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Raymond Benson
Altman's 1974 crime drama, Thieves Like
Us, when viewed today, seems to
be a cross between Bonnie and Clyde (which
preceded Thieves) and O Brother, Where Art
Thou? (which appeared twenty-six years later). It's the Depression-era
story, based on the novel by Edward Anderson, of a trio of escaped convicts who
go on a bank-robbing spree. But it's also a love story between one of the
thieves, Bowie (played by a young Keith Carradine), and a country girl, Keechie
(portrayed by a young Shelley Duvall), and this is the aspect of Altman's film
that truly shines. The novel was also the source inspiration for Nicholas Ray's
1949 film noir, They Live By Night,
starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell. As much as I like 1940s and 50s
film noir, for my money, Altman's is the better version.
who had a decidedly hit-and-miss career over six decades, was on a roll in the
early seventies. Thieves Like Us is
indeed one of his hits—from a critical standpoint—although it didn't
necessarily do bang-up box office. Filmed on location in Mississippi, Altman
and his production team managed to find authentic 1930s settings, lending a
you-are-there feel to the period piece. More importantly, Altman chose not to
use a traditional musical score but instead relied on vintage radio programs to
fill out the ambiance. That part was a stroke of genius.
director also often utilized a stock company of actors, many of whom appeared
in multiple pictures. In this case, besides Carradine and Duvall—who are
terrific in their roles—there is John Schuck and Bert Remsen as the other two
thieves, and Tom Skerritt as a shady service station owner. Louise Fletcher, in
a pre-Cuckoo's Nest performance, is
effective as Remsen's sister-in-law, who aides and abets the criminals until
she has a change of heart.
the picture belongs to Carradine and Duvall, whose love scenes are intimate,
honest, and endearing. Their characters are extremely likable and exude an
innocence that is a counterpoint to the violence depicted in the rest of the
picture. The fact that these two relatively unknown actors (at the time) were
cast as leads attests to the New Hollywood attitude of allowing auteurs do their thing. It's too bad
that the studios clamped down on risk-taking after the 70s.
Lorber's Blu-ray has A high-definition transfer of the film—which looks fine—and the theatrical trailer and a commentary by
Altman himself as extras. The location scenery—especially the muddy roads, the
rain, and the back-country hills and shacks, are strikingly beautiful, thanks
to Jean Boffety's soft cinematography.
of the better "lovers on the run" pictures, Thieves
Like Us is worth grabbing.
By Raymond Benson
few weeks ago, I posted a review of The Criterion Collection's excellent
Blu-ray release of George Sluizer's 1988 Franco-Danish film, The Vanishing. This excellent thriller
was well-received by critics and the public alike, prompting Hollywood to step
forward and produce an American remake in 1993. The screenplay, based on Tim
Krabbé's novel Het Gouden Ei (as was the original), was written by
actor/screenwriter Todd Graff. Sluizer returned to direct the remake, which in
many cases is practically a shot-by-shot repetition. However, there are differences.
not sure who at the conference table decided that the American remake of The Vanishing should have a happy
ending, as opposed to the more-terrifying, bleak finale of the original, but it
happened. Perhaps the studio figured that U.S. audiences would not accept the
earlier culmination, in which the villain triumphs and we realize that the
movie was about him all along. This
time around, the bad guy gets his comeuppance and our heroes win the
cat-and-mouse game that was set in motion at the picture's beginning.
if you've seen the original 1988 version, then you'll most likely be
disappointed with the 1993 edition. However, if you haven't, then you may very well enjoy the remake for what it is,
and especially for the extremely bizarre performance by Jeff Bridges as the
creep. And creepy he is. Speaking with a strange accent (or is it merely an odd
elocution?—hard to say), Bridges steals the movie (as did Bernard-Pierre
Donnadieu in the original role). A young Kiefer Sutherland is our hero this
time, and his vanishing girlfriend is played by Sandra Bullock (pre-Speed) when she was relatively unknown.
That said, the real heroine of the remake is Nancy Travis, as Sutherland's new girlfriend, and this is where the
new movie differs the most from its predecessor.
takes charge of the story in the last act and, without providing too much of a
spoiler, brings a more feminist take to the tale. Is the new ending satisfying?
Sure, from a Hollywood by-the-book standpoint. The problem is that the picture
loses what may have been the point of the original story—that evil can lurk
where you least expect it, and it can, more often than not, win.
Time's limited edition (to 3,000 copies) high definition Blu-ray looks fine and
dandy; the only extra is the theatrical trailer. Fans of the film may want to
pick this up; but in my book, the 1988 original is still the more effective
you're too young to remember it, you'll recall that Twin Peaks was a short-lived phenomenon on television in the year
1990. The frenzy lasted into 1991 but sadly fizzled out quickly due to the
network's (ABC) futzing around with time slots, days-of-the-week for airing,
and unexplained hiatuses. What began as the number one show on television for
several months somehow derailed during its underrated second season and lost
its viewership. The program was cancelled, leaving the fans of the series with
an unresolved cliffhanger that haunts us to this day.
Lynch and Mark Frost were the men behind Twin
Peaks. At the time, in the late 80s, Lynch was just coming off the success
of his 1986 feature film, Blue Velvet,
when he teamed up with TV veteran Frost to create a PG-rated show that explored
many of the same themes as Velvet—only
for a television audience. The fictional town of Twin Peaks, in Washington
state, is gorgeous (those beautiful Douglas firs!), has a diner that serves the
best pies in the world, and a seemingly "normal" population of families and
mill workers. However, like in Blue
Velvet, a dark underbelly exists beneath the safe exterior, one that is
supernatural and evil.
thrust of the show's first season and half of the second season was solving
the mystery of "who killed Laura Palmer?" Once that storyline was resolved, it
was clear that the writers and creators weren't sure where to go from there.
The episodes did falter a bit mid-second-season,
but for my money, they found their footing in the last quarter with the new
storyline involving master criminal Windom Earle. The show was just building to
a new dramatic peak (no pun intended) when the axe fell.
bounced back quickly, though, and made a feature film, released in 1992,
entitled Twin Peaks—Fire Walk With Me.
Not many people liked it, including the die-hard fans of the show (who had, in Star Trek fashion, begun letter-writing
campaigns to the network with pleas to renew the show). What was wrong with the
feature film? It lacked the quirky humor and most of the eccentric characters
from the TV show and instead focused on the very sordid and tragic story of
Laura Palmer's final week of life before her murder. It also didn't address the
cliffhanger ending of the series—or did it? At any rate, the movie failed, and the Twin Peaks phenomenon was over.
the aforementioned die-hard fans formed fan clubs, an annual pilgrimage to the
show's locations in Washington state, and the cult grew over the last twenty-four
years. It is now generally recognized that Twin
Peaks was way ahead of its time and that it was the catalyst for the
"episodic" television dramas that came after it—Northern Exposure, The
X-Files, and pretty much everything else we watch today on cable channels. Twin Peaks showed the networks that
audiences would stick with a storyline that developed over many episodes. It
was a new way of doing things on television. The show was also groundbreaking
in that it dared to take viewers into surrealistic territory—something that
hadn't been done since, say, 1968's mini-series of The Prisoner. Twin Peaks also
began the cult of water-cooler discussions the next day at work. "What did that
mean?" "Who was that dancing dwarf?" "I think so-and-so killed Laura." "No, I
think whozit did." And so on.
the years went by, several releases of the show on VHS and later DVD exacerbated
the confusion because the two-hour pilot episode (1:34 without commercials) was
owned by a different company and was never issued in America. People were
buying the two seasons without seeing the all-important, foundation-laying
pilot (and still the best "episode" of the entire story). This was rectified in
2007 with the "Definitive Gold Box" DVD release that contained both complete
seasons, remastered with bonus material (but not Fire Walk With Me). Additionally, over the years, it was learned
that Lynch's initial cut of Fire Walk
With Me was nearly four hours long and it did contain scenes with the other characters from the town. The
director had been forced to cut the movie down to a manageable 2:15 by
contract, so he decided to just focus on Laura's story. Fans have been howling
for these "missing pieces" to be released, but the rights were tied up in legal
and financial complexities.
we now have it all. These "missing pieces" have been assembled, remastered, and
edited by Lynch himself to create a somewhat "new" Twin Peaks movie (called, of course, "The Missing Pieces"). This
Holy Grail for Peaks fans, along with
the gorgeously restored and digitally remastered Fire Walk With Me (first Blu-ray release in the USA) and the two
television seasons with pilot, now comprise Twin
Peaks—The Entire Mystery, a lavish box set that begs to be devoured with
several slices of pie and some of that "damned good coffee."
"The Missing Pieces" emphasizes how much better Fire Walk With Me would have been had Lynch been allowed to release
the longer version. It would have felt more like the television series. There
are sequences that help explain a lot about the ending of the show, too. While
Lynch elected to remain vague about FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper's fate in the
Black Lodge and his earthly body's possession by BOB the Killer, there are
clues in the "Missing Pieces" that at the very least address the situation.
theatrical cut of Fire Walk With Me needs
to be critically reassessed as well, now that we've seen many more David Lynch
films of its ilk (Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire). It works best if you think of the picture as a
horror film—which it is—and a very disturbing one at that. Sheryl Lee delivers
a courageous and brilliant performance as Laura, far surpassing anything she
did on the television series.
for the two seasons of the show, Kyle MacLachlan is a revelation as Agent
Cooper—this was the role the actor was born to play. Other standouts in the
cast are Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriskie, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn
Fenn, James Marshall, Dana Ashbrook, Madchen Amick, Eric Da Re, Everett McGill,
and Jack Nance.
extras in the box set include new video interviews between Lynch and the Palmer
family (Leland, Sarah, and Laura), and then the actors who portrayed them
(Wise, Zabriskie, and Lee). Very effective stuff. There is a new Fire Walk With Me making-of documentary,
a couple of documentaries ported over from the 2007 Gold box, the Blu-ray
version of the "international" pilot, and some new collages of "atmospheres"
from the show that combine imagery and music into short, themed vignettes.
twenty-five years later, Twin Peaks—The
Entire Mystery serves as a reminder that Lynch and Frost's show was even
more brilliant than it was first suggested, and that it needs to be
rediscovered and re-evaluated. There is much to savor.
forget the pie and coffee.
1982, Meryl Streep had already made a big splash in the motion picture
industry, having won a Supporting Actress Oscar for 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer, and securing a Supporting Actress nomination
prior to that for 1978's The Deer Hunter and
a Best Actress nomination for 1981's The
French Lieutenant's Woman. With Sophie's
Choice, the actress snapped up the Best Actress Oscar pretty much without a
contest—everyone knew that if she didn't win, then a terrible crime had been
committed by the Academy. In short, in this reviewer's opinion, Streep's
performance in Sophie's Choice is one
of the greatest pieces of acting ever presented on the silver screen. Period. Since
then, Streep has gone on to prove, over and over, that she is arguably the most
talented actress in the history of cinema, but Sophie remains her masterpiece.
a damned good movie, too, and it should have at the very least secured
nominations that year for Best Picture and Best Director. It's faithfully
adapted from William Styron's best-selling novel and it's beautifully made. And
while Streep dominates the film with her bravura characterization of a tortured
Polish Holocaust survivor, her two co-stars, Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol,
are also very good (in fact it was Kline's film debut as Nathan, Sophie's
bi-polar lover). Pakula's direction is sensitive and intimate, although it's a big story that encompasses three
distinct personalities amidst a backdrop of post-war ennui.
you've never seen it, you're probably thinking, Oh, a Holocaust movie, what a downer, who wants to see that? Well,
there are Holocaust films and then there is Sophie's
Choice (actually only a small portion of the film reveals Holocaust scenes
in flashback). Primarily it's a love story, albeit a tragic one. It will move
you and shake you, and you will come away from the experience a different
person. Seriously. This is Alan J. Pakula's best motion picture, All the President's Men notwithstanding.
best thing about the new Shout Factory Blu-ray release of the film is the fact
that it's anamorphic widescreen—which the only other U.S. DVD edition wasn't.
The disc is worth buying for that alone; however, the 1080p high-definition
presentation looks very good. The soft focus used throughout the picture by DP
Nestor Almendros is perhaps a detriment to the overall appearance of the image,
but still—it's much better than what we had before. The audio commentary is by
the late director himself.
only extra is a long, recent roundtable discussion between Streep, Kline,
Pakula's widow, William Styron's widow, and two of Pakula's colleagues. The
group goes through the film's casting and production, revealing many
interesting gems about the business.
Choice is one of the best films of
the 80s. Experience it on Blu-ray today
Author and Cinema Retro columnist Raymond Benson has collaborated with bestselling author Jeffery Deaver on "Ice Cold: Tales of Mystery and Intrigue From the Cold War", a new book that presents a topic both men know well: espionage. In addition to stories by Benson and Deaver, there are contributions from many other talented writers who specialize in thrillers. The book is winning rave advance reviews (click here). Both Deaver and Benson have won acclaim for writing original James Bond novels.
Benson and Deaver, along with other noted authors, will be in New York City for a book launch event at the famed Mysterious Bookshop on April 29 at 6:00 PM. The store is located at 58 Warren Street in Tribeca.
Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer, who will be at the event, said, "We're very excited by Raymond's new project. He's been with Cinema Retro since our first issue ten years ago and his regular column in which he discusses the "Ten Best Films" of a specific year has become an integral part of our magazine. Additionally, his insightful, on-line DVD reviews have helped www.cinemaretro.com enjoy significant growth in readership over the years. Like all of his other admirers, I'm looking forward to delving into "Ice Cold" and I encourage all of our readers in the New York City area to attend the event, which should make for a fun-filled evening."
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Author and Cinema Retro columnist Raymond Benson takes a sentimental journey back to the year 1963. A half-century later, we can remember that year as one of tumultuous events, capped off by the assassination of an American president. But Benson also points out the pleasures of that period as well, from classic TV shows to enduring motion pictures- and he combines them with his own personal memories. Click here to read
probably the quintessential motion picture epic. If you're looking for an intimate story told
on a grand scale, an adventure set in an exotic location and against the
backdrop of significant historical events, and an engrossing portrait of an
important First World War figure… seek no further. Lawrence
of Arabia has it all. This 1962
roadshow attraction from arguably Britain's greatest director, David Lean, Lawrence is simply a magnificent
achievement—both technically and artistically. With star power such as Peter O'Toole (in his first major role), Omar
Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, Claude Rains, Jack Hawkins, and Jose
Ferrer, and a master cinematographer such as Freddie Young, Lawrence of Arabia is not only gorgeous
to look at, it is dramatically compelling.
states that on the first day of shooting, Lean told him, "We're off on a great
adventure, Pete!" Indeed. With a director like Lean, an actor had to
trust the helmsman and follow him, whether it was to the universe of Charles
Dickens, war torn Southeast Asia, Russia at the time of the Revolution,
Colonial India, or the deserts of the Middle East. Lean tackled big subjects with equally large productions. In this case the
director took on the life of T. E. Lawrence, the famed British army officer who
acted as a liaison to the Arabs during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and the
revolt against the Turks during World War I. In O'Toole, Lean found his Lawrence, the role the actor was born to
play, and the picture exhibits the man's greatness as well as his
vulnerabilities and enigmas. This is
fabulous stuff.
a David Lean picture was always an event. You knew you were going to step back into another time and place, and
learn a little something about the historical events surrounding the
story. You knew you would examine in
great detail the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people. For three to four hours, you would live in a
world only the magic of the movies could reproduce. Columbia/Sony's new limited collectors
Blu-ray gift set replicates the epic grandeur of the film with a lavish,
handsomely-packaged treasure trove of material that will enhance your immersion
film itself, on disc 1, is an all-new 4K restoration, along with an optional
picture-in-graphics track, exclusive to the Blu-ray. Two additional Blu-ray discs are loaded with
extra features, providing hours of in-depth coverage of the making of the film
and retrospective interviews and analyses. The most complete reconstruction of the deleted "balcony scene" between
O'Toole and Jack Hawkins, never-before-released, appears on the third disc. A fourth disc, a CD, contains the soundtrack
by Maurice Jarre with two unreleased tracks. If that wasn't enough, a terrific hardbound coffee-table style book, informatively
written by Jeremy Arnold and with a Preface by Leonard Maltin, is full of
photographs surrounding the production and insight into the challenges the
filmmakers faced. Finally, an
individually-numbered, mounted 70mm frame of the film completes the
enthusiast's collection.
in time for Christmas, this collector's gift set is a movie buff's dream.
Note: the following is a press release sent by Sony UK pertaining to this major restoration:
"Lawrence of Arabia is universally
considered to be one of the greatest epic films of all time and is certainly
the crown jewel in the Columbia Pictures library," noted David Bishop,
President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. "Finally, the long anticipated
and much in-demand release of David Lean's masterpiece will be available on
Blu-ray, which will provide consumers the chance to experience the sheer
spectacle and beauty of this movie with the finest image and sound available.
Additionally, in honor of Lawrence of
50th Anniversary, we have created a special gift set composed of a coffee table
book and soundtrack, which will add further dimension to the enjoyment of this
bonus content included in both the four-disc Gift Set and the two-disc release
include the "Secrets of Arabia: Picture-in-Graphics Track," which allows the
viewer to become immersed in the world of Lawrence of Arabia and
learn about the customs and rituals of desert existence. The set also comes with the "Peter
O'Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia"
featurette, as well as the previously released, hour-long behind-the-scenes
documentary "The Making of Lawrence of
Arabia," and the featurettes "The Camels are Cast (Maan Jordan)," "In
Search of Lawrence," "Romance of Arabia," and the 1970 version of "Wind, Sand
and Star: The Making of a Classic." Both sets include newsreel footage of the
New York premiere and advertising campaigns. Exclusive to the Gift
Set are featurettes including "In Love with the Desert," "King Hussein Visits Lawrence of Arabia Scene," the original
1963 35mm version of "Wind, Sand and Star," and conversations with Steven Spielberg and Martin
Scorsese. Also included is a never-before-released deleted scene complete with
an introduction by Lawrence of Arabia's
Oscar® winning film editor Anne V. Coates, A.C.E.
Bonus Features:
Film, including overture, intermission, entr'acte and exit music
re-mastered 5.1 English audio
of Arabia: A Picture-in-Graphics Track
§ Featurettes:
DISC 3 (Gift Set Exclusive Disc):
Deleted Scene with Introduction by Anne Coates
Lure of the Desert: Martin Scorsese on Lawrence of Arabia" All-New Interview
with Martin Scorsese
DISC 4 (Gift Set Exclusive Disc):
Exclusive Lawrence of Arabia Soundtrack CD
including original score and two previously unreleased tracks
Lawrence of Arabia has a running time
of 227 minutes and is rated 12.
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For an interview with Grover Crisp, the man who spearheaded the restoration for Sony, see forthcoming issue #25 of Cinema Retro.
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On Blu-ray and DVD
4-Disk Box Set
By Raymond Benson
Any fan of British cinema must celebrate Criterion's deluxe
packaging of David Lean's first four films as a director. These collaborations
with writer, performer, and "personality" Noël Coward are exemplary examples of
the fine work made by the Two Cities Unit production house, which was formed
during the Second World War. In each case, the films are presented in beautiful
new high-definition digital transfers from the 2008 BFI National Archive's
restorations. And, as this is a review for Cinema
Retro, the readers of which include many 007 fans, it must be pointed out
that there is indeed a connection between the films (three of them, anyway) and
Bond. Actress Celia Johnson was Ian Fleming's sister-in-law (her husband was
Ian's older brother, Peter Fleming), and her daughters Kate Grimond and Lucy
Fleming are currently on the Board of Directors of Ian Fleming Publications
Ltd., which of course guides the Bond literary franchise. And if you've never
seen Celia Johnson perform, you've been missing something. She is arguably one
of the greatest actresses the UK
has ever given us.
In Which We Serve,
co-directed by Coward and Lean, and starring Coward as a naval captain (not his
usual persona), John Mills, Bernard Miles, and Celia Johnson, is pure war
propaganda stuff, but it's well done and compelling. The 1942 picture was made
when Britain
was fighting for her life, and it was the year it seemed the Axis might win.
Lean was plucked from the ranks of clever film editors to handle the technical
aspects of the production whilst Coward concentrated on acting. According to all
accounts, Lean ended up actually directing most of it because Coward grew bored
with the process. It's a surprisingly good picture, despite its sentimentality.
Look for a very young Richard Attenborough in his first film role—he's just a
This Happy Breed,
1944, stars Robert Newton,
Celia Johnson, Kay Walsh, and John Mills, and it's a poignant drama about a
working-class family's life between the two world wars. Coward rarely wrote
about anyone that wasn't upper-class, so in many ways the film is a novelty.
Like How Green Was My Valley, it is
an honest and wonderfully-acted ensemble piece about a people, based on Coward's stage play of the same name. It's the
second-best picture in the set.
Blithe Spirit,
1944, stars Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, and Kay Hammond, but the film is
stolen by Margaret Rutherford, who displays so much verve and energy as the
medium Madame Arcati that the rest of the cast seems asleep. Based on Coward's
hugely popular stage play, the film won an Oscar for Visual Effects (namely creating
Hammond's ghostly
apparition). It's pure fluff, but it's entertaining and whimsical in a way Lean
never explored again.
Brief Encounter,
1945, is the jewel in the crown here. Based on Coward's short play, Still Life, the picture features the
performance for which Celia Johnson is primarily known (she was nominated for a
Best Actress Oscar). Paired with Trevor Howard, she displays a truthfulness and
believability not often found in 1940s cinema. Brief Encounter is the often sentimental yet profoundly effective
tale of two would-be adulterers who take an affair to the line—but do not cross
it. The picture deservedly provided Lean with his first Oscar nomination for
Best Director.
Extras abound. Each disk includes a video interview with Coward
scholar Barry Day about each respective film; an episode of The Southbank Show from 1992 examines
the life and career of Coward; and a couple of vintage documentaries on Lean
are among the more interesting features. A booklet of essays rounds out the
handsome package.
Available! Author and Cinema Retro columnist Raymond Benson's classic 1980s reference book all about 007, THE
JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, has been re-published!
JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION was Benson's very first published work (it
originally appeared in 1984!). Crossroad Press has published it again this
week, first as an e-book, available for Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, and all
other e-reader formats. Coming later will be an downloadable audiobook edition,
followed by a new print edition!
of today, the book is the #1 best-seller on Amazon Kindle's "Film and
Video/Reference" category.
BEDSIDE COMPANION was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best
Biographical/Critical Work of 1984 by Mystery Writers of America and 007 fans
still consider it to be a "Bond Bible."
Here is the official description of the book:
New digital edition of the classic 007
reference book from the 1980s, complete with a new Foreword by the
JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION is an encyclopedic celebration of 007, who is
still the world's most popular secret agent.
only book to cover all aspects of the James Bond phenomenon in a single volume,
it includes: a) An intimate portrait of Ian Fleming as remembered by his
friends and colleagues; b) a character study of James Bond—his background and
early life, his clothing and other personal habits, his preferences in food and
drink, his attitudes toward women and marriage; c) The by-products of Bondmania
and the merchandising of 007; d) Detailed analyses of every James Bond novel by
Ian Fleming, as well as those written by other authors through the 1980s; e) A
critical look at the 007 film series—the producers, screenplays, directors,
actors, soundtracks, and special effects; f) over 100 photographs; g) An
Introduction written by Ernest Cuneo, perhaps Fleming's closest American
friend; h) And enough facts, figures, and miscellaneous Bondian trivia to
satisfy even the most ardent fan.
Raymond Benson is the highly acclaimed author of twenty-five books, six
original James Bond 007 novels, three film novelizations, three short stories,
and two anthologies on Bond. He is a sought-after lecturer on film genres and
history. Writing as David Michaels, Benson is a New York Times best-selling
author, an Edgar Alan Poe Award nominee, and a Readers' Choice Award winner.
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to go see a Broadway or West End stage play—but at the local cinema? No, it's not a filmed stage production. It's a play translated to the film medium,
but with complete faithfulness to the original play script. Not only that, it stars big name actors and
is directed by a top-notch director. To
complete the conceit, you get handed a playbill (program) when you enter the
theater. There might even be an
intermission—or two! And you have only four
showtimes at which you can view the picture before it disappears, and you have
to buy your ticket in advance with a subscription for a whole "season" of these
filmed plays, or staged films, or whatever you want to call them.
was the unique and exciting experiment called the American Film Theatre.
in 1973, producer Ely Landau launched this daring and unprecedented cinema
series that played in the U.S. for two "seasons," with a total of fourteen
titles (but only thirteen were shown), all renowned works—classic and modern—originally
produced on the stage. Landau and his
wife Edie were not Broadway producers, but they were Theatre People and had
helped launch the "Play of the Week" series on PBS television, produced Sidney
Lumet's film version of Eugene O'Neill's Long
Day's Journey Into Night (1962), and were keen on inventing a way to make
Broadway (or the London stage) accessible to everyone in America—at their local
movie theater.
have always been stage plays adapted for film—A Streetcar Named Desire, for example, or The Miracle Worker, or Hamlet. But plays like these were "re-imagined" for
the film medium—the script was often changed or re-written with added or
deleted scenes, the action was "opened up" to include locations outside of a
single, claustrophobic stage set, and the roles were usually re-cast with
"Hollywood actors" rather than "Broadway actors." Then there were also the few stage
productions that were filmed as is, i.e., cameras were set up in front of an
actual proscenium stage while an already-rehearsed play was performed and the
cameras simply recorded the production. Waiting for Godot (1961), for example,
was done this way for television.
American Film Theatre concept tried something different. The directive was to take a great stage play,
not change a word, and in most cases,
use the actual play script as the screenplay.
The next step was to hire an accomplished film director to interpret the
text for the film medium but stay
faithful to the play. Sometimes the
director was the same person who helmed the original stage production. A further step was to persuade the original
casts from the Broadway or London productions of those plays to star in the
film; or, when that wasn't possible, to cast big-name Hollywood or British
actors. Thus, the result was indeed a
filmed play—but you as an audience member wouldn't be watching it from the
middle of the orchestra or from the side or from the first balcony; instead you
were up close and personal in a realistically-presented world (on studio sets
and/or real interior or exterior locations)—just like in "regular" movies. You had the best seat in the house, so to
speak, but there's no proscenium arch.
It's a movie. But it's a
play. Get it?
didn't have a lot of money to produce the series. Getting the rights to the plays was the easy
part. In most cases, if the playwright
was still living, he was more than happy to take a modest fee to see his play
translated faithfully to the screen.
Edward Albee, for example, had already gone through a Hollywood
experience with Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf? During that production, he
and producer/screenwriter Ernest Lehman often clashed over the script until
Lehman finally gave in and used Albee's original play text as the film script
almost verbatim (and yet Lehman was credited for the screenplay and received an
Oscar nomination for it!). So, when
Landau approached Albee about doing A
Delicate Balance in the American Film Theatre with promises that the actual
play would be the screenplay, and Albee would have director and cast approval,
the playwright jumped at the chance. Landau
collected the rights to the plays he wanted in this manner and started from
scratch with every production, except for two.
Three Sisters, from the Anton
Chekhov play and directed by Laurence Olivier, had already been produced and
released in Britain only in 1970. Philadelphia, Here I Come!, from the
Brian Friel play and directed by John Quested, was an Irish production set to
be released in 1975. Landau bought the
U.S. distribution rights for both films and presented them as two of the
entries in the AFT program. Thus, Three Sisters and Philadelphia, Here I Come! were the only pictures in the entire two
seasons that Landau and his team did not produce.
talent (directors, actors, designers, technicians) was asked to work at a
reduced rate or at scale. No one
refused. It was for a cause they all
thought was worthwhile. Lee Marvin, for
example, joked that he "lost $225,000" by starring in The Iceman Cometh (which meant he did the movie for only
$25,000—his going rate at the time was $250,000).
from American Express and other organizations helped fill out the rest of the
production costs. Finally, audiences
were asked to subscribe in advance to a certain number of films in a particular
season. They could buy tickets for the
entire season or a lesser selection if they desired. Only four performances per film were shown at
selective theaters around the country—simultaneously—and a new film premiered
every month. Just like theatre, only in
the cinema.
a Theatre Person (defined as someone who has studied and worked in the theatre—I
was majoring in Drama at the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 1973
when the American Film Theatre premiered)—I found the series exhilarating. Most people who appreciated and knew the theatre loved it. They understood and "got" what Landau and his
team were trying to do. Unfortunately,
the rest of the public met the series with a collective shrug. Film critics complained that the films were
"too much like stage plays" (duh!).
True, many of the productions were a bit claustrophobic because, like
the original plays, they took place in single settings. In only a few cases were the plays "opened
up" to include scenes outdoors (such as Rhinoceros
and Lost in the Stars). What the critics didn't understand was that
the series was created to celebrate playwrights,
and so the emphasis was on the plays. With
great acting. And wonderful
of the acting, I assert that the AFT series contained some of the best performances
one can see on the silver screen—ever. It's a shame that none of the films were
eligible for Academy Award consideration (due to the limited showings and non-traditional
distribution); otherwise we would have seen many of the AFT's stars up for
Oscars. Only one of the films, The Man in the Glass Booth, was released
in a regular theatrical run in 1975 after the AFT seasons were finished—and
Maximilian Schell was indeed nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in
the picture.
first season consisted of eight films/plays.
Beginning in October 1973, one picture played each month through May
1974. The second season consisted of six
features (only five were actually shown) and ran in 1975.
Continue reading "REMEMBER...THE AMERICAN FILM THEATRE!"
The Cinema of Terrence Malick—Poetic Visions of America. (Second Edition) Edited
by Hannah Patterson. (Wallflower Press, 2007.)
The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski—Variations on Destiny and Chance. Edited by
Haltof. (Wallflower Press, 2004.)
Wallflower Press publishes several lines of film books. Represented here are two examples of their "Directors'
Cuts"—a series devoted to the works of individual directors. Both are similar in structure and degree of
academic and scholarly study. These are
not picture-books or "Films Of" books.
They are intended for the serious student of film theory and
Perhaps no other filmmaker other than Stanley Kubrick has
elicited more mystique than Terrence Malick.
He made two critically-acclaimed poetic dramas in the seventies (Badlands and Days of Heaven) and then
"disappeared" for twenty years before re-emerging on the Hollywood scene with The Thin Red Line in the late
nineties. One more film (The New World) appeared in 2005. His work eschews traditional narrative, is visually
beautiful, and emphasizes mood and emotions over character development. Editor Patterson has collected a number of
essays written by film academicians and critics that dissect Malick's four
films. Dry stuff, but it's a worthy
companion for anyone wanting more out of the director's pictures.
Polish director Kieslowski had been working behind the Iron
Curtain for two decades and was relatively unknown in the West until the late
eighties. With such penetrating
examinations of "everyday life" as The
Double Life of Veronique, The
Decalogue, and the superb Three
Colors Trilogy (Blue; White; Red), Kieslowski presented us with dramatic
puzzles about fate and its effect on the human condition. Once again, editor Haltof has gathered a
collection of essays by prominent international critics, authors, and
academicians that attempt to make sense of films that are not instantly
accessible. Of particular interest are
the discussions of the director's earlier, little-seen works such as The Scar and Blind Chance. Recommended.- Raymond Benson
Click here to order The Cinema of Terrence Malick
Click here to order The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Ingmar Bergman Revisited—Performance, Cinema and the Arts.
Edited by Maaret Kokskinen. (Wallflower Press, 2008.)
Cinema lost one of its towering giants last year with the
death of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Bergman not only had a long career in motion pictures, but he was a
well-respected theatre director as well.
Koskinen's book contains a variety of essays and recollections by
prominent international critics, authors, and academicians. The pieces fall within the book's three main
sections ("Music, Stage, Film—Between the Arts"; "Picturing the Self—Between
Words and Images"; and "Picturing the World—and Beyond"), and is preceded by a
heartfelt Prologue by Bergman's longtime collaborator and onetime lover, Liv
Ullmann. The book is decidedly more of a
scholarly and analytical study of Bergman's themes and methods rather than a fannish
celebration of his career. Nevertheless,
it is a valuable and worthwhile addition to a cinephile's library, and it especially
belongs in the collection of any student of the Swedish master.
Click here to order from the Cinema Retro Amazon Movie Book store
This annual publication began in 1963 and is arguably the
most authoritative and respected source of information on world cinema, as well
as the numerous film festivals that are held around the world. Now with Turner Classic Movies acting as a
sponsor, the book is even better than ever. This 44th edition encompasses the films and festivals of 2006
and 2007, and all major motion picture releases from around the world. New features include coverage of five
"Directors of the Year" (in this case, Faith Akin, Suzanne Bier, Guillermo del
Toro, Paul Greengrass, and Jia Zhangke), a focus on the German film industry,
the growth of DVD production, and a study of documentaries. Full of color stills, trivia, and
comprehensive listings, the International
Guide is a must for serious film fans.
An art house patron's delight!
Click here to order from the Cinema Retro Amazon Movie Book store
Click here to visit www.raymondbenson.com
MAN FROM EARTH" (Directed by Richard
Schenkman. 2007, Starz Home
Longtime James Bond fans may recognize the name Richard
Schenkman, the director of this marvelous, thought-provoking independent
science fiction drama. During the 1980s,
Schenkman was the president of the James Bond 007 Fan Club (based in the USA) and
publisher of its fanzine, Bondage. Since that time, Schenkman has escaped from
Bondage to become a first rate Hollywood
and independent film director. After a
few years at MTV, Schenkman made a few small budget indies that received
critical acclaim, if not blockbuster box-office (including The Pompatus of Love, Went to
Coney Island on a Mission for God…Be Back by Five) and the hit TV-movie and
perennial holiday feature, A Diva's
Christmas Carol.
Schenkman's latest film was written by the late, legendary
science fiction writer Jerome Bixby (who wrote episodes for Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, among others).
This posthumous production was spearheaded by Bixby's son, Emerson. The story concerns a small group of friends
who have come to say goodbye to John Oldman (portrayed by CSI: Miami's David Lee Smith), who is moving house for mysterious
reasons. In a moment of possible
recklessness—or is it premeditated?—Oldman reveals to his friends that he is
thousands of years old. In fact, he says
he was a Cro-Magnon man and has somehow never aged or died. He has simply re-invented himself decade
after decade, century after century, eon after eon—to fit in with progressing
societies. At first, his friends think
Oldman (get it?—"Oldman") is pulling their legs, but as the day turns into
night, Oldman presents startling and convincing evidence of his claim.
The script is more like a stage play than a film—in fact, The Man from Earth would probably make
an excellent stage play—and there's a lot of talking, no special effects, and
no action (except for a short struggle between a couple of characters)—but the
film is nonetheless engrossing and suspenseful.
Schenkman doesn't need to "open up" the story—it's all there in Bixby's
well-crafted script. By the time the
final, shocking revelation is made, Schenkman and his cast have the audience
well in hand. I would go so far as to
say it's one of the most intelligent
and profound science fiction dramas
that we've seen in a long, long time.
Smith is very good as Oldman, and the rest of the cast shine
as well (John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, William Katt, Annika Peterson,
Richard Riehle, Alexis Thorpe, and Tony Todd).
But the true star of the piece is Bixby—and the film is a last testament
to a great writer's career. Highly
recommended.- Raymond Benson
Visit Raymond's site at www.raymondbenson.com
Voyages of Imagination—The Star Trek Fiction Companion by Jeff
Ayers (Pocket Books)
Talk about a labor of love! Author Jeff Ayers had to familiarize himself
with over six hundred books published
since 1967 (when the first Star Trek paperback
book of fiction was published by Bantam) in order to present this massive 782-page
trade paperback that lists every single Star
Trek novel ever published. If that
isn't a monumental task in and of itself, Ayers also manages to comment on each book, offering insights
and background to the novels' plots, characters, and their place in the Star Trek universe. It's all here—the numbered novels, the
unnumbered novels (and for all the Trek television
series, too!), novelizations, anthologies, young adult fiction, and more. Equally impressive is the Appendix—a Star Trek Fiction Timeline (created and
compiled by numerous authors) that places each novel within the year-by-year
time frame of the Trek universe. Ayers, a freelance journalist who has written
for a number of publications and serves on the board of the Pacific Northwest
Writers Association, declares himself a "Star
Trek fan as far back as he can remember," and it shows. This is truly an awesome piece of work. Read long and prosper.
Raymond Benson
Author and Cinema
Retro columnist Raymond Benson pays his respects to one of the cinema's
most legendary directors.
Another one of my cinema heroes is gone.
I first discovered Ingmar Bergman when I was a freshman at
the University of Texas at Austin,
way back in 1973. My good friend and
Drama Department colleague Stuart Howard and I were working in the scene shop
as part of our required crew assignment when he said, "Hey, they're showing The Seventh Seal tonight [on
campus]. Want to go?"
I had heard of The
Seventh Seal and had seen that famous still photo of Max von Sydow playing
chess with Death, but I had never viewed the film or any other Bergman
picture. After all, I was fresh from Odessa, Texas,
where the idea of a foreign language film (with—aghh!—subtitles) was something alien and too bizarre to comprehend. Like most people in those days, I eventually discovered
the great foreign classics while I was a college student.
Continue reading "TRIBUTE TO A MASTER: RAYMOND BENSON REMEMBERS INGMAR BERGMAN"
BY Raymond Benson
I thought my days
of writing about or for James Bond were over. But as Al Pacino bemoaned in The Godfather Part III,
'They keep pulling me back in!'
Continue reading "JAMES BOND AUTHOR RAYMOND BENSON REVIEWS THE ULTIMATE"
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Nervous for your Group Fitness Instructor Audition: My Top Tips!
Wahoo! I love inspiring people who are passionate about fitness to go to the next level. In fact, I was super excited to learn that Zumba recently launched a new mentoring program that I plan to participate in: ZIN MENTORING PROGRAM. If you have the personality, the passion and the desire to teach fitness then I say go for it! As the fitness industry continues to evolve, opportunities for instructors have never been greater. With so much variety in the field, no two interview experiences are the same. Keep in mind that most companies require a verbal interview and a live audition.
The scary image (and I say that lovingly because I have always been a die-hard American Idol fan) that comes to mind when we hear the word AUDITION these days is the one &only Simon Cowell. Am I right or am I RIGHT?!
The following tips can help you prepare for your interview and make a great first impression and GET HIRED:
- SMILE. Yes, from the first moment you talk to someone to meeting them in person I say be happy! Leave what happened this morning behind you or even what happened at the last audition if you are doing multiple auditions. Be happy, grateful and personal. Make a lasting FIRST IMPRESSION, strong handshake and be people friendly.
- BE PREPARED. Do you have a certification? Do you have your CPR/AED card? Know ahead what credentials they require and bring them to the audition with you. If you do not have them, some gyms will give you up to 6 months to get what you need to teach at their facility. What skills should you present in the audition? Will there be live participants in the audition? What kind of sound system does the club have? What equipment will be available? Stop by the facility in advance if possible, to be sure you know where you're going and to scope out the audition space. Research the organization's website and social media to get a feel for the culture and mission.
- DRESS FOR SUCCESS. ou want your appearance to convey that you're neat and professional. Wear modest clothing that keeps you appropriately covered during all movement. Make sure your hair is away from your face and you are able to focus on your teaching skills rather than your outfit–make eye contact when possible when you are auditioning. Each organization has its own unique culture, but professional and conservative attire is always a safe bet.
- BRING IT. When it is time to Audition, take the floor and OWN IT!! Show your Passion for teaching in every step that you take! KNOW your material and practice ahead of time. Show your Confidence, Musicality, Cueing Skills, Energy & Enthusiasm, Knowledge on Form/Technique and Modifications to name a few. You will have less than 5 minutes to put it all together…do your BEST, have FUN and be YOU x 10!! Recognize that there are areas that you may need to work on, be OPEN to feedback and let the GX Director know you are willing to LEARN & TRAIN with them to get better…that goes a long way!
- INTERVIEW THEM. Prepare questions in advance to show the interviewer you're serious about the job, and to determine if the organization is a good fit for you. Is there financial assistance or incentives for continuing education? Do you need to carry professional liability insurance? Preparation is the difference between a mediocre and extraordinary interview. Each interview is an opportunity to explore the field and learn about your own wants and needs so you can find that perfect fit.
Overall, just enjoy your experience and be flexible with whatever options are offered to you. Not everyone lands that dream time slot or perfect day of the week that they want to teach. Maybe you even just start out as a sub, but go in with the attitude of "how can I help" and show some flexibility and willingness to learn you will be building relationships within the fitness community and your reputation as a trusted instructor who is willing to do what it takes to improve and do their best.
Good luck! Do not hesitate to reach out to me and let me know how your auditions go and if there is any way I can help!
Positive Affirmations: Believe In YOU
STAY POSITIVE! What is the alternative—basically there is NO ALTERNATIVE when you want to live your best life.
Who wakes up and says I'm hoping to get nothing accomplished today, there is nothing that can make this day better. Wait. I hear some of you saying, well yeah what about rest days, sick days or vacation? The goal is to just OWN TODAY whatever that intention you set for it. So today I wanted to share some positive affirmations that I believe everyone should say out loud EVERY DAY.
- I am feeling healthy and strong today.
- I have the courage to make this a GREAT day.
- My body is getting stronger and improving every day.
- Everything works out for the highest good.
- I will make a positive difference for someone today.
- Everything I need comes to me at the right time.
- My work has meaning and purpose.
- I am grateful, I enjoy every moment of the day.
- My friendships are filled with love and joy.
- I am in charge of my emotions, my desires, my abilities and I only focus on success.
Try reading these 10 affirmations ALOUD when you first wake up in the morning. If you can, find a quiet space where you can sit and focus on you—no phone, no notifications, no distractions. Go ahead and try it for a 7-10 days and see how you are feeling at the end of the week. I bet that you will have a spring in your step, smile more and others around you will notice and their moods/productivity will improve too!
If you like this, be sure to sign up for my newsletter, it comes out monthly on the 1st of the month. I will be sharing more affirmations and there will be a 30 day challenge invite for you to participate in as well as tips on setting up a GROWTH PLAN. FITADDICTIVE Newsletter: http://bit.ly/JENNVnewsletter Stay tuned for more posts and information on how to improve your self esteem and invest in YOU in the month ahead!
Happy Thursday!
Workout Wednesday: Full Body workout moves from ToneItUp
Good Morning! Did you get up and get your workout in yet? Well, if you are looking for some changes by summer I suggest you take a look at joining the 2016 Bikini Series with ToneItUp! I discovered Karina and Katrina back in 2011 when I started my journey to become a personal trainer. I made the decision that January that I would train myself to get ME into the best shape of my life. I looked in the mirror and even though I was teaching so many fitness classes, I was not really exercising for me. I was bouncing around from one class to another, not paying attention to what I was eating and just following my schedule—not adding in any cross training or new workouts.
Being a part of this series is fun because you get to meet other women who are striving to improve their health and fitness, feel more comfortable in their skin and yes after what everyone ultimately wants…to look good naked! Hahaha…yes, I said it and its so true! To participate its free, but they also have an amazing nutrition plan if you are completely lost because as you may or may not realize when you begin to add more activity to your routine, you will need to be dialing in your nutrition to really see the results for all that sweat time you are logging. Once you join, you are a lifetime member and get all the updates, special emails/coaching from Karina and Katrina and so much more.
Here's your workout moves for today straight from Tone It Up—which you can find tons of videos on their youtube channel for free or purchase their DVD workouts from their website as well, I own the beachbabe 1 and 2 series and they just released a new video for this year's bikini series which is getting rave reviews from the TIUteam members. Here's the video for the inspiration for today's BONUS workout: https://www.facebook.com/ToneItUp/videos/10153876217574801/
Here's my breakdown of the moves in this short video…Do each one 15x, then repeat the set 3x. There is a free printable of their orignial workout, plus video here at Full Body Workout.
Single Leg "running arms" deadlift, booty kick
OH Press with Knee Extension
Run/Sprint in place (60 seconds)
3 point Deadlift
Plank with weights–open to side plank (L/R)
Plank with Weights—tricep Extension (L/R)
abs: straight arm OH extension with bent knees out/in
Boxer Shuffle and punches R/L (60 seconds)
Get some sweat on today and sculpt and tone it up for summer!
Streaking from Thanksgiving to New Years!
Calling all runners! If you haven't participated in a run streak before, now is the time to jump on board! Im excited to join Runners World movement to do a Run Streak from Thanksgiving to New Years. All you have to do is lace up and run 1 mile or more daily and check in—there will be thousands participating and what better motivation than knowing that you have a few hundred friends stepping up with you.
If you want to hook up with me and get daily motivation, coaching for running, hear tips from some experienced runners and basically connect with others who love running as much as you—–check out my event page on my facebook fitness page & Click this Image to join my Holiday #RWStreak Running Group!
Still unshore if you should participate? Here are a few questions to ask yourself before you decide. Of course, I will say this is for everyone and anyone of all levels, from beginner to athlete.
1. Do you own a pair of running shoes? 2. Power walk, Jog or Run can you cover the distance of a mille? 3. Do you enjoy being active? 3. Do you feel motivated when challenged? 5. Do you plan to eat cookies, fudge or other sweets during the holidays? 6. Do you feel less stressed after exercising? 7. Have you been wanting to begin a C25k program? 8. Training for a spring race? 9. Do you struggle with getting your workouts in during the week? 10. Every mile you run, you can justify that holiday cocktail you will enjoy at dinner that night.
If you answered YES to more than 1/2 of these questions, then sign up immediately. If you answered yes to only a couple, I'd still sign up and just do your best.
Great! Then I'll see you all bright eyed and laced up for the 2015 edition of #rwrunstreak starting on Thursday, 11/26! Feel free to provide your own "rum" if you take your running outdoors, lol!
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The dressage riders reported that the most frequent issue they encountered with their competition horses was behaviour management - i.e. their horses were stressed out! Yet, surprisingly, the most common type of equine supplement they were inclined to buy was not for stress management. This was due, at least in part, to the lack of research available on calming products.
In response to this disconnect, Selected BioProducts (Herbs for Horses) has created 'Calm and Collected', a calming supplement in paste form (and now liquid and powder) that can be administered prior to stressful events. The product contains magnesium and B-vitamins in the correct balance to restore emotional perspective (now, which of us couldn't use a little more emotional perspective in our life?!).
Magnesium plays a critical role in managing depression in humans 1, and supplementation with magnesium reduces undesirable behaviors and lowers the chronic stress hormone 'cortisol' in intensively managed animals.2 Magnesium is also associated with reduced production of acute stress hormones (catecholamines) and lowers blood pressure 3. And when magnesium is combined with B-vitamins, there results an improvement in stress management and anxiety-related physiology in chronically stressed people. 4
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The following little map (which you can find here) shows all of the countries that I've visited thus far. So far I'm up to 62 and counting!
It's funny. My wife and I are fortunate in that we are able to travel a lot, yet when you fill this map out it's amazing how many places out there I haven't seen. Being American my lack of travel in Central America is borderline embarrassing; that's something I hope to rectify in the coming years. I'd also love to spend more time in Africa and am in the process of lining up some trips to visit some more countries down there.
And by the way, many times in this blog when I say "I'm in the process of…" it really means my wife is. She's my travel agent, I just show up with my camera!


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Things To Do in RobertsonRosendal Winery
Wine Tours & Tasting Breede River Valley Route 62
Where? Klaas Voogds West, Robertson, 6705, Breede River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa
When? Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to 17h00. Sunday from 08h00 to 13h00. General public holidays from 08h00 to 14h00.
How? Call +27 (0)23 626-1570
How much? Falls into price group R1 to R100 per person. Confirm with the provider.
Overnight? Stay at accommodation in Robertson, in Western Cape
Officially called the Rosendal Winery and Wellness Retreat, this estate certainly does transport visitors to a place of tranquillity and magnificent natural scenery. With the Langeberg Mountains as its backdrop and the Western Cape vegetation its adornment, there really is little to be left desired within the hospitable, luxurious indulgence of Rosendal.
The premium wines produced at Rosendal have won a number of awards and continue to be favoured by wine-enthusiasts around the world. Wine tastings are utterly satisfying and can be enjoyed in the cellar, alongside the pond, or at the Lindt� Chocolate & Wine Bar for an extra-special experience.
After a day of touring the cellar, taking in the vineyards and tasting world-class wines, relax at the spa or simply enjoy the scenery as its serenity engulfs you.
Rosendal is also famous for its gourmet coffees, produced from hand-picked beans grown around the world. The boutique store offers shopaholics a retreat of a different kind and stocks luxury wine items, clothing, glassware, ceramics, and designer labels.
And if you're in need of a bed for a night or two or a spa treatment make sure you book in to the Rosendal Winery & Wellness Retreat.
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Monday, 15 September 2008
Shadows of Doubt By Noel Redican
Mercier €13.50
NOEL Redican comes from a family of out-and-outers: two of his Redican uncles were the hardest hunger-strikers and toughest gunmen in the War of Independence.
Then there was Uncle Sean - Seán Harling, married to Redican's aunt Nora.
The Redicans robbed a bank and handed over the money. Dedicated republicans, they had never counted it, and somewhere between them and the quartermasters it went missing.
Few believed the Redicans took it - church mice were wealthy magnates compared to them, and bank managers routinely inflated the amount supposed to have been stolen - but questions were asked.
Their brother-in-law was a clever lad taken up by Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins. After a long fight for the Republic he took the side of the Irregulars, then inexplicably joined the Free State police as a spy.
When it came out that he was spying on the Fianna, the main recruiting arm of the Movement, the IRA sent assassins after him; he shot dead the man sent to kill him.
Or did he? Redican's book makes it clear that he thinks the Gardai - and ultimately their Fianna Fail bosses, Éamon de Valera, Seán Lemass, Sean McEntee and Frank Aiken - were responsible.
Seán Harling, he says, gave up his life and his reputation for Ireland.
Anyone reading this outstanding work of scholarship and inside knowledge will be convinced.
Posted by Pageturners at 19:34
Labels: Aiken, de Valera, Fianna, Harling, hunger strike, IRA, Irish Civil War, Lemass, McEntee, Michael Collins, Redican
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May the Force be With You... Came via the Black Box. Love books I'll stop by again.
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Mr. Jon Owen Jones: In his talks with the Welsh Assembly, will my right hon. Friend warn against the possibility of the Assembly's walking down the path laid out by the Scottish Parliament? The abandonment of tuition fees and the introduction of graduate endowment in Scotland has resulted in the students from the poorest backgrounds inheriting a larger debt than they would under the present system. Some straight talking is needed, but unfortunately some politicians indulge in a great deal of crooked talking in order to gain political benefit.
Mr. Murphy: It is not up to me to warn the Assembly about anything, but I shall bring to its attention the points that my hon. Friend has rightly made. He referred to the claim that student fees in Scotland have been abolished; they have not. The coalition Government in Scotland considered the issue and decided that they wanted a different system, whereby fees have to be paid afterwards rather than up front. That is generally misunderstood in the rest of the country.
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In the 16 years since the 9/11 and anthrax tragedies, the country has had countless reminders demonstrating the need for a sufficient response to the public's health needs during major incidents—be they caused by extreme weather events, disease outbreaks or a contaminated food supply.The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season was particularly historic. After Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, it hovered over Houston for days—dropping several feet of rain that caused unprecedented flooding and sank the Earth's crust around Houston two centimeters. Harvey was followed by two Category 5 storms–Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which had a profound impact on many Caribbean nations, Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys and other areas in the region. Out West, rain was scarce as communities were ravaged by one of the worst wildfire seasons ever.The fast-moving blaze in California's wine country killed 43 people, scorched 250,000 square miles and destroyed 8,900 structures.
Despite the frequency of health threats, often the country is not adequately prepared to address them, even with all the prior lessons about what is needed for an effective response. Emergencies are a matter of when, not if; there is no reason to continue to be caught off guard when a new threat arises.The good news is that considerable progress has been made to effectively prepare for and respond to public health emergencies of all types and sizes,and much of what it takes to prepare for bioterrorism, major disease threats or major disasters is also essential to respond to ongoing health threats. The bad news is that the accomplishments achieved to improve public health and preparedness for all hazards are being undermined due to severe budget cuts and lack of prioritization.
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SOURCE: Martini Media
February 27, 2013 13:10 ET
Recognized in Online Content Category for Integrating Premium Content Into Native Ads
Recognized in Online Content Category for Integrating Premium Content Into Native Ads
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and NEW YORK, NY and LONDON--(Marketwire - Feb 27, 2013) - Martini Media, a global media and advertising company, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn for the third consecutive year as one of the OnMedia Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the OnMedia 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Martini Media was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.
Martini Media and the OnMedia Top 100 Companies will be honored at AlwaysOn's OnMedia NYC event on March 18, 2013, at Convene (formerly Sentry Centers) in New York City.
This two-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in the marketing, branding, advertising and public relations industries.
"This year's OnMedia 100 is looking beyond dominating the advertising and public relations sectors. These disruptors are taking on e-commerce with a bright, new outlook. With the massive adoption of smartphone and tablet technology, the world of retail and commerce is embracing new ways to connect consumers with the products they desire. Micro payments, social commerce and tap-and-pay are just some of the new payment paradigms that are ripping apart the established norm, both in stores and on the Web -- and the OnMedia 100 companies are leading the charge," says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "This year's OnMedia 100 winners are opening up new sources of commerce, especially in the fashion industry, bringing new ways for designers and retailers to connect with their target audiences. Back-end data evolution further helps to put the best products into the hands of the people trying to discover them. With the number of innovative ideas on the horizon, the digital media marketplace is poised to experience even more growth and positive disruption during the next year."
Martini Media's full-service marketing capabilities encompass display, video, mobile, social and audience targeting to effectively engage the most valuable audience online at scale. The company was recently ranked #1 by comScore* in its ability to reach $100k+ households across the US and UK combined. This positions the company ahead of AOL, CBS Interactive, Federated Media, Fox Networks, NBC News Digital, Yahoo! and others, effectively helping over 500 luxury brands including American Express, Aston Martin, Bentley and Emirates reach their most coveted audiences.
In previous years, Martini Media was highlighted as a premier technology enabler, but this year due to company growth they were recognized as consumer services: online content publishers, along with BuzzFeed, Complex Media, Everyday Health and NewsCred. A significant initiative leading to this category accolade was Martini Media's global native advertising push, which included orchestrating a strategic partnership with Forbes to integrate its unique content capabilities into Martini Media's high impact ad units. The deal was the first of many key content partnerships that Martini Media continues to build leveraging its native advertising offerings on the foundation of content from world-class publishers.
The OnMedia 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2013 list.
"Martini Media sits at the intersection of data and technology, and we're 100 percent focused on helping advertisers reach their affluent audience," said Skip Brand, CEO at Martini Media. "The AlwaysOn OnMedia award is a true testament to our strong leadership and skill set within our employees, and we are honored that our platform is being recognized."
A full list of all the OnMedia Top 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2013-OnMedia-100-Top-Private-Companies
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Martini Media is the digital media and content platform for engaging the audience with the most money and influence online. With more than 1,000 publishers organized across multiple lifestyle and business verticals, Martini Media has helped the world's leading brands reach over 125 million consumers across the globe that invest in their passions at work and play. Martini Media's full-service marketing capabilities encompass display, video, mobile, social, and audience targeting to effectively engage the most valuable audience online at scale. Since 2008, Martini Media has been the premier media destination where influence meets affluence. Headquartered in San Francisco, Martini Media has offices in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and London. Visit www.martinimediainc.com to learn more.
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AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn's preeminent executive event series includes the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, IMPACT Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, Venture Summit East, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, OnMobile, AlwaysOn Australia, and GoingGreen Silicon Valley. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.
*Martini Media ranks a close #2 in the US and UK respectively, Martini Media ranks #1 across the combined regions.
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Wygant Trail (CLOSED) is a 8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Cascade Locks, Oregon that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from May until September. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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It's not a well marked trail but the views were top notch. Although I'm from the Midwest and any elevation is appreciated. Bring a map and some determination and you'll be fine.
I agree with the reviews below, there are much better trails. We lost the trail after the power lines, messed around for awhile, headed back completely infested with ticks! At very least it's a good trail to take annoying relatives on ;-).
Tried to do this hike but the trail was in very poor condition. Like Denis M. mentioned the first mile was ok but after that we had a difficult time even locating the trail. Skip this and head up to Mitchell Point, amazing view! Note-tons of poison oak and the dog picked up ticks
first mile of the trail is in good condition. The rest of it is going over fallen trees and the bridge has not been repaired yet so you have to find a way to cross. After the power lines, the trail completely disappears and after making our own trail for about a half a mile, we decided to turn back before we became a newspaper article! It was a beautiful hike nonetheless.
The trail wasn't very nice even before a massive windstorm made it impassible. Large stretches were right above I-84 and poison oak was thick. After the windstorm the trail is said to be impassible but I haven't been up there myself to find out for sure.


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UPMC St. Margaret is a 250-bed teaching hospital situated on a 21-acre campus near Aspinwall. It begins its second century of service with renewed dedication to more than 250,000 residents of northeastern Allegheny County and the Alle-Kiski Valley, providing residents convenient access to the area's finest physicians and health services.
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Chapter 1
1. In general, what does seeing do?
(a) Enables you to respond to the environment.
(b) Gives you the ability to avoid danger.
(c) Gives you the ability to touch the environment.
(d) Enables you to read.
2. In general, what are words used to do?
(a) Avoid danger.
(b) Explain the environment.
(c) See the environment.
(d) Learn new things.
3. The author proposes that there is a gap between what two concepts?
(a) Words and text.
(b) Words and poetry.
(c) Words and sight.
(d) Words and thought.
4. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?
(a) A clock tower.
(b) A four-pane window.
(c) A kitchen sink.
(d) A forest of trees.
5. What does the author use "The Key of Dreams" as an example of?
(a) The use of words with image.
(b) The gap between words and image.
(c) The use of poetry in image.
(d) The use of bad titles.
6. Magritte's painting is an example of what type of artwork?
(a) Expressionism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Surrealism.
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On Skinnytaste.com, the owner Gina Homolka features low-fat recipes with a special focus on seasonal, clean, whole foods and portion control. Recipes pertain to breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Recipes for appetizers, beverages and desserts are also included.Continue Reading
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The geometric angular forms of the Nurkka Sofa series make it perfect for building foyers & reception areas where a more interesting shape is called for. Seating 3-5 people comfortably, it's shape is complemented by Koskela's Rivulet™ upholstery detail.
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- India vs England 3rd Test Day 4 Live Cricket Score Streaming, Ind vs Eng Live Score: India need three wickets to win
- Kerala floods LIVE: All affected tracks restored, says Indian Railway; normal rail traffic to begin from today
- Asian Games 2018 Day 3 Highlights: India add five medals to tally with one gold
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has notified the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, in its entirety setting a three-month deadline starting May 1 for all state governments to appoint a Real Estate Regulatory Authority, issue the regulations and enforce the legislation.
Builders, of both new as well as ongoing projects (the ones that have not received completion certificate), will have to mandatorily register their project with the Authority within this period. The three-month deadline is also applicable to real estate agents who also have to register themselves with the Authority.
Terming the Act as the "most far reaching pro-consumer and pro-industry initiative," Union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday that it is the responsibility of Chief Ministers of all states to ensure that the Act and other institutional infrastructure is in place by then or risk facing a backlash from the people referring to potential PILs in court against non-implementation.
Stating that 60 Sections of RERA were brought into force a year ago, Naidu added, " The remaining 32 Sections of the Act have been notified last night. These include sections relating to registration of ongoing projects that have not received completion certificate and penalties for non-compliance which would be effective from first of next month."
So far, only 13 states and union territories have notified rules under RERA while another 15 have prepared draft rules. There is no information about any progress from the three states of Goa, Manipur and West Bengal while the north eastern states of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland have sought
legal opinion due to issues in the land-holding pattern. Similarly, only Madhya Pradesh has appointed a state-level Regulatory Authority so far. Twenty one states have either appointed an interim Regulatory Authority or are in advanced state of appointing an Authority while the rest have made no progress on this front.
Naidu had earlier in a meeting of housing secretaries and chief secretaries of all states warned the states against diluting their RERA rules to facilitate builders to the detriment of home-buyers. He had said that "any compromise with the Act will have serious implications."
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I'm not very good at Twitter.
I understand it. I use it. But, I just can't make it bend to my will. You have to know why you're doing something to really get the value out of it, and I've made a decision that while I love having so many people follow me on Twitter and I do love posting little snippets and thoughts that don't flesh out into ideas for clients or Blog posts or Huffington Post columns, that I'm not great at the real-time heat and action that comes from Twitter in how it has evolved. I'm not good at thanking all of the people who say kind things about me and I'm probably a little worse at responding to every question simply because when I finally get around to it, I feel like the Twitter feed has moved on. I'm pretty weak at the whole "public chat" that Twitter is and I'm humble enough to recognize which platforms work for what I'm trying to accomplish with my agency, Twist Image. That being said, Twitter is one of the best platforms for brands to do all of the above (and yes, they don't have an excuse like I do ;).
Twitter is not Facebook.
MarketingCharts ran a very interesting news item today titled, Tweeters More Engaged With TV Shows, that said:
"A considerably higher percentage of Twitter users who tweet while watching a TV show discuss the show they're watching than Facebook users who log in during a TV show, according to May 2011 data from TVGuide.com. The TVGuide.com User Research Study indicates 50% of Twitter users discuss a show they are watching, one-third more than the 35% of Facebook users who discuss a show they are watching."
It makes a lot of sense.
If you're lazying around watching a TV show, odds are that you are flicking around on your mobile device too. Twitter's true innovation was that it was an equally great platform on mobile as it was on the Web... in fact, I would argue that Twitter is actually better on a mobile device than the Web experience. Facebook on mobile isn't so easy and simple (have you tried the Facebook iPhone and iPad app? Exactly). Beyond that, the types of interactions that work best on Twitter are those that are happening in real-time, whereas Facebook has that capability, it truly is something that can be enjoyed in a non-real-time environment.
Think about it this way...
If you were going to a concert, you might mention it on your Facebook status and you might even follow that up with a status update when you got home along with uploading some photos, but if you really wanted a digital experience to complement your concert experience, odds are you would not only be tweeting from the show, but following along with the hashtags as well (you just never know who you can meet or how much more fun a live event is when you can have a shared experience with others). Don't even get me started on how cool Instagram is when added on to that live experience.
Easy wins too.
Twitter allows you to publish those random thoughts on the fly, but they also made the platform incredibly easy. I'm not saying Twitter is better than Facebook. I am saying that Twitter is different from Facebook. That news item from MarketingCharts proves it. If there were no Twitter, I'm sure the activity on the Facebook status functionality would be on the rise, but Twitter is much easier for the randomness of life (and it's one of the main things people like about it - the serendipity of it all).
The question is will easy and simple always rule the day?
(and, for the record, I'm not all that great at Facebook either).