub. Date: Jan. 31, 2013. Last Update: Apr. 3, 2014. Alternate urls for this page: http://tinyurl.com/newagehistory What Is A Historyscope? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) Westerners are not only known as history ignoramuses, but double dumbass history ignoramuses when it comes to New Age Movement history. Since I'm the one-and-only Historyscoper (tm), let me quickly bring you up to speed before you dive into my Master Historyscope. The New Age Movement has been gaining lots of steam in the West since the 1960s, spreading the concepts of New Thought , incl. that God or Infinite Intelligence is everywhere, we're really immortal spirit beings, sickness is all in the mind, miracles can be made to happen, etc., white hair helps sell books. The Law of Attraction ("like attracts like") is usually prominently featured. Despite their attraction, New Agers are anything but monolithic, and may be into Astrology , Auras , Black and White Magic , Chakras , Chi Energy , Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) , Crystals , Druidism , Eastern Mysticism , Esotericism , Extraterrestrials and UFOs , Firewalking , Gaia , Gnosticism , Hare Krishna , Hermeticism , Hinduism , the Human Potential Movement , Idealism , Mind Science , Native American Spirituality , Near-Death Experiences , Nirvana , Parapsychology , Psychics , Reincarnation , Shamanism , Spiritism , Tai Chi , Taoism , Tarot , Theosophy , Trance-Channeling (Mediumship) , Transcendental Meditation , Transpersonal Psychology , UFO Religions , Wicca (Witchcraft) , Wisdom Tradition , Yin-Yang , Yoga , and Zen Buddhism . The movement takes its name from the 1804-10 poem Milton by English Romantic poet-artist William Blake (1757-1827) : "... when the New Age is at leisure to pronounce, all will be set right." Blake is also known for the poem Auguries of Innocence , which starts: "To see a world in a grain of sand,/ And a heaven in a wild flower,/ Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,/ And eternity in an hour." and ends: "God appears, and God is light,/ "To those poor souls who dwell in night;/ "But does a human form display/ "To those who dwell in realms of day." The movement often denies the existence of reality and time, but at the same time seems to be grounded on belief in the arrival or coming of the Age of Aquarius . The astronomical signs are Aries, followed by Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces (A tall girl can leap very long since she carries a pussycat :) The astrological ages are each 2,150 years long (the Earth's 25,800-year gyroscopic precession period divided by 12), and proceed backwards, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, etc. Too bad, the exact year when the Age of Aquarius begins is disputed, with some of course claiming a date in the 1960s, esp. after the 1967 debut of the rock musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical , with its opening song Aquarius ("When the Moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then Peace will guide the Planets, and Love will steer the Stars. This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius... Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding; no more falsehoods or derision - golden living, dreams of visions, mystic crystal revelation, and the mind's true liberation. Aquarius..."); most place the Great Attunement sometime in the 20th cent., some on Dec. 12, 2012, making 2013 the Year of Prosperity . Duh, the next age will be the Age of Capricorn, meaning people will start butting heads? TLW is a Capricorn :) Too bad, some astrologers think that the Age of Aquarius is actually the Age of Capricorn because the Moon's gravitational pull on the Earth has caused a 1 mo. shift in the Zodiac. Cutting to the chase, according to English writer Nevill Drury (1947-) , the "four key pr |
Travis Tygart was chiefly instrumental in leading the expose of whom, now a fallen hero, in 2012? | The 50 Most Influential People In Running - By Runner's World Winner of six Olympic golds; owns 100- and 200-meter world records influence: The “world’s fastest man” is not just the most recognizable runner on the planet, but one of the most iconic athletes in any sport. Bolt has pushed the limits of human speed while transcending the doping skepticism that plagues his sport. What has made Bolt such a crossover sensation—he’s the only runner on the 2015 Forbes 100 highest paid athletes list, reeling in $21 million last year—is his larger-than-life personality signified by his trademark “To Di World” pose. Well, that plus his genius marketing awareness: lucrative deals with Puma, Soul Electronics, and others ensure that even when he slows down on the track, the Bolt brand will live on. keith larby/demotox/corbis 2012 Olympic 5K and 10K gold medalist; winner of five worlds golds and one silver influence: He’s already an all-time great on the track and has plenty of competition left in him. Farah, who has recently been dragged into the doping scandal encircling his Nike Oregon Project coach, Alberto Salazar, has brought charisma to a sport that is often lacking in it—he’s gone after the 100-meter sack race world record, and has a signature move, the “Mobot,” that is somehow both derivative of Usain Bolt’s more famous pose and still utterly endearing. Put simply: The running world loves Mo Farah, and he loves it back. He’s inherited the space once filled by Haile Gebrselassie, and like that Ethiopian legend who set the marathon world record after a stellar track career, Farah’s foray into road racing has fans worldwide holding their breath. chris hinkle Olympic bronze medalist; U.S. 10K record holder; second-fastest American woman marathoner influence: Flanagan has won the hearts of running fans not for her race accomplishments—which are numerous—but for her unbridled, never-say-die spirit. Her gutsy effort in her hometown Boston Marathon the year after the bombings, when she led for 19 miles and set a PR but ultimately finished seventh, was a fitting counterpart to Meb Keflezighi’s stunning win in the men’s race. She’s drawn from that inner fire to be very vocal about doping in the sport, too. Pair that zeal with the backing of superbrand Nike and a strong social media presence, and it’s not too much of a stretch to say that, even after fading to ninth in Boston this year, Flanagan is the face of elite distance running in America right now. Aaron Wojack Two-time U.S. 5K champion; cofounder of Picky Bars; writer influence: Few elite runners have managed the awkward late stages of their pro career more effectively than Fleshman, who has a sponsorship with upstart women’s apparel brand Oiselle, her own energy bar company, a strong social media presence (it won her a 2015 Shorty Award—think “Oscars for social media”), and no problem poking the bears of the running world, particularly USA Track & Field. Fleshman, who also has written a Runner’s World column, is everywhere, even when not running. “She has reached a visibility that extends far beyond her achievements as a runner,” says writer David Epstein. “Her style,” adds journalist Dick Patrick, “is personal and revealing, drawing fans, especially women, to the sport.” peter yang Obstacle course racing superstar influence: “You cannot have a conversation about OCR [obstacle course racing] that doesn’t start and end with Amelia,” says Matt Davis, cofounder of Obstacle Racing Media. OCR is the acronym that Tough Mudders/Spartan Racers/Warrior Dashers and the like use to describe the still-evolving space of endurance sport that they occupy. Boone, a corporate lawyer, has emerged as a bona fide OCR superstar, winning the 2013 Spartan Race World Championship as well as the 2012 and 2014 World’s Toughest Mudder titles. She has succeeded at everything from sprint-style obstacle races to 24-hour slogs, exploits that have earned her a deal with Spartan Race title sponsor Reebok. All this from a person who discovered OCR by accident, and isn’t fully comfortable describing herself as a p |
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