the education of auma obama is a 2011 german documentary on the life of barack obama 's half-sister auma obama .

it won the best diaspora documentary award at the africa movie academy awards .

the education of auma obama

a documentary about her , the education of auma obama , has just been shown at the new york african film festival .
the education of auma obama is a captivating and intimate portrait of the u . s . president ' s older half - sister , who embodies a post - colonial , feminist identity .
one branch of president obama’s fascinating family tree reveals its own compelling story in branwen okpako’s “the education of auma obama . ” born of the same father but raised by a different mother in the family’s kenyan homeland , obama’s half - sister auma describes a life of intellectual inquiry and social activism that mirrors the future president’s . blessed [ … ]
alongside auma and her family was filmmaker branwen okpako , who was making a documentary about auma ,
the education of auma obama ,
which is being shown in london tuesday to coincide with the u . s . election and as part of the film africa festival .
the education of auma obama
will be shown in london on this year ' s election day , tuesday , november 6 , as part of the film africa festival , and okpako will be there for a question and answer session with the audience .
the documentary by nigeria - born filmmaker branwen okpako gives alimited view of the life of barack obama ' s half - sister .
one branch of president obama’s fascinating family tree reveals its own compelling story in branwen okpako’s “the education of auma obama . ” born of the same father but raised by a different mother in the family’s kenyan homeland , obama’s half - sister auma describes a life of intellectual inquiry and social activism that mirrors the future president’s . blessed with remarkable access to the obamas during the 2008 election , the modestly made docu has little style but is engaging enough to lure fest interest and tube buyers .
auma obama at her family ' s homestead in the village of kogelo , kenya , in 2008 as her half brother attempted to become president of the united states .
a dullish portrait of a figure whose doc - worthiness isn ' t well established here , the education of auma obama offers a feel for the kenyan side of the president ' s family that will interest only those with an unusual level of curiosity about him . unlikely to draw viewers to theaters , it ' s most appropriate for educational tv .
during his inaugural speech as president of the united states in 2008 , barack obama paid tribute to his kenyan family , including his half - sister auma obama .
a feature documentary on the life and times of auma obama told from her homestead in kenya during the run up to the 2008 us presidential elections that brought her brother barack obama to power .
one branch of president obama ' s fascinating family tree reveals its own compelling story in branwen okpako ' s
the education of auma obama .
born of the same father but raised by a different mother in the family ' s kenyan homeland , obama ' s half - sister auma describes a life of intellectual inquiry and social activism that mirrors the future president ' s . blessed with remarkable access to the obamas during the 2008 election , the modestly made docu has little style but is engaging enough to lure fest interest and tube buyers .
branwen okpako explains her inspiration behind creating a film about obama ' s sister , auma obama , on saharatv .
okpako says auma was initially reticent about the film because of the huge media interest in her family that came with barack obama ' s rise to prominence .
the final third of the film offers some home movies of the younger barack , as he visits his sister and explores his ancestral homeland . but the novelty of glimpsing obama in this casual setting is small reward for watching the often dry material that precedes it .
with : with : auma obama , kezia obama , elke brenstein , marsat osumba onyango . ( english , german , luo dialogue )
with : with : auma obama , kezia obama , elke brenstein , marsat osumba onyango . ( english , german , luo dialogue )
film director branwen okpako has been friends with auma obama since they met in berlin in the early 1990s .
born 1960 in nairobi . she is the older half - sister to us - president barack obama . auma obama was born to the government official barack obama sen . ( 1936 – 1982 ) and his wife kezia obama - she has ten siblings and half - siblings .
auma obama grew up in the village of kogelo , kenya . she has lived in germany and the uk , and is now a social worker and youth advocate in nairobi .
auma with her paternal grandmother sarah - - a relative she shares with president barack obama .
dr . rita auma obama was born in nairobi in 1960 . she is a germanist , sociologist , journalist und author . auma obama studied in germany from 1980 onwards and graduated in the nineties . she is the older half - sister to us - president barack obama .
okpako had the idea for a film about her friend auma in the run - up to the 2008 election .
okpako traveled with auma obama to many significant places in her life to trace her story . she had hoped to interview barack obama for the film , but was unable to arrange time with the president .
it was a night auma obama remembers well .
we had a lot of people visiting to watch with us ,
she says .
there was a lot of excitement because it had been such a tough race . there was a sense of relief that all the hard work had paid off .
we meet auma in nairobi in 2008 , as she prepares to visit the village of her father , the first barack hussein obama , to watch election results with family members . the doc ' s most compelling storytelling has little to do with auma - - anecdotes about the elder barack and his stern , ambitious father paint a picture that is unhappy in terms of family dynamics but does suggest that sharp minds and driven natures run strong in the obama bloodline .
auma obama , kezia obama , marsat osumba onyango , mama sarah obama , elke brenstein , gloria hagberg , paula schramm , lois wambui thuo , njeri karago , prof . wierlacher , jai gonzales , alfons l . ims , wanjiru kinyanjui and others
we were reading the newspapers and reading the statistics , but of course we didn ' t know what was going to happen . it was intense and full of anticipation .
auma , who lives in nairobi , traveled with okpako to the family ' s homestead in the village of kogelo , where her grandmother lives and barack senior is buried .
she adds :
all the family was there , the grandmother , all the cousins . once the result was known everybody in the village came into the compound to celebrate . there must have been hundreds of people there .
when barack obama won the u . s . election four years ago , his kenyan half sister auma was with her family at their homestead , watching the historic occasion on television .
nigeria - born filmmaker branwen okpako starts cold , offering viewers no hint that there ' s anything remarkable about auma obama beyond sharing a father with the leader of the free world . half the movie will elapse before we hear a single thing that makes the title character sound remarkable at all , and even then , auma ' s intellectual accomplishments are more listed than explored .
in it , among other things , she contrasts her views about kenya with those of her brother during one of his visits to the african country several years before he became the first black american president .
following positions in england , she eventually returned to kenya , where she has been engaged with the humanitarian organization care for many years . in july 2010 she joined the jacobs foundation board of trustees , and is furthermore the initiator and chief executive of the sauti kuu foundation .
the bbc ' s leslie goffe spoke to the documentary ' s director , the welsh - nigerian film maker branwen okpako , who first met ms obama in film school in germany in the early 1990s .
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auma obama grew up in the family ' s homestead in kogelo before moving to germany where she spent 16 years as a journalist , broadcaster and studied for a phd in german literature .
auma’s tale begins with mother kezia , who recalls her 1965 meeting with her eventual husband , barack ; his father was a tough taskmaster , but provided a standard of living above those of most neighbors . auma’s viewpoint on her father’s departure to america , and the new life he made for himself , is colored with pain , but the separation was eventually healed with her half - brother’s kenyan visit ( shown in some lovely homemade footage of a younger obama , later revisiting with wife michelle ) . auma’s university years in heidelberg and eventual teaching career prove to be personal triumphs , making pic a positive study in female african achievement .
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eventually we come to understand that auma shares her brother ' s intellectual and political inclinations , but - - despite interviewing mentors , colleagues , and auma herself - - okpako doesn ' t communicate the meat of her work . she tells us that auma studied linguistics , performed with a dance troupe , and works on social issues , but in an insubstantial way that ( along with the subject ' s tendency to move restlessly around the world ) might lead an unsympathetic viewer to decide auma is more flighty than serious .
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we were two of four african women studying at the film school at the time and we talked a lot about how the african continent was portrayed in film and how we wanted to change it ,
says okpako .
the film is partly a fly - on - the - wall documentary about the family watching the 2008 election from their homestead , and partly uses interviews and old footage to tell the family ' s story .
auma shares a father - - barack senior - - with her younger half brother , barack . the pair did not meet until after their father died in 1982 and barack got in touch with auma to explore his kenyan roots .
auma says she has to work on election day , but she will still be watching events unfold .
the president did , however , get to hear about the film when the cameraman ' s mother - in - law visited the white house with german chancellor angela merkel and told him about it .
okpako , 43 , a nigerian - born filmmaker living in germany , became friends with auma when they were both film students in berlin in the early 1990s .
„he was criticized for his ideas - or not even criticized , but people questioned it and weren‘t really impressed . i am impressed that over all these years he kept committed to what he believed in and now he really is one of the pioneers of what we are now calling ‚bio - agriculture‘ . “
the film premiered at last year ' s toronto international film festival and has won awards at the panafrican film festival in los angeles and the africa international film festival in lagos .
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it has put me in the limelight in a way that wouldn ' t have happened otherwise ,
says auma .
i don ' t like talking about my family but it ' s great if it gives me the chance to talk about my work with deprived and underprivileged children .
auma recalls :
i wasn ' t particularly enthusiastic when branwen first suggested the film , but i agreed because she is a friend and i trusted her . if it had been a stranger , i don ' t think i would have done it .
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the film deals with that moment in time when history was made , but also how they got to that moment .
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we were sitting together for 10 days waiting for the election and reflecting how we got to this moment in time ,
says okpako .
she then lived for a period in the united kingdom before returning to kenya , where she works now as a social worker and youth advocate .
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i will never forget that period in their homestead ,
says okpako .
it was indescribable . imagine something like that is happening to your family , yet so far away .
i thought it would be good to have him as a small character in a film about an african woman , but it wasn ' t possible ,
she said .
he asked for a copy and we sent it , but i don ' t know if he has watched it ,
says okpako .
i think it would be interesting for him to see what his kenyan family was doing that day .
i follow my brother ' s career as closely as any sibling would ,
she says .
it ' s important for me to know whether or not he is happy in his job ,
she adds .
he makes me very proud because he has a tough job and does it 100 % to his ability .
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the auction block is a 1917 american silent drama film directed by laurence trimble and starring rubye de remer .

the film was produced by rex beach , upon whose novel , the auction block , the film is based .

it is not known whether the film currently survives .

the film was remade as a comedy in 1926 by metro-goldwyn-mayer starring charles ray and eleanor boardman .

the auction block ( 1917 film )

the film is a remake of the 1917 film of the same name , released by goldwyn production starring rubye de remer and tom powers .
rex beach film corporation production ; distributed by goldwyn distributing corporation . / scenario by gil spear , from the novel the auction block by rex beach . cinematography by david calcagni . / © 17 november 1917 by goldwyn pictures corporation [ lp11718 ] . released december 1917 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / the novel was subsequently filmed as the auction block ( 1926 ) .
the auction block is a 1926 american silent comedy film directed by hobart henley . the film stars charles ray and eleanor boardman . it is written by fanny and frederic hatton and is based on the novel of the same name by rex beach . it is considered a lost film .
tupac shakur ' s 1996 hummer - - the ride he bought a month before he was killed - - is headed back to the auction block . . . because the previous winning bidder bailed on paying .
gordon wrote the letter of introduction for the emigration scheme , and alice gave the poison to gordon on january 4 , 1917 .
how the sunday pictorial newspaper splashed the news in 1917 . their family is battling through the courts in a bid to clear the name of relatives
‘albert b . hodges , ex - united states chess champion , has made a number of appearances on the screen , notably as a member of the russian duma in war brides , the police inspector in the auction block , the coroner in empty pockets and the butler in the new brenon picture false faces . ’
‘albert b . hodges , ex - united states chess champion , has made a number of appearances on the screen , notably as a member of the russian duma in war brides , the police inspector in the auction block , the coroner in empty pockets and the butler in the new brenon picture false faces . ’
she added : ' in front of press cameras , the family was arrested at the end of january 1917 - instant ' tabloid villains ' .
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wwii veteran , pv2 charles e . kohley , 6th c . i . c , nov 10 , 1917 - feb 3 , 2014
‘we hear that mikhail botvinnik is the subject of a new russian documentary film , world champion . ’
robert sherwood draws attention to a snippet of film showing alekhine and euwe at the chessboard ( the first part of the item ) .
wwii veteran , pv2 charles e . kohley , 6th c . i . c , nov 10 , 1917 - feb 3 , 2014 - youtube
this once - in - a - lifetime offering of incredible collectibles from america’s rich animation history , and the man that built it , is free and open to the public . the collection is estimated to bring $ 70 , 000 - $ 100 , 000 . for more information on the auction or to request an auction catalog , call 775 - 852 - 8822 or visit urltoken . the ruth disney archive is part of the “2011 grand finale auction” of holabird - kagin americana and is also available for viewing and bidding on the internet through the company’s website .
a growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright © 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .
high sea adventure brought cecil b . demille to film in charleston in 1941’s “reap the wild wind . ”
olimpiu g . urcan also points out a series of links to film coverage of the 1972 world championship match .
alice wheeldon , daughter winnie mason and son - in - law alf mason were arrested in january 1917 and convicted of a plot to poison david lloyd george .
so , rr auctions is listing tupac ' s vehicle again with an estimate of $ 100k - - closer to what it was expected to fetch in the first place . the auction ends august 17 .
c . n . 7345 mentioned that liz garbus’ 2011 documentary film bobby fischer against the world has some exceptionally rich archive material .
more and more archive film on chess is coming to light , including particularly interesting footage from the candidates’ tournament , bled in 1959 .
the false faces . released in 1919 and directed by irvin willat . brenon appears not to have had a connection with this film . ’
the false faces . released in 1919 and directed by irvin willat . brenon appears not to have had a connection with this film . ’
a canadian documentary of the early 1980s which contained much film of the old - timers was jouer sa vie by gilles carle and camille coudari . see chess jottings .
now , albert silver ( rio de janeiro , brazil ) points out some film footage of the occasion , entitled ‘campionato di scacchi a berlino’ .
the edison company’s presence in town , including the two - month stay of 12 cast and crew members coupled with beach’s swashbuckling in the vicinity , was the likely combination that caused charleston to recognize the economic benefits that accompany the motion picture business . much like today the continued presence of the edison company and the excitement that accompanied the production of motion pictures in the charleston area , contributed to the chamber of commerce’s film recruitment efforts which began as a full time effort in 1916 . c . m . benedict , director of the chamber’s tours and conventions department , initiated funding for the publicity department to come to charleston to make pictures . in 1917 , e . joyce milberry was salaried at $ 250 per month plus expenses to campaign full time . the city also provided photo albums of the city’s views to producers and entertained many prominent film people of the silent era .
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the inaugural big river film festival kicked off in savannah on july 7th with a vip opening reception at savannah station that welcomed more than three hundred guests to the red carpet . the highly - anticipated event hosted notable professionals from the international film community and one of the most recognizable guests in attendance was domenica cameron - scorsese , daughter of the legendary filmmaker , martin scorsese . the festival’s signature programs include the filmmaker in - the - know , coffee talks , master classes , screenings , awards and will premiere features and short films created by rising independent filmmakers across the globe .
wijnand engelkes ( zeist , the netherlands ) points out that at the open images website a number of dutch - language film items concerning chess can be viewed by typing ‘schaken’ in the search - box .
' the interest in alice has continued and there is now a wealth of written and film material created about her and our fight to clear her name .
there used to be considerable ignorance about the 1925 soviet film chess fever . ‘did any reader ever see it ? ’ was the question posed on page 76 of chess , 5 december 1959 . the same page contained the remark ‘capablanca’s voice and figure were , we understand , “dubbed in”’ , which stewart reuben corrected on page 283 of the 18 june 1960 issue by pointing out that the film was made before the advent of sound .
on november 29th and 30th at the atlantis casino resort in reno , nevada , holabird and kagin americana will give collectors the opportunity to bid on a unique collection that shows the genesis of a career and man that has become a worldwide icon in the world of entertainment . hitting the auction block is an original , autographed , very early illustration by walt disney , entitled “fill up my can” . the pen and ink work was done in the early 1920s , most likely prior to mickey mouse , who didn’t make his screen debut until 1928 . the collection also includes several stock certificates issued by the o - zell jelly company of chicago , including what may be the very first stock ever issued to walt .
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mr urcan has also drawn attention to das bundesarchiv , which has a film report dated 25 may 1951 showing bogoljubow at bad pyrmont .
olimpiu g . urcan notes that a search for sakk on the magyar világhíradók website provides film coverage of budapest , 1928 ( notably featuring capablanca ) . . .
c . n . 2221 raised the subject of the first chess master to act in a film . we suggested a . b . hodges ( 1861 - 1944 ) , on the basis of the following ‘hodges in the movies’ item on page 47 of the february 1918 american chess bulletin :
chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens
in 1920 , bab’s candidate – vita graph , based on a story in harpers – shot in charleston & savannah ( also known as abs and gumshoes 4 - b ) starring cornice girth and george faucet , was directed by edward griffith . george faucett , a character actor known for his portrayal of a southern patriarch in gone with the wind , returned to charleston in 1924 to direct dorothy gish in little miss rebellion . other silent films mentioned in either the post & courier or the chamber of commerce’s annual report for the 1920’s include : peg of the pirates , how could your caroline , the eye of rau , and in 1924 the valley of hate and the auction block .
‘in addition to audio files with keres interviews and speeches , the estonian film archives contain a significant number of film files featuring him , and some of the material has been digitized and made available on - line . among the highlights : a 1938 clip of keres in a tournament ( and playing blitz ) . a 1941 feature on his mathematics examination at the university of tartu :
< c . n . 2221 raised the subject of the first chess master to act in a film . we suggested a . b . hodges ( 1861 - 1944 ) , on the basis of the following ‘hodges in the movies’ item on page 47 of the february 1918 american chess bulletin :
‘i very much doubt that what was said about inserting capablanca in chess fever could be true . he interacts with the leading actress in the plot of the film , unlike the other masters , who are indeed merely sitting at their boards . ’
from the same site which provided the footage of prague , 1942 and prague , 1944 in the previous item , we point out dutch film reports on the first part of the world championship match - tournament ( the hague , round nine , 23 march 1948 ) and the first women’s world team tournament ( emmen , 1957 ) .
the largest pictorial feature on hollywood and chess that we have seen is on pages 26 - 35 of the october 1945 chess review , in connection with the pan - american congress ( won by reshevsky ahead of fine ) . the film stars included marlene dietrich :
bob wharton ( charles ray ) marries beauty queen lorelei knight ( eleanor boardman ) , only to fall into the arms of bernice lane ( sally o ' neil ) during their honeymoon . lorelei abandons him to return home , but the husband goes after her to win her back . the opportunity presents itself at a charity auction .
robert sherwood ( e . dummerston , vt , usa ) asks for information about the film referred to by w . hatton - ward on page ix of his introduction to alekhine’s book on the london , 1932 tournament :
from thomas höpfl ( halle , germany ) comes a link to a russian film which contains ( starting at about 4’37” ) some moving pictures of emanuel lasker .
a related question : who was the first chess master to act in a film ? we suggest a . b . hodges ( 1861 - 1944 ) , who was the subject of a brief item entitled ‘hodges in the movies’ on page 47 of the february 1918 american chess bulletin :
number of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980
john blackstone ( las vegas , nv , usa ) draws attention to page 3 of the brooklyn daily eagle , 22 april 1915 , which has a caption for the above photograph . the newspaper also reports on the film coverage featuring capablanca , marshall and other masters . see the addition to new york , 1915 : a chess photograph .
number of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .
' the trial was widely publicised and used as propaganda to continue the war to the bitter end .
the first hand - cranked images were captured at the charleston exposition of 1902 . intended to promote the city of charleston for tourism and business , the exposition was poorly attended , but did set the foundation by attracting a newsreel crew from the thomas edison company . these one - reel documentaries are comprised of a single shot , ranging from one to three minutes , and are visible today at the library of congress website . the sleepy wreckage of charleston’s once glorious past left an impression , as the edison company returned a decade later to shoot four films back to back and establish the lowcountry’s only film studio to date . however , over a decade passed before the first feature film was shot here . subsequently , a number of events from 1908 to 1914 contributed to the lowcountry’s eventual popularity to filmmakers of the silent era .
‘the great interest taken in chess in czechoslovakia is evidenced by the filming of the opening of the prague championship tournament on 16 january . ’
the southerners ( a two - reel film ) based on a novel by william brady , required the use of david farragot’s famous war ship , the hartford , which was docked not in mobile , alabama , the site of its famous battle , but rather at the charleston naval shipyard . discovering the ship was in an unsuitable condition for filming , the crew opted to build a scale model . the edison company did find the condition of the citadel’s corps to be in far more suitable condition and used them as extras in exchange for a donation to their athletic fund .
mesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .
bob wharton marries lorelei knight , a beauty contest winner . while on their honeymoon , bob is laughingly abducted by the flirtatious bernice lane , who keeps bob out way past his bedtime ( and his rising time , too ) . lorelei , having somehow gotten the wrong idea , returns to her north carolina home alone . but bob follows , intent on proving his innocence and winning her back . at a charity auction , bob proves up to the task .
alan mcgowan ( waterloo , canada ) has found film reports on the tournaments at prague , 1942 ( start : 0’30” ) and prague , 1944 ( start : 4’05” ) . the former newsreel , for instance , includes footage of alekhine and junge , and we have made these screen - shots :
' the family had been set - up by two undercover agents . the family argued that the murder plan was fabricated .
' we believe that much of the material that should have come before the old bailey jury was hidden by the government .
‘for a whole fortnight a chess congress held its ground as a popular london spectacle , and the enormous publicity secured was as advantageous to the game - possibly more so - as to the newspaper . admission was free upon production of a ticket , and in addition to the usual army of photographers a sound film of the opening ceremony was taken by the gaumont coy . , ltd . , and was exhibited at a large number of london and provincial cinema theatres . ’
many of the records from the trial were sealed for 75 and 100 years and some are now lodged with the national archives .
i do appreciate your comment - i entirely glossed over the identity of the critic when i referenced the piece . it was interesting to learn a little about the man .
c . n . 4229 referred to an austrian webpage with a collection of chess postcards . page two of the ‘herren’ section features the photograph of rudolph valentino mentioned in c . n . 3097 ( see page 108 of chess facts and fables ) . further details are sought , and particularly since in the biographies of the silent film star ( 1895 - 1926 ) we recall no mention of chess .
artistic necessity and historical inspiration have drawn filmmakers to charleston for over 100 years . as a back lot for stories about the civil war ( the southerners 1914 – cold mountain 2002 ) , high sea adventure films ( peg of the pirates 1918 – white squall 1998 ) , to small town milieu films ( pied piper malone 1924 – radio 2002 ) the lowcountry has offered a look sufficiently distinct to consistently attract filmmakers from around the world . while much has changed in charleston’s century of cinema , the fundamentals remain the same : film is a good business for the lowcountry and when supported by the community , a consistent one .
addition on 16 november 2012 : the material is no longer available at the link indicated .
he was praised for his energetic leadership during the final years of the war , and represented britain during the paris peace conference in 1918 .
david picken ( greasby , england ) and luc winants ( boirs , belgium ) note that renée adorée played the role of a gypsy in an mgm film directed by fred niblo , redemption . shot in 1929 and starring john gilbert , it was not released until 1930 . without the production delays it would have been his first talking picture .
these items were formerly owned by walt disney , his parents flora and elias , and his sister ruth . they may be the only surviving o - zell items known to exist . in the spring of 1917 elias disney , had tired of the newspaper delivery business and decided to make a career change , which also included bringing his youngest son , walter into the venture . there is a distinct possibility that family revenue gained from work at the o - zell company gave walt his first needed grub stake that allowed him to venture into the world of animation . while it’s’ unknown what happened to the o - zell jelly company in later years , that 16 - year old kid from kansas went on to make quite a name for himself .
a typewritten paragraph on the reverse side states that capablanca ‘was the guest recently of mae clarke , actress , on the metro - goldwyn - mayer set making turn back the clock ’ .
the queen ' did back brexit - but the bbc didn ' t report it . . .
' we are delighted that we have reached the stage where the material upon which the application will be founded is only weeks away from completion .
now they are set to submit their evidence to the criminal cases review commission , who they hope will refer the case to the court of appeal .
her book 3 o’clock dinner was purchased by mgm in the 1940’s at a price that set the record for the studio at that time . it was never made as the story involved a divorcee in a torrid affair – and the subject matter was too racey to pass muster with the hayes committee whose approval was needed for any studio production at the time .
more than four hundred service members representing every branch of the military from all over the country congregated in savannah to savannah to provide no cost health care to thousands of savannah residents as a part of the empower health innovative readiness training program initiated by the department of defense . the savannah salute event was hosted on may 20 at the savannah civic center to celebrate the success of the program and thank all involved .
a family are battling through the courts in a bid to clear the name of relatives accused of trying to assassinate the prime minister - 100 years ago .
which was the first occasion when chess masters were filmed ? the earliest case that comes to mind is the new york , 1915 tournament . from page 91 of the may - june 1915 american chess bulletin :
the demand for one and two reelers created an insatiable market by 1905 . production and exhibition required small amounts of capital , far less expertise , and attracted hundreds of entrepreneurs to the flickering image business . abundance of light and consistent weather conditions was among the most difficult requirements which made florida the motion picture capital of the world , during the winter months until the mid - teens . in 1910 , jacksonville was home to over a dozen studios including , kalem , majestic , thanhouser , selig , lubin and gene gautier feature players . but in an era before movie stars , exotic stories in exotic places were a very important distinguishing factor for film goers .
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, will certainly be scrutinized avidly by readers around the world , and the author invites corrections . we look forward to the prospect of a superb second edition .
hosted by the lowcountry down syndrome society ( ldss ) , camp buddy offers programs to prepare children for the upcoming school year with the goal of . . .
more than 1400 runners gathered at grayson stadium to participate in the 5th annual nine line run for the wounded 5k / 10k . the race raises money for the nine line foundation to support veterans and their families .
[ addition on 11 march 2012 : since the above link no longer works , we provide the general link to the website . for a direct link to the capablanca interview , see c . n . 7550 . ]
a telegram he was supposed to have sent warning about the assassination plot was also not shown to the jury .
some years ago ( see pages 230 - 232 of kings , commoners and knaves ) we discussed chess connections involving viveca lindfors and errol flynn , who co - starred in the 1948 film adventures of don juan . in passing we described viveca lindfors as ‘the only screen goddess lucky enough to marry a fide president’ ( i . e . folke rogard ) . this 1946 photograph of the couple appeared in her autobiography viveka . . . viveca ( new york , 1981 ) :
since the link to the geschiedenis 24 website given in c . n . 6862 required updating , we take the opportunity to provide here a direct link to the only video - and - sound interview with capablanca known to us .
‘lively interest of the picture world in the newly organized beverly hills chess club was emphasized last thursday evening when cecil b . demille , the famous producer , sent in his membership and was elected to the board of directors . ’
this interaction is also mentioned in bob basalla’s book chess in the movies . as regards the other masters , it may be noted that the set of pairings filmed ( e . g . marshall v torre and réti v yates ) corresponds to no round of play at moscow , 1925 , and there is much artificial smiling for the camera . another point is that the cinema entry in the encyclopedia of chess by h . golombek ( london , 1977 and harmondsworth , 1981 ) stated that the director , pudovkin , utilized ‘such real personages as capablanca and lasker as figures in his short film’ , whereas basalla writes ( justifiably , from our own viewing ) , ‘i can’t see where emanuel lasker appears at all’ .
the edison company , when it returned in 1914 , had several films set for production which were appropriate to charleston at the time , and , they were seeking a place to establish an on - going studio facility . the southerners , a warning from the past , the two van rebels and the days of slavery , were three of the other films made by the edison company and were shot partially in their studio located behind the princess theater on king street . while the production’s proximity to the theater might appear quaint , it must also have proven convenient as all four films were exhibited in town within a few months of shooting .
' alex gordon never appeared at the trial to give evidence , something that was pointed by the defence when they were trying to secure leave to appeal following the convictions . '
from the ‘problem pages’ column by p . h . williams on page 11 of the chess amateur , october 1919 :
we add that redemption was unsuccessful , as noted , for instance , on page 66 of la fabuleuse histoire de la metro goldwyn mayer en 1714 films ( paris , 1977 ) . see also pages 261 - 262 of volume one of the great movie stars by d . shipman ( london , 1989 ) . according to page 544 of close - ups from the golden age of the silent cinema by j . r . finch and p . a . elby ( new york and london , 1978 ) gilbert’s ‘greatest film was the big parade with renée adorée’ .
young had a rather , shall we say ,
unique
viewpoint of the battle on the chess board - a viewpoint that borrowed int the extreme from military strategy and tactics .
one of the first rules of , er ,
informed reading
is to know a little about the writer . i was lazy and just relied on the status of chesscafe .
the two hundred club , hosted by the savannah bananas , held a double header evening featuring an exhibition softball game between the local firefighters & ems versus law enforcement at grayson stadium .
justin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside
here come the godparents ! kate and william are joined by childhood friends - including guy pelly - and the . . .
fit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .
the chart is useful for anyone wanting to go deeper intoit , as it provides the exact dates and number of games .
based on a booth tarkington original screenplay , pied piper malone , is a whimsical tale about a sailor who proves himself innocent of bad conduct to win the heart of the girl he loves and the respect of the townspeople . director alfred green searched for the proper location throughout the preceding summer . although pied piper malone was set in new england , green realized that the approaching winter would make filming difficult , so he headed south down the east coast looking for a stand - in and found it in the charming little coast city of georgetown , sc .
< hodges is also an expert checker player . on his vacation trips he always looks up the local checker champ . once he met the champion of new england , played him five agames and won the majority . the checker player asked him who he was . when hodges told him , the new englander said :
' their work , in turn , has drawn upon the mountain of expert material and family records and letters from the uk .
blue for a boy ! george and charlotte both wear the shade for their little brother louis ' christening as the . . .
the third annual annie oakley ' s charity clay tournament and after party took place on september 29 . the event benefited the dwaine and cynthia willett children ' s hospital in savannah . the day began at 11 : 30 a . m . with the driven bird flurry contest . later that afternoon , the shotgun start kicked off the 100 - shot tournament . the after party that evening was open to non - shooters alike , where cocktails , drinks and hors d ' oeuvres from cotton & rye were served .
‘according to h . a . horwood of los angeles , cal . , in the october “folder” of the good companion chess problem club , carlos torre , r . , the boy expert of new orleans , like rzeschewski , has appeared in the “movies” . ’
they ' re back ! let ' s sell out the house and clear out the beer cooler again ! it ' s their third time taking over the tybee post theater stage with . . .
on november 29th and 30th at the atlantis casino resort in reno , nevada , holabird and kagin americana will give collectors the opportunity to bid on a unique collection that shows the genesis of a career and man that has become a worldwide icon in the world of entertainment .
two further contributions from olimpiu g . urcan : an informal bogoljubow v euwe game in 1928 and the opening of the 1956 candidates’ tournament .
ljfyffe : < zanzibar > the criticism of hilbert ' s book has to be taken with some salt as the critic wrote for children .
two shots of him with hollywood actresses come to mind . the first we have available only in poor photocopy form , from an unidentified source which has this caption beneath : ‘josé r . capablanca , former world chess champion , showing the fine points of the game to miss finis barton of the hedda gabler company at the playhouse , los angeles . ’
a group of distinguished visitors from the pentagon and white house joined several military members who were a part of the empower health readiness training initiative to provide no cost healthcare to the savannah community from may 10 - 18 . the event was hosted by edgar ' s proof and provision at the desoto and guests enjoyed a casual evening of fellowship and fun .
ljfyffe : here ' s how the montreal gazette of 1836 instructs the reader as black to set up a board with his p on a3 : < place your pawn on the third square of the queen ' rook of your adversary . > algebraic notation , it ' s not !
our correspondent mentions too that a search for ‘euwe’ leads to an item on the 1956 dutch elections which includes brief footage of the former world champion and provides an opportunity to hear the correct pronunciation of his name .
ed hamelrath draws attention to a webpage with many behind - the - scenes photographs taken during the production of casablanca , including ( fifth from the bottom ) a shot of humphrey bogart playing chess against paul henreid .
in le joueur d’échecs veidt played the role of von kempelen . below are two photographs from the sketch , 22 june 1938 , page 599 :
ljfyffe : by the way , my comment is not to be construed in any manner to be a personal attack upon the critic , but rather it ' s on the suitabiliy of < writing style > pertaining to the subject at hand , ie whether to simplify or delve into detail .
‘the game is a myth , to phrase it delicately , though some would bluntly call it a hoax . all that is left is the score , the origin of which is practically impossible to track down since it would have been copied from any game anywhere , or perhaps even composed by the perpetrator , man the myth - making animal in either case . ’
prior to the growth of narrative films , the most successful films of the early silent era were boxing films that charged premium prices and typically enjoyed sell - out audiences . brady , a successful sports promoter , is a member of the boxing hall of fame . brady’s financial success with boxing films led him to continue his dabbling in the industry by producing narrative films .
the sisters , who live in australia , have gathered local evidence from the derby people ' s history group and teamed up with qcs from birmingham .
he then supposedly persuaded them he could help the family flee to the states if they helped him rescue pals from a detention centre guarded by dogs .
in 1915 , a year into the first world war , he was appointed minister of munitions , before becoming the secretary of state for war in 1916 . in december of that year , and with the support of both the conservative and labour leaders , he replaced herbert henry asquith as prime minister .
makeup artist joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media
the other item on that page is a crosstable of the ‘southern california major league race’ , a chess event won by beverly hills with six points out of seven , and we hope that this clue will permit a reader to trace the source and send us a better copy of the above picture .
as regards albert b . hodges’ alleged involvement in films in the second decade of the twentieth century , david picken ( greasby , england ) writes :
‘i am sure most of us have been captivated by the cape and sword movies of the 1960s , featuring such fine actors as errol flynn . ’
join us for a monthly gathering to discuss and reflect on the ethical principles of yoga . we will use the yamas and niyamas by deborah . . .
regarding the pan - american tournament held in hollywood in 1945 , luc winants ( boirs , belgium ) provides links to a number of photographs taken by walter sanders for life and available on - line ( using the key words chess , sanders , 1945 ) . among the high - quality shots are the following :
hundreds of service members and their families joined with community neighbors and volunteers for this annual one - mile run yo support the 200 club of the coastal empire . participants run north on drayton street for one mile to nd at the finish line on broughton street . the 200 club provides resources and financial support for families who have had a loved one killed or injured in the line of duty .
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hailey baldwin there ' s the ring . . . looks good , justin !
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‘i have searched in the internet movie database and the all movie guide database but have found nothing on hodges , although the four films you mentioned are covered and cast - lists are given . it may be that hodges was an “extra” or a very small bit part player who would not normally be credited . the films are :
in 1908 he became chancellor . it was in this role that lloyd george would introduce many reforms that would eventually lead to the foundation of the modern welfare state .
no , your name isn ' t hodges . i know all the good checker players in the united states but i don ' t know that name .
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c . n . 198 briefly discussed the meeting in the early 1920s between reshevsky and charlie chaplin . there are two well - known photographs of the celebrities in play against each other ; in addition , page 191 of chess life & review , april 1979 reproduced a shot of the prodigy watching a game between douglas fairbanks and charlie chaplin .
in the light of nunnally johnson’s article on the new york , 1924 tournament ( c . n . 6881 ) we hoped to find some references to chess in the letters of nunnally johnson selected and edited by dorris johnson and ellen leventhal ( new york , 1981 ) . the only ( passing ) mention of the game that has been found in the collection ( which covers his correspondence from 1944 to 1976 ) is on page 249 , in a letter dated 8 november 1974 from johnson to tom dardis concerning f . scott fitzgerald :
a . b . hodges wrote to the committee that he desired to enter if the hours could be arranged to suit him ; the same hours that have been offered to mr . delmar and mr . rynam were suggested , but he decided not to enter . >
police find the body of a missing four - month - old boy near . . .
the pathe company , who brought how could you caroline to the lowcountry in 1918 , is today one of france’s leading motion picture distributors . in 1918 , the french company’s recognition of obstacles from language differences in the silent era , was representative of the movies early promise to be a technological tower of babel . early silent films had no title cards and later when more sophisticated story lines required them , producers found replacing them to be a minor challenge .
rex ingram , star of “the southerners , ” later turned director of many silent classics .
event - goers soaked up some sun on while watching elaborate , artistic creations rise from the sand at the scad sand arts festival on tybee island that took place on may 11th .
from the outset ( i . e . even before the book arrived ) we had rather low hopes of liking chess in the movies by bob basalla ( davenport , 2005 ) , largely because of the dreaded words ‘vanity press’ . when , however , the volume turned up , it immediately created a favourable impression as a well - produced 422 - page paperback ( large - size , in a to z encyclopaedia format ) containing a remarkable amount of fresh information .
two further stills produced by mr urcan from the site mentioned in c . n . 9390 :
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concerning the alleged game between paul limbos and humphrey bogart , see c . n . 8536 .
4 ) a photograph of dantine and bogart at the chessboard , with george tobias and philip dorn , was on page 12 of the 14 january 1944 edition of the salt lake tribune . as shown below , it also appeared on page 393 of chess life & review , july 1979 :
: is take it then that this is the same glenn petersen . . . = = >
olimpiu g . urcan ( singapore ) notes a pathé news item on the london , 1946 tournament , featuring arturo pomar in play ( with the black pieces , as in the photograph above ) against ossip bernstein , as well as footage of some other players , including savielly tartakower ( briefly ) and william winter . the technical quality is good , with a commentary which is quintessentially english .
a wealthy businessman proudly watches as his son begins his own business , a shoe store . however , things start to take a turn for the worst when the father ' s estranged wife inserts herself into her son ' s life and a seductive gold - digger tries to get her hooks into the young man . his father must stand helplessly by and hope his son makes the right decisions .
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although many of the key details remain elusive , all available information on this aspect of the master’s life is presented on pages 314 - 315 of an admirable new book , albert beauregard hodges ( subtitle : the man chess made ) by john s . hilbert and peter p . lahde ( jefferson , 2008 ) .
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' alice ' s other daughter , hettie , was acquitted and leave to appeal the convictions was refused .
chess in the movies by bob basalla ( c . n . 3986 ) mentions in connection with veidt a man’s past ( 1927 ) , le joueur d’échecs ( 1938 ) and the thief of bagdad ( 1940 ) .
< the hours of play for mr . delmar , mr . ryan and e . n . olly have been changed in the afternoon to commence at 4 instead of 2 o ' clock . [ . . . ]
lorelei knight lands a job as a show girl in new york through the efforts of her unscrupulous brother . her parasitic family soon follows in order to live on her earnings . she loses her job and in desperation marries bob wharton , the drunken son of a millionaire , but refuses to consummate the marriage until he reforms . lorelei meets lilas lynn who is planning revenge on steel mill owner jarvis hammon , the man responsible for her father ' s death . lilas shoots hammon and lorelei is implicated . her brother and his gang blackmail lorelei ' s now reformed husband for the crime , but after a turn of events the gang is broken up and all ends well .
' a fantasy and a story so strange that it seems hardly to relate to the world of reality . '
see furthermore pages 48 - 49 of the world’s a chessboard by r . fine ( philadelphia , 1948 ) .
< although many of the key details remain elusive , all available information on this aspect of the master’s life is presented on pages 314 - 315 of an < admirable > new book , albert beauregard hodges ( subtitle : the man chess made ) by john s . hilbert and peter p . lahde ( jefferson , 2008 ) . > >
‘the associated press and british movietone have just made available a large volume of archival footage , including much chess - related material . it can be consulted via the associated press official archive website and / or youtube . some highlights :
' alice entered into an agreement with alex gordon , whereby , he was to help her get her ' three boys ' to america and alice was to obtain poison for him to use on the dogs at the detention camp .
mention of casablanca in the item on helmut dantine ( c . n . 10495 ) prompts edward hamelrath ( dresden , germany ) to point out a reference to conrad veidt on page 379 of the carlsbad , 1929 tournament book :
‘under frain’s guidance ajeeb was reintroduced to the world in early january 1935 . at that time the automaton , “rigged out anew in resplendent oriental regalia” , posed for a newsreel troupe at the marshall chess club with us champion marshall himself . frain later claimed that marshall “encountered ajeeb at chess , and went away shaking his head after a draw” . ’
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' we have instructed counsel in england who will be fully briefed to make application to the criminal cases review commission .
in 1890 he was elected liberal mp for caernarvon and he would go on to hold the seat up until 1945 .
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revealed : the four warning signs you could be heading for divorce - including critcising your partner ' s . . .
historically bad : orioles ' chris davis on pace to finish with the lowest qualifying batting average ever , . . .
the caption reads : ‘to escape an unhappy home life , olivia de havilland finds a creative outlet with the saratoga community theatre . here , at age 16 , she plays alice in alice in wonderland , her first acting role . ’
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chloe said : ' a man calling himself alex gordon came to the door , posing as a conscientious objector needing shelter .
such a perfect princess ! cute charlotte steals the show again with her royal wave - and a very polite . . .
calli : happy birthday beau . an important figure in american chess and the subject of an upcoming biography by john hilbert urltoken
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luc winants ( boirs , belgium ) has forwarded to us the photograph of rudolph valentino ( 1895 - 1926 ) referred to in c . n . 4758 . it comes from the collection of daniël de mol , to whom we are also grateful .
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we see no reference to chess in the autobiography of cecil b . demille edited by donald hayne ( london , 1960 ) .
in hollywood , johnson worked with and frequented a vast muster of celebrities . the photograph below , taken during the shooting of how to marry a millionaire ( 1953 ) , features , from left to right , nunnally johnson , marilyn monroe and jean negulesco :
all available information on this aspect of the master’s life is presented on pages 314 - 315 of an admirable new book , albert beauregard hodges ( subtitle : the man chess made ) by john s . hilbert and peter p . lahde ( jefferson , 2008 ) .
in 1922 he was involved in a scandal over the selling of knighthoods and peerages and by october he had resigned as prime minister .
american man who posed as a saudi prince to try and buy a stake in a miami hotel was busted when the . . .
‘“unless ray milland is suppressed , he will have all hollywood playing chess in another month or two . ” ( jimmie fidler in the
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' soon after , alex gordon , with his wife , was detained by booth then shipped by the government to south africa and an internal inquiry into conduct of undercover agents herbert booth and alex gordon , resulted in their unit at the ministry of munitions being shut down .