one song that originated in the show was " mister dooley " which became famously associated with the wizard of oz for decades , when john slavin , in the title role , interpolated the song for much of the first year of its run .

the piece opened at the theatre royal in hanley , england on 16 october 1899 and then toured extensively .

after that , it played at the royal strand theatre in london , managed by frank curzon , opening on 5 october 1901 for an astonishing run of 1,075 performances .

it also played at the casino theatre , in new york , opening on 2 june 1902 for a run of 376 performances .

in london , lily elsie took over the role of princess soo-soo from beatrice edwards in early 1903 and was in turn succeeded by kate cutler .

it also starred louie freear , and arthur williams took over the role of mr. pineapple .

a chinese honeymoon was the first musical to run for 1,000 performances .

the story concerns couples who honeymoon in china and inadvertently break the kissing laws ( reminiscent of the mikado ) .

a chinese honeymoon

( the echo [ london , uk ] - 7th october , 1901 )
a chinese honeymoon
at the strand theatre .
messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & . . .
many of my chinese friends didn ' t have any honeymoon , as the wedding cost them so much . but a few did go abroad . they had a normal chinese - style trip : many countries in a little time .
messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . | library of congress
photo , print , drawing messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot .
on a chinese honeymoon , on a sunny day in june , ' neath the skies of blue we ' ll wander where the chinese lillies bloom , and underneath the shady trees we will sit all day and spoon in the land of tea and roses on a chinese honeymoon . - - - - - words and music by max hoffman published 1902 , now in public domain source harmony heritage songs # 25
a chinese honeymoon
will celebrate its 750th performance at the strand theatre to - night , and if present appearances are to be taken as a forecast of its future fate it will live to enjoy a silver wedding .
honeymoon is not a traditional practice of the chinese . in the old days , women were not given such luxury as going to travel with the husband . new brides would be starting their training by the mother in law during this
honeymoon
period . therefore only modernized chinese couples would adopt the western influences and go on honeymoon and do the romans do . the difference lies in the adaptation and how far they want to catch up with the jones .
provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises on a chinese honeymoon · the mills brothers meet the mills brothers ! ℗ 2015 fly me to the moon released on : 2015 - 03 - 23 auto - generated by youtube .
a newlywed couple finds their lake - country honeymoon descend into chaos after paul finds bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of their first night .
the question and answer section for chinese cinderella is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .
these things , then , warrant me in assuming that a chinese honeymoon is a truly fit and proper subject for a
souvenir ,
and having
assumed ,
i will hie me to the story ; but ,
lor ' bless yer , sir , i ' ve none to tell .
chinese cinderella study guide contains a biography of adeline yen mah , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .
smart , stylish , and nail - bitingly tense , honeymoon packs more slow - building horror than many bigger - budget productions .
i have heard it stated that mr . curzon proposes to rebuild or reconstruct the strand theatre before he presents another piece , but i have a big idea that the rebuilding process will have to
bide a ( good long ) wee ,
for a chinese honeymoon is decidedly a piece to go and see again and again , and playgoers have already grasped the fact .
nicolas p . rossenblum . suduiko , aaron ed .
chinese cinderella characters
. gradesaver , 25 may 2015 web .
june 1920 : joining fellow newlyweds frances marion and fred thomson on a european honeymoon , mary and doug visit cities such as london and paris where they are swarmed by fans .
strobridge & co . lith , et al . messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . cincinnati ; new york : strobridge litho . co . photograph . retrieved from the library of congress , < urltoken > .
chinese cefc purchases minority stakes in médea and empresa / čínská cefc kupuje minoritu v médee a emprese , mediaguru , 5 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . ↩
no . 2 - song - soo - soo & chorus -
in the days of the ancient long ago in a quaint little chinese town . . .
marie - three months ago we stepp ' d a - board a great big ocean ship . pineapple - and sail ' d away to china on a pleasant little trip . marie - the sailors knew i was a bride , which shows how cute they are . pineapple - i felt that i could train them when they said
he ' s her papa .
marie - and every day upon the deck i ' d promenading go . pineapple - whilst i was in my cabin with the steward down below . marie - it was a most delightful time , which passed away too soon . pineapple - but this is but the prelude to a chinese honeymoon . all - a chinese honeymoon . pineapple - and i am the bridegroom . marie - i am the bride . bridesmaids - and we are the maids who saw them tied . pineapple - i said i will . marie - i took the quill and felt that i should swoon . pineapple - yes , i am the man who bought the ring . marie - and i am the blushing little thing , who became his wife . pineapple - and started life . all - with a chinese honeymoon .
although the strand theatre has witnessed many long runs within its walls , none of them endured for the length of time that
a chinese honeymoon
is likely to do . mr . willie edouin played
our flat
there for a lengthened run , and has always regarded that theatre as a very lucky house . he appeared there as a child as far back as 1854 , when , he says , it was known as punch ' s playhouse .
analyst of the advisory firm deloitte mr . david marek was quoted by the czech press agency : “chinese cefc invests in the czech republic as if it goes for a weekend shopping in a mall . ” chinese investors do shopping in the czech republic as in a supermarket / čínští investoři tu kupují jako v supermarketu , říká ekonom , aktuálně . cz , 5 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . ↩
focused on dancing , with three of berkeley ' s best numbers back - to - back . first up was
honeymoon hotel ,
in which powell and keeler ' s efforts to enjoy their honeymoon in private are thwarted by relatives , well - wishers and a lecherous baby ( billy barty ) who almost shares their wedding night . the number was heavily cut by local censors .
strobridge & co . lith , george dance , samuel f nixon , sam s shubert , howard talbot , and j . fred zimmerman . messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . , ca . 1902 . cincinnati ; new york : strobridge litho . co . photograph . urltoken
. “and it’s a breakup song between america and england , which is fabulous . he’s like , ‘you’re leaving me ? oh , really ? well , good luck with that . ’” miranda wrote the song while on his honeymoon in 2010 “without a piano around , ”
not to be confused with the czech chinese chamber of commerce ( ccok ) , established on 26 august 1997 by the municipal court in prague . urltoken . ↩
april 30 , 1927 : mary and doug become the first stars to imprint their hands and feet in cement in the forecourt of grauman’s chinese theater in hollywood .
( bus ) , the chinese want to build a spa resort for 2 billions in pasohlávky / číňané chtějí v pasohlávkách postavit lázeňskou kolonádu za dvě miliardy , 22 . 5 . 2015 , urltoken . ↩
korean chinese movie ' murde . . .
the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .
oh , the a la girl is a knowing girl , with heaps of a la talk , and when she strolls down regent street she ' s got an a la walk ; there ' s an a la twinkle in her eye , she wears an a la curl , and she loves ' a dash with an a la mash , does the a la english girl .
the boost to the czech economy brought about by chinese money is still something we have to wait for , and so far there are not many convincing projects on the negotiation table . only an agreement between hebei province and the south moravian region has been negotiated so far – a huge spa offering traditional chinese medical treatments is to be built near the village of pasohlávky . 27
the romantic comedy will receive advice and supervision from well - known korean director kwak jaeyoung , who directed my sassy girl in 2001 , and will next be finishing up a project starring chinese actress zhou xun .
a chinese honeymoon
will complete its 1 , 000th performance at the strand on the 18th inst . when a representative of this journal called in the other evening it was going as strong as ever . the house was full , not a vacant seat to be seen . a stage production that will stand this test , still affording unabated interest to those who enjoy a musical piece , must certainly be classed as out of the ordinary .
a chinese honeymoon
is quite up - to - date and as amusing as when it started on its successful career . several new items and songs have been introduced from time to time , and one of the new ideas which has caused considerable amusement is an original pantomime by miss marie dainton and mr . farren soutar , during which the audience is treated to some excellent imitations of leading actors and actresses , including sir henry irving , mr . hayden coffin , miss edna may , miss connie ediss , dan leno , and marie lloyd .
whenever the bill at the strand theatre is changed , mr . george dance ' s new musical play , to be called
mdlle . paris ,
will take its place . this piece is the same which has had a long run in america under its original title ,
the ladies ' paradise .
if this should prove as successful as mr . dance ' s
chinese honeymoon ,
the management will have the satisfaction of a double record .
clever mimicry ( always welcome ) is not found wanting in a chinese honeymoon for tom and mrs . pineapple present some nice little
tit - bits
from the plays - such as mrs . brown - potter and mr . tree in ullysses , and connie ediss and charles hawtrey as
romeo
and
juiiet ,
etc . ; and later , people passing down the strand can hear more yells when the henpecked and worried pineapple sings of a dream he had of a happy land where woman was a small affair , and man was lord and master .
a chinese honeymoon is a musical comedy in two acts by george dance , with music by howard talbot and additional music by ivan caryll and others , and additional lyrics by harry greenbank and others . the piece opened at the theatre royal in hanley , england , on 16 october 1899 and then toured extensively . after that , it played at the royal strand theatre in london , managed by frank curzon , opening on 5 october 1901 for an astonishing run of 1 , 075 performances .
tells of two colleagues at a marriage arrangement company who hide their ulterior motives to end an engagement by crashing its celebratory cruise . the other actors who form the love quadrilateral are chinese actress shi yufei and taiwanese actor wallace huo .
in yet another collaboration between korean and chinese film talents , actors kwon sangwoo and zhang yuqi started filming for their new movie honey enemy ( 情敵蜜月 ) earlier this month on jeju island .
then another law is conveniently introduced , by which a royal princess once supposed to be dead , is allowed , when animation is restored , to cancel all obligations . thus , soo - soo wakes up , repudiates her marriage with pineapple , and offers her hand and heart to tom ;
empy
is claimed in marriage by the
official mother - in - law
; pineapple is restored to the arms of his lovely bride , and a chinese honeymoon ends , as it began , happily .
the action of the piece is as whimsical as chinese things are usually expected to be . the story of the libretto , to start with , is based on an imaginary chinese law , by which it is enacted that if a
he
and a
her
are discovered kissing each other , in public , the osculatory couple must marry within a few hours . the opening scene is ylang ylang - a picturesque and very free - and - easy sort of chinese port . here the young englishman , tom hatherton , who has resigned his commission in the army , is idling away his time by flirting , running up a bill a yard or so long , and waiting for his rich uncle , mr . pineapple , to send him a remittance to enable him to settle it . but tom has not only fallen into debt ; he has fallen in love with a certain pretended singing girl , who is really soo - soo , the daughter of the emperor of ylang ylang . and now trouble - which to the looker - on means merriment - arrives in the person of mr . pineapple , who has lately been married , and who , curiously enough , chooses this same port for his honeymoon .
current czech policy toward china could easily turn into a security problem undermining the czech republic’s position in the eu . it has been formulated and even implemented with the help of advisors closely connected to cefc , a powerful chinese company with shadowy background used by china to exert influence in the international arena .
opens on a stage set of a street with a sidewalk and a high fence completely covered with female burlesque troupe posters . the four posters visible advertise actual contemporary burlesquers fred irwin ' s . . .
václav havel continued to be a pro - human rights and pro - democracy voice even after his term as president was over , and in 2010 he initiated the eventually successful proposal that chinese writer and dissident liu xiaobo be awarded the nobel peace prize .
strobridge & co . lith , dance , g . , nixon , s . f . , shubert , s . s . , talbot , h . & zimmerman , j . f . ( ca . 1902 ) messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . , ca . 1902 . cincinnati ; new york : strobridge litho . co . [ photograph ] retrieved from the library of congress , urltoken
as musical comedies go nowadays ,
a chinese honeymoon
provides - and , after all , what else matters ? - a bright and amusing entertainment . the lyrics of this two - year - old provincial importation may often border on imbecility - what , for instance , is the sense of such a vile phrase as
the a la girl ,
what of the
twiddley bits
a pianist is supposed to play ? still , mr . dance ' s rhymes are generally passable , and form the groundwork of some delightfully rollicking concerted numbers . the music , again , which is mainly mr . howard talbot ' s work , may not be very fresh or ambitious , still it is fluent and tuneful .
if the presumption that president zeman’s advisor on china is in fact a high - ranking intelligence officer of the pla is correct , then the activities of the current czech government – rather than beginning a new economic boom based on chinese investment – turn into a security threat undermining the czech position in the eu , with all the political and economic consequences this could bring .
senate dem on trump court pick : ' never seen a president . . . make himself a puppet '
i want to be a lidy and with the ladies rank ; i want to have a thousand golden sovreigns in the bank . i want to ride a gee - gee . and wear a coat of fawn ; so that folks will say , when i cry who - a i ' m a lidy bred and born .
the eu - china human rights dialogue is still taking place , and eu representatives do not avoid sensitive topics related to china’s so - called “domestic affairs , ” however toothless their protests usually prove to be . to mention just a few recent cases , the ec expressed concern over the crackdown on independent chinese lawyers in 2015 31 and the recent disappearance of five hong kong booksellers associated with the mighty current publishing house known to be publishing books unfavorable to the chinese communist party leadership . 32
two weeks shy of his wedding , a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need .
the five hundredth performance on this stage of a chinese honeymoon was reached on monday , when a crowded audience received the piece with as much enthusiasm as though its merry action and bright music were quite fresh to them . the success of the production has been honestly earned . at the outset the principal parts were entrusted to experienced artists , whose humour was unforced , and the staging was remarkable for richness as well as taste . uninterrupted representation for 15 months has naturally led to a few changes in the cast , but the general performance of messrs . george dance and howard talbot ' s diverting musical piece is as smart and efficient as ever .
april 1913 : mary signs a one - year contract with zukor at famous players for $ 500 a week .
some viewers may be mildly scared during the opening moments — “oh , no ! not another found - footage movie ! ” — as attractive newlyweds paul ( harry treadaway ) and bea ( rose leslie ) playfully describe their courtship and wedding while directly addressing a videocamera . for better or worse , however , “honeymoon” quickly reveals its true colors as a far more traditional thriller .
2 . 07 [ 20 ] richard diamond : chinese honeymoon 13feb58 directed by mark sandrich , jr . written by david t . chantler david janssen ( as richard diamond ) keye luke , dr . lin chang , lisa lu , cassia , peter chong , fong , ted de corsia , albert stewart , weaver levy , lee , victor sen yung , magan , hugh lawrence , lt . harris , melinda markey , the nurse , james hong , young man , synopsis : diamond uncovers a protection racket when he decides to learn why a pair of his chinese friends unexpectedly call off their upcoming wedding begins to investigate the reason . series premise : david janssen in this classic from the suave - pi era . first in ny , then in la . famous for the never totally seen character of sam , played for a while by mary tyler moore . also , barbara bain has a recurring role for a short while as diamond ' s love interest . episode and series information : urltoken
after tvrdík had already become an advisor to czech pms , president zeman named his own china expert , a “special advisor for economic diplomacy and investment , ” this time 39 - year - old chinese “businessman” ye jianming . the position is honorary , like that of mr . tvrdík .
the visit of the delegation of czech - china friendship association of czech to beijing children’s hospital , 13 . 11 . 2012 , urltoken . the identity of this association is not clear . there is a similar – at least in name – organization known as the china - czech friendship association , founded in 1958 within the framework of the chinese people’s association for friendship with foreign countries and its main purpose is to “ …promote people’s mutual understanding and cooperation in various fields between china and the czech republic . ” urltoken . there is yet another association with a similar name , the czech - chinese friendship association ( czech - chinese friendship association , urltoken ) with karel pech as its “founder and chairman , ” and miroslav ransdorf as its vice chairman , with offices in prague and beijing urltoken / about - us . jaroslav tvrdík was still meeting chinese officials as the chairman of his friendship association in 2015 . see hu yanxin meets with czech prime minister advisor and czech - china friendship association chairman jaroslav tvrdík , 2 . 5 . 2015 , urltoken . in july 2014 an association with the same name as that used by tvrdík when meeting chinese officials was registered in prague by tomáš hülle who does not claim any relation to tvrdík . urltoken . ↩
morita was prolific outside of the
karate kid
series as well , appearing in
honeymoon in vegas ,
spy hard ,
even cowgirls get the blues
and
the center of the world .
he also provided the voice for a character in the disney movie
mulan
in 1998 .
tengxun xinwen , 30 . 4 . 2015 , urltoken . tengxun xinwen is maintained by tencent inc . , china’s largest portal in chinese integrating news , interactive communities , entertainment products and widely - used basic services . urltoken . ↩
václav dolejší : tvrdík has become the deputy of the chinese cefc for europe . they bought everything he pointed at in the czech republic / tvrdík se stal zástupcem čínské cefc pro evropu . a na co v česku ukázal , to koupili , 8 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . ↩
this “unofficial status , ” of course , means that tvrdík is not obliged to go through the security clearance procedure carried out by the national security authority ( národní bezpečnostní úřad , nbú ) 11 which is required for a regular position on the pm’s staff . this calls to mind the strategy president zeman employed in the case of his controversial adviser for russia , martin nejedlý . 12 however , prc’s authorities do not care about such details and not only respect tvrdík as the czech pm’s advisor , but also recognize him as a representative of the czech government in all sorts of official negotiations on matters of mutual interest , as is revealed in the chinese official media . tvrdík’s expertise in china - related matters does not have a long history . it started with his involvement in the czech - china friendship association , for which he has served as supervisory board chairman since at least 2012 . 13 later tvrdík became involved in the mixed czech - chinese chamber . he currently occupies the highest positions in all these organizations , and in the chinese media these are regularly mentioned during his negotiations with chinese partners as equally important . 14
a twenty something couple from new york city have just married and travel to a lakeside house for a honeymoon getaway and strange lights appear through the windows and wifey wanders into the woods and her personality changes radically upon return to the love nest ; no more sex dear , i have a headache and these nasty scars on my inner thighs . unfortunately , the acting is not great , and the script poorly written . i was not scared at any point and the constant piano and violin music annoyed the hell out of me . this is mostly a two actor movie , and nether of them is all that compelling to watch . a silly ending adds up to a weak 4 / 10 .
there is every likelihood that
a chinese , honeymoon
will establish a record run for a musical piece played without a transfer from one theatre to another .
dorothy
ran for 931 performances , yet the same management never got another piece to approach it . mr . george edwardes never fails to get long runs for his productions . he ran
the geisha
for over two years , while
san toy ,
a ' gaiety ' girl , and
the circus girl
all enjoyed the same long life . so , too , did
the toreador .
gilbert and sullivan ' s
patience
was another famous draw , and leslie stuarts '
florodora
- a london production - holds the american record among musical plays . the highest honour , however , goes in london to a play that had no music to aid it , and that was
charley ' s aunt .
václav ferebauer : chinese finance will help the czech republic , the expansion will continue , says economist / čínský kapitál česku pomůže , expanze bude pokračovat , míní ekonom , idnes . cz , 5 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . ↩
best of all , the plot , though owing much to mr . gilbert and others , is a good plot , ingeniously complicated , well sustained , and consistently diverting . starting , therefore , with a sound basis of fun , assisted by a background of picturesque scenery and elaborately pretty costumes , the three leading comedians engaged for this production find no difficulty in keeping their audience good - tempered . mr . lionel rignold is not new to the role of a closely watched , because gay , middle - aged husband ; but the author has varied his conventional type ' s conventional embarassments by making poor mr . pineapple attended on his ( chinese ) honeymoon by a bodyguard of his wife ' s young sisters and forced to marry an emperor ' s charming niece while his own bride is carried off by the majestic potentate .
however , the eu argument in support of our recent china - oriented policy does not take into consideration the complex relationship and sometimes tough ongoing negotiations between the european commission and china on issues of both shared values ( human rights and the rule of law ) and trade and economic exchange ( lack of transparency on the chinese side , widespread violations of intellectual property rights , various government measures discriminating against foreign companies in china , a strong degree of government intervention in the economy resulting in a dominant position for state - owned enterprises , and chinese circumvention via third countries being the most important ones ) .
assuredly the good old days have returned at the strand theatre . since november last it has been difficult to get seats there at short notice . go down to the theatre five minutes before the curtain goes up and the manager will tell you with beaming face , that
there ' s not a seat in the house , sir !
of course he means there is not one vacant , but - no matter . you can get seats ; but the best , at any rate , are booked in advance . to come to the point - which in this instance is the play - commend me for a solid three hours ' merriment to the breezy , wheezy , chinesy entertainment called a chinese honeymoon .
soon , he became an overnight media celebrity on the radio and a mean - spirited demagogue on a memphis tv show .
the private business interests behind czech politicians’ accommodation of china are visible as well . during his state visit to china in october 2014 , miloš zeman brought with him a number of businessmen , including petr kellner , a representative of the ppf financial group originally primarily connected to václav klaus . as a result , a new blossoming of czech - chinese relations began with a license for ppf’s home credit , a multi - channel provider of consumer finance , to begin operations in china . after the state visit , kellner flew president zeman back to prague on his private jet plane , which aroused understandable outrage in the media . 7
neither as purposefully spooky nor as inadvertently campy as the low - budget ’50s sci - fiers it often recalls , “honeymoon” is the sort of flat and forgettable genre exercise that fills holes in vod schedules after , or during , fleeting theatrical playdates . the sole novelty in this otherwise unexceptional indie is its relatively serious treatment of a plot device [ … ]
at the moment , the english name of the movie has been called both honey enemy by its production , and honeymoon with the enemy through kwon sangwoo’s social media messages . to stay consistent with the marketing from honey enemy’s official weibo account , we will refer to the film as honey enemy only .
stanley kubrick’s 2001 : a space odyssey is rightfully hailed as a milestone in science fiction filmmaking , but even its most ardent fans would have a tough time explaining the final scenes of the movie .
while on a visit with father and niang to tiajin , niang arranges big sister ' s marriage to samuel , a thirty - one year old stranger . big sister is thrilled with the idea of marriage , but adeline is horrified . she cannot imagine being taken out of school at seventeen and
thrust into the arms of a stranger ,
though big sister is overjoyed to have all eyes on her . this is the last we see of big sister , as she joyfully leaves for her honeymoon .
here and there , “honeymoon” suggests a symbolic intent , hinting that the “invasion of the body snatchers” - style plot may be an allegory for the rude surprises in store for people who only think they know each other before joining hands in marriage . in a similar vein , those inclined to parse even junky b - movies for feminist subtext may read paul’s reaction to bea’s excretions as typical of unenlightened male responses to certain facts of female life .
but cefc’s acquisitions also have a strategic dimension . its presence in the media group allows the chinese investors access to the television channel barrandov and the popular weekly týden , which gives them an easy and discreet opportunity to influence czech public opinion . 25 commentators also say that through the travel service , cefc is gaining control over czech airlines . 26
for the finale ,
shanghai lil ,
cagney donned a sailor ' s suit and tap shoes to sing and dance the story of a sailor searching for his lost love in what most astute viewers realized was a brothel and opium den . when he finds her - - ruby keeler masquerading as a chinese girl - - they joyously tap dance on the bar before getting caught in a full - scale brawl with 150 sailors and chorus girls . during the fight scene one chorus girl accidentally walked into a fist and ended up unconscious under one of the tables ( the same dancer , years later , would marry mgm studio head louis b . mayer ) . featured briefly in the sequence are a young john garfield ( five years before signing a warners contract ; he did extra work as a sailor briefly seen peeking over a barrel during the fight ) and then - unknown chorus girls ann sothern and dorothy lamour . but the scene was cagney ' s all the way . when the film opened , a reporter from the trade paper
he wrote , for a time , at the morris - jumel mansion , which washington once used as a headquarters during the revolutionary war .
to sum up , czech policy toward china has recently been formulated and even implemented with the help of two advisors who are at the same time involved in the top management of one powerful chinese company – cefc – and in organizations financially supported by this company – the mixed chamber and china investment forum . such close ties between top politicians and any business entity would be scandalous . in this case , the situation is even worse due to indications that the company is subject to direct control by chinese intelligence services , and most probably serves as a tool in china’s political warfare . ( more info in the second article )
focuses on literature of early middle ages and especially poetry and translates chinese modern and classical literature . she also does research on the intellectual transformation of 20th century china . in the past she regularly published artiles on china in czech media , today she writes mainly for the internet journal deník referendum .
published photographs reveal that other attendees to the nomination ceremony included both the czech and chinese presidents of the mixed chamber , jaroslav tvrdík and chan chauto . chan chauto ( a strange romanization for the standard pinyin chen qiutu , giving the impression of a person from hong kong or taiwan rather than from the people’s republic of china , where he actually comes from ) at the same time holds the position of ye jianming’s cefc president and party secretary .
but , really , 1958’s “i married a monster from outer space” is far worthier of such analysis . “honeymoon , ” in stark contrast , is as insubstantial as it is unremarkable . the dialogue is flat , the pacing is lethargic , the acting is unexceptional — neither the leads nor supporting players ben huber and hanna brown bring much to the table — and the production values are no better than they have to be .
china . com . cn , 2 . 10 . 2014 , urltoken ; chinese conglomerate cefc has acquired one tenth in j & t so far . it wants 30 percent / čínský konglomerát cefc už má v j & t desetinu . usiluje o 30 procent , idnes . cz , urltoken . ↩
in casting mr . langella , the producers of ' ' amadeus ' ' have brought about a small coup : he is a box - office name , a mindful consideration when almost all broadway producers speak about the difficulty of doing a straight play without a box - office name . moreover , mr . langella has credentials as an actor . he won a tony when he made his broadway debut in edward albee ' s ' ' seascape ' ' in 1975 , and he won a tony nomination for ' ' dracula ' ' in 1977 . before and after those productions , there were movies , including a film of ' ' dracula , ' ' and a distinguished career off broadway .
i want to be a lidy and have a private box . i want to wag a great big fan and shake my golden locks . i want to hiss the villian and cheer the maid forlorn , so that folks will know when i say ' bravo ' i ' m a lidy bred and born .
. “this is a guy who wrote at 14 , ‘i wish there was a war . ’ it doesn’t get more hip - hop than that . ”
is quite different from the rest of the show’s numbers . “it’s a throwback to a sixties beatles tune , ” jonathan groff , who plays king george ,
miss louie freear ' s fi fi is one of those original assumptions that live in the memory . it is exceptionally funny and full of spirit , but even in the extravagant phases there is a clearness of method demonstrating that every point in the droll impersonation has been carefully thought out in order to secure accurate balance of effect . the two eccentric songs with which miss freear made such a hit when a chinese honeymoon was new are still invariably encored . another very attractive performance is miss marie dainton ' s mrs . pineapple , in which the actress ' s talent as vocalist , dancer , and mimic is conspicuous . her duet with mr . farren soutar ,
tit bits , ' ' with imitations of favourites in well - known plays , is among the most successful items . miss mabel nelson sings tastefully as the princess , and mr . picton roxborough is advantageously retained for the suave but unbending emperor . mr . arthur williams , a comparative newcomer , is irresistibly comic as poor pineapple .
no . 17 - duet - emperor & fi fi -
now once there was a mandarin , who for a sweetheart yearn ' d . . .
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cefc is well known in taiwan , where the people involved with this company are nicknamed jiefangjun shangren ( businessmen from the people’s liberation army ) . this connection is particularly alarming given the close relationship between cefc and top czech politicians , and indeed the security information service ( bis ) in its 2014 annual report mentioned the activities of chinese citizens in the czech republic as a potential security risk . 29
the a la girl is an english girl with lots of a la ways , she gets her frocks at brixton , but they ' re fashioned a la jay ' s ; she ' s awfully fond of diamonds , and she wears them all she can , though just between ourselves they ' re made a la parisian .
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in the ' 90s and 2000s , he acted sporadically while studying to become a filmmaker . a short film he made in 2004 was nominated for an academy award .
february 1936 : mary begins hosting parties at pickfair , a cbs radio program that will be canceled after 13 weeks , proving unpopular with a depression - era public .
czech politicians have dismissed such warnings and kept their chinese advisors and associates , promoting along with them the idea of prague as the door for china to enter europe . the usual argument is that this is helpful for the czech economy , and that it does , after all , conform to the eu strategic partnership with china . 30
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1934 : mary pens why not try god ? , a booklet touting christian science .
may 29 , 1979 : mary pickford dies at santa monica hospital following a stroke .
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mrs . pineapple takes her revenge by flirting with a bill - poster . . .
she slithered atop a slippery piano top , as piano lounge singer jack baker ( jeff bridges ) accompanied her and the camera executed a 360 - degree circling around her .
denis jones ( director / choreographer ) is thrilled to return to goodspeed where he choreographed the productions of irving berlin’s holiday inn and band geeks ! . broadway credits include the recent productions of irving berlin ' s holiday inn and honeymoon in vegas . other ny credits : the tempest ( shakespeare in the park ) , paint your wagon ( city center encores ! ) , nerds ( pre - broadway ) , coraline ( mcc ) . regional credits : moonshine : that hee - haw musical ( dallas theater center ) ; the sound of music ( chicago lyric opera ) ; a funny thing happened on the way to the forum , she loves me , johnny baseball ( williamstown theatre festival ) ; pirates ! ( huntington theatre ) ; 42 nd street , irving berlin’s holiday inn , grease , spamalot , chicago ( the muny ) ; honeymoon in vegas , thoroughly modern millie , damn yankees , meet me in st . louis , ( paper mill playhouse ) ; elf ( 5th ave theater ) . film / tv / commercials : the kennedy center honors , sex and the city 2 , rosie live ! , staples and glade . denis has received two carbonells for his choreography of thoroughly modern millie and the boy friend , a st . louis theatre circle award for his choreography of 42 nd street , a lucille lortel nomination for outstanding choreography for piece of my heart , and has been named a finalist for the sdc callaway award . upcoming projects include mary poppins ( paper mill playhouse ) , a chorus line ( the muny ) , honeymoon in vegas ( marriott lincolnshire theatre ) , crazy for you ( signature theatre ) , and a workshop of fancy based on the song made famous by reba mcentire .
the stylized shanghai lil ( pictured ) ( providing commentary on paramount ' s shanghai lily character ( marlene dietrich in shanghai express ( 1932 ) from the year before ) with ruby keeler in chinese makeup and a jet - black wig , portraying a prostitute in a sleazy , backstreet opium den and brothel on shanghai ' s waterfront , and a tap - dancing sailor ( kent ( james cagney ) was forced to play the lead male role because the main star was drunk ) looking for his long - lost love lil in the vice - ridden bar - featuring a fantastic tap - dance duet between the two across a bar counter . it closed with jingoistic configuration shots of an imperialistic us navy drill team , the stars and stripes american flag , the face of president franklin d . roosevelt ( pictured ) , and the nra ' s blue eagle .
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dolly was a baby just as others may be , with a pair of eyes of blue . . .
martha spanks the grand pianner , father whacks the drum ; mother in a soulful manner blows the tootletum ; charlie swings the concertina , bob goes fiddlededee , but i ' m a brick , for i waggle the stick , with a one , two , three .
neither as purposefully spooky nor as inadvertently campy as the low - budget ’50s sci - fiers it often recalls , “honeymoon” is the sort of flat and forgettable genre exercise that fills holes in vod schedules after , or during , fleeting theatrical playdates . the sole novelty in this otherwise unexceptional indie is its relatively serious treatment of a plot device — extraterrestrials struggling to master and remember human lingo while passing as earthlings — usually played for easy laughs . unfortunately , that’s not nearly enough to alleviate the tedium .
i am an avid horror fan , it is by far my favorite genre . i like all kinds of horror and don ' t mind slow paced films at all . however
honeymoon
was a pretty big letdown . from the trailer and reviews and i was pretty excited to give this a watch , but boy did it fall flat . the story starts out fairly generic , a couple goes to a cabin in the woods . it quickly turns into something else entirely , and that
something
else really isn ' t that great . the parts that were obviously suppose to be tense and creepy just didn ' t do it for me , and the story didn ' t have much to offer so i just found myself wanting to know what was going on so i could just be done with it . the acting is by far this movies strong point . the small cast does an excellent job , even though the script is fairly poor . i feel like as horror fans we are so desperate for new horror we often grasp onto not so good films and try to convince ourselves that they are great . people are praising
honeymoon
but i ' m not entirely sure why , it really just isn ' t a good movie . 4 / 10
two of the songs assigned to this clever and natural little actress are mere echoes of
sister mary jane ' s top note ,
though in one miss freear gives a droll burlesque of the average musical conductor . a doll - duet , too , in which she has a share , reproduces rather stale stage business but a third ditty ,
i want to be a lidy ,
should certainly prove a success . apart from the principals , good work comes more particularly from handsome miss beatrice edwardes and a certain mr . leslie stills , who made a very acceptable couple of sentimental toasts , and from mr . picton roxborough , surely one of the most imposing figures of our stage , who enacts the eccontric emperor ( he would be married for love if you please ) , with an ease of style , a blandness of voice and manner , and a quiet refinement altogether exceptional .
january 7 , 1911 : after borrowing a long dress and high heels from the wardrobe department , mary marries owen moore in a secret ceremony in jersey city , n . j .
may 2 , 1943 : mary and buddy adopt a son , ronald charles pickford rogers .
16 . when celebrities come backstage , they sign a life - sized cutout of hamilton .
late 1899 : to make extra money , charlotte rents a room to the manager of the cummings stock company of toronto , who suggests that gladys and lottie be cast in a play .
if you can ' t sit through a relatively slow - paced movie without losing interest and wanting to play angry birds , this might not be the film for you . if however you do have an adult attention span and aren ' t afraid to engage it , this film will reward your patience many times over . utilising a vanishingly small cast remarkably well , the film relies on the believability of the dialogue and the fine acting of the two main characters to draw you ever closer into their seemingly idyllic world . i won ' t go into any specific detail , but it is a technique that pays off as things become more and more unsettling and a real sense of wrongness begins to pervade what was supposed to be a perfect romantic getaway in the woods . the film successfully ratchets up the tension over the runtime of 87 minutes , and despite a pretty slow start , delivers a lot by the time of the final credits , leaving you feeling genuinely creeped - out and not entirely sure of what you just witnessed . honeymoon is that rare beast , a genuinely well - crafted horror movie . the dialogue is genuinely solid , the acting is good , but it ' s the perfect pacing that really makes this a must - see for any avid horror fans .
president zeman must be aware of at least some of these questions , because he kept this nomination secret from the czech media until the press conference held in shanghai during his official visit to china in september 2015 , i . e . for more than a year after the official nomination . the chinese media reported on ye jianming’s position in zeman’s office immediately and in some detail . according to tengxun xinwen , the nomination ceremony was held in shanghai on april 2014 . 15
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december 1912 : david belasco casts mary in his new stage production , a good little devil .
april 3 , 1930 : mary wins a best actress academy award for her work in coquette .
some people sigh for beauty and some yearn for this and that ; but my ambition is to be a real aristocrat . and if a fairy came and said your wishes i ' ll supply ; so choose what you would like to be , i ' d answer with a sigh -
the president of the chamber is jaroslav tvrdík , who is the advisor to the czech pm ( čssd ) for china . the chairman of the revision committee of the chamber is member of parliament jan birke and a member of the revision committee of the chamber is miroslav poche , a member of ep , both from čssd ( czech social democratic party ) , urltoken ; see also ondřej koutník , czech - chinese lobbyists no more represented by ex - minister kohout / česko - čínské lobbisty už nereprezentuje exministr kohout , česká pozice , 27 . 4 . 2013 , urltoken . ↩
on this occasion zeman was represented by his chancellor vratislav mynář . martin nejedlý , referred to by the chinese journalists as zeman’s “chief advisor , ” was present as well . both men arouse controversies in the czech republic due to suspicions of contacts with russian intelligence , as well as the shadowy sources of their property and power relations networks . mynář , who – unlike nejedlý – holds an official position in the presidential office , recently failed a security check by the national security authority . 16


the place beyond the pines is a 2012 american crime drama film directed by derek cianfrance and written by cianfrance , ben coccio , and darius marder .

it stars ryan gosling , bradley cooper , eva mendes , emory cohen and dane dehaan , with ben mendelsohn , rose byrne , mahershala ali , bruce greenwood , harris yulin , and ray liotta in supporting roles .

the film reunites cianfrance and gosling , who worked together on 2010 's blue valentine .

the film was scored by mike patton and also featured previously written music by estonian composer arvo pärt .

the title is the english meaning of the city of schenectady , new york , which is derived loosely from a mohawk word for " place beyond the pine plains . "

the place beyond the pines

the place beyond the pines
is the type of movie that makes people decry the fact that hollywood doesn ' t make movies like
the place beyond the pines
anymore .
the place beyond the pines is hackneyed and dull : not a single moment rings true .
i highly recommend you get lost in the place beyond the pines ‘ inevitable brand of storytelling .
“place beyond the pines” this weekend became the first independent movie to cross $ 20 million this year .
focus features picks up u . s . rights to toronto favorite , ‘the place beyond the pines’ ( exclusive )
- a vintage schenectady police car races up brandywine avenue while filming
the place beyond the pines
today .
if you want to answer the questions ,
who starred in the movie the place beyond the pines ?
and
what is the full cast list of the place beyond the pines ?
then this page has got you covered .
- fans gather outside city hall in schenectady to watching filming of
the place beyond the pines
on friday .
this cast list of who was in the place beyond the pines includes both lead and minor roles . ( 11 items )
- director derek cianfrance stands outside city hall in schenectady during filming of
the place beyond the pines
on friday .
- a film crew sets up outside city hall in schenectady for filming of
the place beyond the pines
on friday .
- the crew filming for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
- ryan gosling and eva mendes film a scene from
the place beyond the pines
at dairy circus in scotia on thursday .
also read : focus features picks up u . s . rights to toronto favorite , ' the place beyond the pines ' ( exclusive )
- actress rose byrne walks to her trailer outside city hall in schenectady during filming of
the place beyond the pines
on friday .
- people watching the film crews for
the place beyond the pines
on route 5 in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
the place beyond the pines cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the place beyond the pines actors includes any the place beyond the pines actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the place beyond the pines actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the place beyond the pines have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
the place beyond the pines is a film about actions and consequences ; it ' s also a film about fatherhood , fate and second chances .
- actor bradley cooper waves to fans outside city hall in schenectady before filming of
the place beyond the pines
on aug . 11 .
- actor bradley cooper walks outside city hall in schenectady during filming of
the place beyond the pines
on aug . 11 , 2011 .
- a member of the crew for
the place beyond the pines
off of route 5 in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
- the truck carrying the film crew filming for
the place beyond the pines
on route 5 in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
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the daring new movie from the director of blue valentine , the place beyond the pines is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons .
- the crowd gathers outside the scotia fire department on mohawk avenue to watch filming of
the place beyond the pines
at the 1st national bank of scotia .
over the past few weeks , den of geek writers have been voting for their favourite films of the year . democracy dictated that in the ninth place was this one : the place beyond the pines . . .
- the film crew in the parking lot of the 1st national bank of scotia filming for the movie
the place beyond the pines
on friday , july 29 , 2011 .
hoping for another slow - burn win to break its box - office slump , focus features is playing the long game again with “the place beyond the pines . ”
- actor ryan gosling , right , walking on the set for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
box office : ' g . i . joe ' delivers very good friday ; ' place beyond the pines ' has excellent limited opening ; ' the host ' disappoints
our top ten list of favourite films continues with the place beyond the pines . ryan explains why it ' s one of 2013 ' s absolute finest . . .
- actor ryan gosling , blonde hair , on set for
the place beyond the pines
off of route 5 in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
- actor ryan gosling , left , on a motorcycle filming for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
- crowds gather in front of the scotia fire dept . to watch for any action being made on the movie
the place beyond the pines
at the 1st national bank of scotia .
- a hollywood stunt rider circles the rear of the 1st national bank of scotia while filming
the place beyond the pines
on friday morning . set production assistant , brett lambie at right .
- actor ryan gosling , center , getting prepared for a scene outside the 1st national bank of scotia for the movie
the place beyond the pines
on friday , july 29 , 2011 .
- film crews around the motorcycle ryan gosling was using during a chase scene for
the place beyond the pines
off of route 5 in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
at a time where directors are increasingly turning to television to tell adult stories , cianfrance ' s the place beyond the pines emerges as one of the year ' s most moving and relevant dramas .
- actor ryan gosling , center , preparing for a scene in the parking lot of the 1st national bank of scotia for the movie
the place beyond the pines
on friday , july 29 , 2011 .
- film crews for the movie that will be made in the area ,
the place beyond the pines
, start to set up at the old gay valley airport located route 5 july 26 , 2011 .
- actor ryan gosling , center , after filming a motorcycle chase scene down route 5 for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
- actor ryan gosling , center , walking away after filming a scene driving up to the 1st national bank of scotia for the movie
the place beyond the pines
on friday , july 29 , 2011 .
= the river that flows without ( or beyond
the cabin .
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the cast of
the place beyond the pines
also includes rose byrne , mahershala ali , emory cohen , dane dehaan , gabe fazio , bruce greenwood , ray liotta , ben mendelsohn , and harris yulin .
the bottom line : if you like movies with good character development and acting , and can handle some slow pacing and wandering , “the place beyond the pines” is unique and powerful film that might just surprise you .
- production assistant , brett lambie tells crowds to stay on the sidewalk in front of the scotia fire dept . while watching action being made on the movie
the place beyond the pines
at the 1st national bank of scotia .
- a film crew follows a motorcycle behind the trustco bank at state street and brandywine avenue as filming for the indie film
the place beyond the pines
continues today . actor ryan gosling appeared to be driving the cycle .
derek cianfrance got a good idea of how well “the place beyond the pines” was doing when he heard the sound of actor bradley cooper’s voice booming from a trio of illuminated billboards beaming down on a bustling tokyo street last summer .
set in schenectady , new york ( the iroquois word translates to
place beyond the pines
) ,
the place beyond the pines
focuses on luke ( ryan gosling ) , a stunt motorcycle driver who takes to a life of bank robbing in an attempt to support his infant son . bradley cooper , who doesn ' t appear until almost an hour into the film , plays a local police officer who attempts to bring luke to justice .
- film crews filming a scene as ryan gosling , in the passenger seat , and a co - star drive up to the 1st national bank of scotia for the movie
the place beyond the pines
on friday , july 29 , 2011 .
- christos limniatis , of albany , a camera assistant intern , wheeling a cart of production tools to the set outside the 1st national bank of scotia for filming of
the place beyond the pines
on friday , july 29 , 2011 .
ultimately , “the place beyond the pines” is a very well done movie that highlights the struggles of fatherhood and how those challenges are felt by the children themselves . the pacing is bothersome , but it is quickly overshadowed by fantastic performances by the two lead roles .
one of my favorite movie swerves in recent memory comes from the place beyond the pines , a 2012 film that is , ostensibly , a film about cops and criminals , but is really about dads—just not in the way you might think .
with “the place beyond the pines” derek cianfrance has now placed himself in the canon of great , contemporary american filmmakers like james gray , paul thomas anderson and the coen brothers . this is a film that desires to say something about how we relate to each other , and how the often overlooked consequences of our actions can refract down avenues we could never expect . a brilliant , towering picture , “the place beyond the pines” is a cinematic accomplishment of extraordinary grace and insight . [ a ]
“the place beyond the pines” , may seem like a classic crime movie , but at its heart , it explores much deeper themes . overall , the film addresses the connection between father and son , and how someone‘s choices can affect those around them .
perhaps gosling as raving psycho was too much to sustain for the full trip , but it ' s a shame that this putters out so abruptly . the place beyond the pines needed a foot on the gas , instead there ' s sugar in the tank .
place beyond the pines
tells the story of a motorcycle stunt rider - turned - bank robber who turns to crime to try to feed his family . derek cianfrance directs from a script he wrote with ben coccio and darius marder .
with
the place beyond the pines
out on dvd and blu - ray on aug . 6 , huffpost entertainment spoke to cooper about the well - reviewed drama , why he feared even signing on for the project and what he loved about ryan gosling .
- actor ryan gosling , center , helping production people unload a motorcycle that he just rode into the back of a truck during a chase scene for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
when the place beyond the pines was released back in 2012 , it was then most notable for being the next film from derek cianfrance , who directed the searing un - love story blue valentine . like that movie , the place beyond the pines puts a tremendous amount of work into texture , giving every scene an air of melancholy that & apos ; s strangely hypnotic . a big part of what sells it is the film & apos ; s haunting , ethereal score by alt - metal band faith no more frontman mike patton .
- mary mclear , right , of rotterdam , with her 12 - year - old niece kaycee mclear , of cobleskill , watching the film crew off of route 5 in glenville for the
the place beyond the pines
filming on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
- crowds gather in front of the scotia fire dept . to watch for any action being made on the movie
the place beyond the pines
at the 1st national bank of scotia . here jim deangelo , of scotia holds his sleeping daughter , bailey deangelo on friday morning .
there’s a cold , desolate beauty in derek cianfrance’s the place beyond the pines , a drama about motorcycle riders and seemingly unbreakable cycles of violence . impeccably acted and unusual in structure , it daringly stretches its story across multiple generations and a gulf of 15 years .
the place beyond the pines received positive reviews from critics and has a
certified fresh
score of 80 % on rotten tomatoes based on 196 reviews , with an average score of 7 . 3 out of 10 . the critical consensus states :
ambitious to a fault , the place beyond the pines finds writer / director derek cianfrance reaching for—and often grasping—thorny themes of family , fatherhood , and fate .
the film also has a score of 68 out of 100 on metacritic based on 42 critics indicating
generally favorable reviews
. ( wikipedia )
( albany ) , signified the place the natives of the iroquois arrived at by traveling through the pine trees .
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usually in films when the protagonist alters halfway through the story , we become distanced to these characters . however , the story in the place beyond the pines flows well ; we remain engaged by each central character . the gloomy tone of blue valentine is again captured here through the rough realism reminiscent of a ken loach film .
in her new film , the place beyond the pines , she ditches glam , playing a hard - grafting waitress opposite real - life partner ryan gosling . she talks to catherine shoard about how the role mirrors her upbringing and , er , why her dog ' s face should be pixellated
there & apos ; s a lot going on in the place beyond the pines , but it mostly seems concerned with pervasive ideas about fatherhood and whether or not sons can escape their orbit . in pop culture , fatherhood can seem like a paradox . it & apos ; s obsessed over endlessly while also somehow seemingly easy— just show up is often the moral of stories about dads . the place beyond the pines is a little more complicated , suggesting that the mythological status we place on fatherhood is both powerful and overblown , a blessing or a curse—and fathers don & apos ; t get to know which . their children , however , know it all too well .
rode the best reviews of the week to second place with $ 28 , 649 in its lone theater .
similarly the present town of schenectady took the name when referred to at albany , as
beyond the pine plains .
although the unusual structure of cianfrance’s film affects its pacing in places , the story’s two parts create a mirror effect , where the actions of one generation ripple and disturb the fates of the characters in the next . relevant and brave in terms of subject and almost flawless in execution , the place beyond the pines is among 2013‘s best american dramas .
, which not only opened in first place on the overall chart , but also earned first place on the per theater average chart with an average of $ 9 , 153 . the best limited release of the week was
this is not a movie about robbing banks or cops chasing down criminals . at its core , “beyond the pines” is about decisions and how they affect the characters not only in the present but also in later generations .
though it tries very hard to present itself as a capital - m major work , “the place beyond the pines” is , frankly , a stupid film , not just clumsily designed and poorly executed but fundamentally ill - conceived . that it’s being hailed by so many and with such resounding enthusiasm is baffling .
of all the films arriving at tiff this year , few are premiering under such an air of mystery as derek cianfrance ‘s “ the place beyond the pines . ” with only a couple of official images , but no posters or trailers , the tone and scope of the movie remained under wraps . following “ blue valentine , ” would the film be a similarly intimate and narrowly focused story or something completely different ? the answer is that “the place beyond the pines” is an ambitious epic that is cut from some of the same thematic tissue as cianfrance’s previous film , but expands the scope into a wondrously widescreen tale of fathers , sons and the legacy of sins that are passed down through the generations .
but focus features’ the place beyond the pines topped absolute numbers among the specialties this weekend and easily showed itself as the box office star . the feature , starring ryan gosling , eva mendes and bradley cooper grossed just under $ 4 . 1 million in its third weekend . last weekend , it averaged $ 23 , 168 in 30 theaters .
the film as a whole agrees with the theory that our early nurture ( or the lack of it ) determines how we will end up in the future , that we are more or less destined to follow in our father’s footsteps . the place beyond the pines is an artistic endeavor that will be enjoyed by those who are interested in the ‘sins of our fathers’ philosophy .
few if any leading men in hollywood have hotter careers right now than ryan gosling and bradley cooper , but
the place beyond the pines
is anything but a slick , dual - star vehicle . an outstanding supporting cast and an immensely talented creative team join cooper and gosling to put together a film that touches greatness .
- stephanie winkler , front , calls her sister and mother with her friend deanna kremzier , both 17 - years - old and from scotia , after seeing and getting a wave from ryan gosling on a motorcycle filming for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 .
i wouldn ' t have thought this was a renewable anthology format , but welcome to wayward pines .
- production assistant joe l . salters , of brooklyn , right , showing jeff bielawksi and his 6 - year - old son coby the movie set where actor ryan gosling was filming a chase scene for
the place beyond the pines
on gower road in glenville on thursday , july 28 , 2011 . jeff and coby live in a neighboring house .
exclusive : after working together selectively on the indie film hits half nelson , blue valentine and the recently wrapped the place beyond the pines while separately making 20 films over the past seven years , producers lynette howell and jamie patricof have partnered in a new company . they’ve launched electric city entertainment , and say they have raised several million dollars in money to option and develop material . they aim to continue finding emerging independent filmmakers , like half nelson ‘s ryan fleck and anna boden , and blue valentine ‘s derek cianfrance , who helmed the place beyond the pines . but they also want to work on larger - scale independent films in the $ 10 million - $ 30 million range , and have the chance to grow with those filmmakers as they take on more ambitious fare .
with this one simple plot we already have a substantial enough story that could last the duration of the film . however , the place beyond the pines is from the mind of derek cianfrance ; the director who left an everlasting impression upon us through his interpretation of a doomed love story in blue valentine . again , cianfrance has prevailed in his provocative storytelling through illustrating three connected tales enlightened by fully - round characters .
“derek cianfrance’s morality play is a brooding , immersive experience with some of the best acting you will see all year , ” he wrote . “the triptych format is unique , unsettling and brilliant as three seemingly unrelated stories unfold over two generations of characters . packed with nail - biting suspense and strong , layered and morally ambiguous characters , ‘the place beyond the pines’ is a phenomenal crime drama . ”
the backroads are treacherous in upstate new york : long , thin ribbons of tarmac that twist through knotted forests and past rushing rivers on their way to destinations unknown . the place beyond the pines , derek cianfrance’s ambitious and brilliant crime drama , is about four men whose lives are lived on roads like these , and each of them is hurtling towards whatever it is that lies just beyond the brow of the hill . there are no forks or turnings , just two options to choose from : keep riding onwards , or crash .
i went to see
the place beyond the pines
with high hopes , since i was so impressed with
blue valentine ,
the previous effort from derek cianfrance .
valentine
was a film that felt as if it had was personally addressing me in many respects . the eerie thing about it is that
the place beyond the pines
did it again , even though the subject matter is very different . in
blue valentine
we looked at a doomed relationship and after the fact , we know it couldn ' t have gone any other way . we also know why , because a lot of times people fall in love and have no idea who is joining them on that journey . the best of intentions make little difference when it comes to keeping a relationship composed of the incompatible together .
it’s been a week since i saw writer / director derek cianfrance’s the place beyond the pines , and i’ve been puzzling out how he created such an immersive film ever since . with my notebook and constant ( over ) analysis , i tend to watch and deconstruct movies at the same time . but this film pulled me under fast , leaving me to figure out why after the lights came up .
pines
is hardy stuff , but it ' s at its toughest when gosling ' s on screen .
he does not quote his authorities , but beyond the opening was probably as near to beyond or
without the door
as the limited vocabulary of the indians could be expected to go . what he means by
retained on the division
is not clear , as the division of schenectady from albany occurred in this century .
and his co - writers for creating a movie that announces its ambitions from that opening sequence . the music , the cinematography , the acting choices , the daring plot leaps — not a single element is timid or safe . there are small coincidences with huge consequences , as characters struggle to escape their past , to change their seemingly inevitable fates .
the place beyond the pines
earns every second of its 140 - minute running time .
there’s a curiosity that accompanies seeing a movie that takes place where you live , none so poignant as how true to life that movie represents the place you call home . i’ve always felt “good will hunting” represents the feeling of boston well ( having been there several times but never calling the place home ) , in the same way that edward burns’ “sidewalks of new york” represents manhattan better than a hundred star - studded rom coms could ever hope to . with director derek cianfrance’s 2013 effort “the place beyond the pines” – filmed in and around schenectedy , ny ( a mere 20 minutes from my home of albany ) , we introduced to a bizarre and oftentimes captivating tale that feels more independent film than hollywood production , looking at crime , corruption , small towns , and how far even the most seemingly vile will go to protect their own .
the toronto film festival is widely considered to be the place where a majority of the buzz for so - called “awards films” begins , and this year one of the biggest surprises was derek cianfrance ’s ( blue valentine ) crime drama the place beyond the pines . the pic stars ryan gosling and bradley cooper and centers on the intense feud between a professional motorcycle rider turned bank robber ( gosling ) and a rookie police officer ( cooper ) . the film premiered to an enthusiastically positive response at tiff , with heavy praise given to the film’s scope and impact ; our own matt goldberg called it an “epic family saga” in his positive review .
toronto – its mesmerizing balance of steaminess and melancholy made blue valentine one of the most distinctively intense american indies of the past few years . while derek cianfrance ’s third feature , the place beyond the pines , is far more diffuse and can’t match its predecessor’s extraordinarily raw intimacy , this drama about morality , guilt and the long - range reverberations of the sins of the fathers packs moments of searing power . the film’s somber tone and choppy narrative will make it a challenging entry in the marketplace , but the name cast will help .
they decided to formalize the relationship after producing the place beyond the pines , their follow - up with blue valentine helmer cianfrance that stars ryan gosling , bradley cooper , eva mendes , rose byrne and ray liotta . at a $ 15 million budget , the film dwarfs the $ 4 million cianfrance spent on blue valentine , but howell and patricof see a niche for films studios aren’t making , with pedigreed filmmakers and strong casts , and a shot at crossover business .
, which is projected to end in second place with $ 15 . 15 million . that ' s well behind previous outings for the franchise ,
shaking up the cinematic doldrums of early spring , here comes
the place beyond the pines ,
a self - confident , self - aware , almost cocky piece of filmmaking from the immensely gifted derek cianfrance . it is an epic film centered on pivotal moments in the lives of working - class and fringe - society types who wake up every morning and go to bed each night with the same question hanging over their heads : how are they going to make ends meet ?
it ' s kind of a mixed week when it comes to limited releases . there are quite a few of them , but not many that have good reviews and strong buzz . the best of these is blancanieves , which i thought opened previously . there are some with good reviews and some with buzz , but not a lot that scream hit . the place beyond the pines probably has the best chance at hitting major milestones . more . . .
“the place beyond the pines” trades in affectations of the warped and unseemly , its broad - stroke class slumming nothing more than a noxious game of dress - up for the american cinema’s most pretentious would - be artiste . its very particular vision of the nation’s working class—one it sustains through the bulk of its languorous 140 minute running time—seems not so much based on lived experience than inspired by bad tv , the milieu crudely sketched as a ( literal ) circus show of tattooed ruffians and exhausted single mothers .
also impressive was the opening day for “ the place beyond the pines ” ( focus ) , boosted by stars bradley cooper and ryan gosling , which grossed around $ 95 , 000 in four theaters , equaling in gross and falling just a little short of the initial strong opening for “spring breakers” two weeks ago . this is the biggest opening for a focus limited release since “moonrise kingdom” last may ( which did $ 172 , 000 in four theaters its first day ) .
file - in this march 28 , 2013 file photo , actor bradley cooper attends the premiere of focus features '
the place beyond the pines
at the landmark sunshine theater in new york . steven spielberg has his sights set on his next film . a spokeswoman for dreamworks studios said thursday , may 2 , 2013 , the filmmaker plans to direct bradley cooper in an adaptation of the best - selling book
american sniper .
( photo : evan agostini / invision / ap , file )
“i never liked guns , man ,
intones a backwater mechanic faux - sagely . “they’re vulgar . ” indeed , everything in “the place beyond the pines” is defined by its vulgarity , from handguns to motorbikes to hapless protagonists , but cianfrance likes it all very much . he likes vulgarity as a surface to embellish and revel in , coating his picture in a thick layer of filth and grime more conducive to tracking shots and mood lighting .
focus features acquired the film for 2013 distribution , and many figured the drama would be poised for an awards season release sometime in the fall . now box office mojo reports that we’ll see the pic much sooner than expected , as the place beyond the pines has been dated for a limited release on march 29th , 2013 . this is great news for those of us eager to see what everyone was buzzing about back at tiff , but it’s a little surprising that focus is dropping this one so early in the year .
speaking of collaborations , you only have one scene with ryan in
the place beyond the pines .
what was that experience like ? he far surpassed what i had hoped for . it felt like i was getting in the ring with a real motherfucker . he ' s generous and sweet and no - bullshit and he had no weird antics - - he just works the way i like to work , too . i thought ,
this just feels like home .
appears to have been applied , at a later period to the village at the same place .
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it does not appear from any author that
that film was a two - hander , and a chamber piece more or less . the place beyond the pines starts out like a small - scale independent drama before revealing itself as a more ambitious project , a triptych that ranges ( and rages ) over manhood , fatherhood , responsibility , remorse and the strange workings of destiny . it goes on too long , and it falters in its endgame , but by this point we can ' t help being on its side .
there are things wayward pines continues to excel at , particularly getting damp , murky atmosphere out of the british columbia locations . the show also has a gleeful viciousness when it comes to offing important characters , which remains unabated with even more wayward pines residents available and disposable . unfortunately , the most disposable character is the one who isn ' t likely to be touched for a while : the hero , whose journey is one that we ' ve already been on . wayward pines is a weird place to wake up in . nobody ' s doubting that . it remains to be seen , however , what else this season has to explore .
, as it earned first place on the per theater chart with an average of $ 32 , 786 in four theaters . this is not quite as good as
the place beyond the pines is ambitious and epic , perhaps to a fault . it ' s a long , slow watch in the final act , a detour into the next generation that sees the sons of luke and avery pick away at their daddy issues together . cianfrance signposts the ripple effects of crime with giant motorway billboards , then pootles along , following a storyline that drops off mendes and byrne before winding on to its obvious conclusion . the remarkable opening , featuring a tracking shot through the flashing lights of the fair right into the cage of death , seems a very long way away .
i started watching the place beyond the pines without knowing much about it , and i wish you could , too . its daring switches of tempo and character took me by surprise , as did one time jump that seems at first so outrageous that the film can ' t possibly get away with it . the writer - director derek cianfrance gave notice of his talent in the marital tragedy blue valentine ( 2011 ) , which also worked a provocative time trick by eliding scenes from a couple ' s early courtship with scenes from their breakdown .
again earned first place on the per theater chart , but this time it was closer with an average of $ 17 , 053 . the second best film on the per theater chart was the second best film on the overall chart ,
“pines” was named in top 10 lists compiled by the denver post , the san jose mercury news and the newark star - ledger newspapers . the film also received the praise of justin craig , a critic writing on foxnews . com .
but it demonstrated some of the acclaim “pines” received after it hit theaters in april . now , nearly nine months after the film debuted in new york city and more than two years after it was shot almost exclusively in schenectady , “pines” is receiving a new round of accolades from film critics — some who consider it among their top 10 films of the year .
cilogy wrote : granted , i was also a little worried i wouldn ' t get my money ' s worth when i went to see pines , .
although not without its glimmers of light among all the shade - not least gosling’s hideous 90s dress sense and the unforgettable scene where he dances with a dog to bruce springsteen - the place beyond the pines is a difficult , bleak movie , but also a rewarding one . cinema often deals with crime and punishment , but more commonly glosses over the social and economic reasons why these crimes happen . cianfrance’s film tackles the subject head on , and does so with charisma and grace , thanks to some great writing and a superb cast , which also includes eva mendez , rose byrne and bruce greenwood .
the beginning of the film takes place in the 1990s . the general electric sign is shown with red and blue lights . during this time , however , white lights were the usual color of the general electric sign . since september 11 , 2001 , the lights have been red and blue for the majority of the year .
when the place beyond the pines premiered at last year’s toronto film festival , some early notices lamented this lower - key and largely unstarry final act . in fact , it’s the key to deciphering the entire film , and cianfrance ties it up with a shot so subtly ambiguous , you could quite easily mistake it for a happy ending . the cast are uniformly excellent — look for rose byrne and mahershala ali , from the television series house of cards , in small but crucial roles . gosling and mendes , meanwhile , have crackling chemistry , while mike patton’s plangent score lends these intimate dramas an epic sweep .
“the place beyond the pines” is an actor - driven film , which is both its strongest asset and its weakest link . the film’s first act , centering on luke’s bank - robbing escapades , his relationship with co - conspirator robin , and his clear love of his son and romina , is nothing short of powerful , made so by slow pacing and the exceptional acting that gosling brings to the table . i’ve liked gosling ever since “the ides of march , ” and here he paints a forlorn and almost hopeless character we sympathize with due to his dire circumstances and the ties of his low caste he tries all the wrong ways to shed .
“the place beyond the pines” is a good film , and , while suffering mildly from some pacing issues and being slightly over long ( the film clocks in at 140 minutes ) , still manages to make a statement and stay on your mind long after you leave the theatre . acting from all involved is exceptional , and even with the muddled second half offers a unique look into the lives of desperate people and the consequences of their half - thought actions . it’s bittersweet ending , scored by the haunting “the wolves ( act 1 & 2 ) ” by indie folk artist bon iver is a perfect wrap up to a movie about searching for answers by taking chances .
the distributor also compared pines ‘ performance with trance : “the film had modest drops in theaters in their 2nd and 3rd weeks ( and in some cases , box office actually increased over their respective results of last friday and saturday – indicating that positive word - of - mouth is at play ) . of particular note was the entry into the market of a direct competitor with an almost identical release strategy as pines – trance . pines ‘ estimated weekend gross will be well over three times that for trance . ” the pic will be in 1000 - plus theaters next weekend .
gosling continues his form of choosing challenging and unusual roles , and while the place beyond the pines ’ opening shot might imply that gosling’s channelling the spirit of bike - riding outsiders like marlon brando here , neither he nor cianfrance romanticise his ill - educated and angry character . gosling’s luke is the direct opposite of avery’s young son , aj , who grows up in a big house with flags in the front garden , and plays out a fantasy of being a slick - haired outsider ; luke breaks the law because he can see no other means of earning money , while for aj , crime and violence are an affectation .
, slipped to second place with $ 14 , 201 in 79 theaters . its theater count tripled and this average suggests it will expand a lot more before it is done .
derek cianfrance , despite being a patently awful filmmaker , has been fortunate enough to develop a reputation of some esteem . his latest film , the working - class epic “ the place beyond the pines ,
has thus far benefited from the same unduly warm reception which greeted his similarly overdetermined actors’ showcase “blue valentine” , with critics lauding the film’s repugnant poverty - porn histrionics without bothering to consider the implications . cianfrance’s critical renown begins and ends with his veneer of stylized self - seriousness , his flair for formal pomposity and acting - workshop theatricality a favored shortcut to arthouse credibility , but , like most dazzling showmen , his illusions fall apart under scrutiny .
because the place beyond the pines isn & apos ; t really a crime drama , at least not entirely . it & apos ; s a family one , about fathers and how they spill into their sons . although he receives top billing , glanton is only in the film & apos ; s first third , dying in a confrontation with cross . the second third follows cross in the fallout as he & apos ; s forced to either confront or look away from the corruption in his precinct , and the final third follows both glanton and luke & apos ; s sons , now teenagers , as they befriend each other and slowly realize the horrifying way they & apos ; re connected .
finally , the place beyond the pines mesmerizes with its story’s proportionate consequences . in contrast to hollywood’s preponderance of reaction - less actions , this film has a believable sense of moral physics . the story watches luke , avery and , finally , aj and jason make the most important decisions of their lives . luke and avery both long to do the right thing , but struggle to keep that impulse pure . the results of the characters’ choices feel real and inarguable…and they propel the film forward . yes , forward . while it would have been fashionable to tell this multi - generational story out of order , cianfrance’s linear narrative makes wrong - choice penalties feel rightly inescapable…and motion toward redemption that much more hopeful .
consider the strange semantic path of fox ' s wayward pines . initially designed as a limited series , with chad hodge milking the entirety of blake crouch ' s book trilogy over one 10 - episode season , wayward pines sat on fox ' s shelf for a while and then premiered last summer promoted on the back of empire , a hit terrence howard filmed many months later . then wayward pines proved a surprisingly successful and effective summertime diversion , and fox decided it was actually an ongoing series and renewed it . the second season of wayward pines premieres wednesday , with mark friedman as the new showrunner , and in a twist i didn ' t see coming , this limited series turned regular series actually appears to be an anthology in which each year a different chiseled ' 80s heartthrob with a previous resistance to television finds himself in the mysterious town of wayward pines , interacts awkwardly with a largely new group of residents , gets indignant about following the rules and jeopardizes what may be the last community of humans still alive on earth .
reviews for the place beyond the pines have been kind of mixed so far , with most reviewers of the opinion that it is very ambitious , but the difference of opinions coming with how well it lives up to its ambitions . it feels like it’s taking on a momentous story , crossing two generations and two families over a period of at least fifteen years . however , it remains grounded in one place for the whole thing . the people transition but the relationships remain the same : friend to friend , father and son . i thought it was a pretty compelling movie on a lot of fronts , but it also had a few issues holding it back from complete and total greatness . which is nothing to be ashamed of ; it’s still a very good movie that i was absorbed in the whole time and i could analyize it . all in all it was a good movie , especially for this time of year .
in a note to gowan ' s edition of miller ' s description of the province of new york , the editor , hon . john gilmary shea , says :
scanectade ( schenectady ) is the mohawk . the name means , beyond the openings . it was given by the tribe to albany , and retained on the division by the present town .
and that’s all we can tell you about the plot because a major narrative twist at the end first act is best left unspoiled , but this shift raises the stakes and reorients the story so dramatically that ‘pines’ begins to take on a scale few films attempt , let alone achieve . in some ways , one could look at ‘pines’ as a spiritual sequel to “blue valentine . ” if the latter film chronicled in raw , intimate detail the fracture of a relationship , it’s in ‘pines’ that cianfrance follows what the fallout would be . this is a film that is very much about how the actions of the father , directly and indirectly pass on to the son . or how the fissures and mistakes of the previous generation , have ramifications both practical and emotional months , years and decades later .
this kind of hackneyed writing , from eye - rollingly simplistic characterisations to audience - pandering giveaways , is entirely typical of cianfrance’s filmmaking sensibility , which treats form as a framework for an inflated sense of self - importance and story as a venue for big ideas he clearly doesn’t have . by virtue of its scope and overall grandiosity , “the place beyond the pines” gives the impression of an almost novelistic substance , its protracted narrative spanning three interconnected generations with an eye on poignant butterfly effects and unexpected long - term consequences . but as an epic the film is merely posturing , straining to ever - expand its conceptual breadth without any concern for actual depth .
usa today film critic claudia puig called “pines” a “sweeping look at fateful decisions and their lasting reverberations . ” she credits cianfrance for assembling a star - studded cast and taking the narrative in unexpected directions .
openings : the biggest story of the weekend took place off american shores , as iron man 3 ( disney ) topped all expectations to open with a fantastic $ 195 . 3m in 42 territories ( china and russia are the notable ones still . . .
the chaotic finale to the first wayward pines season saw matt dillon ' s ethan burke killed in the aftermath of an attack by vicious , hideously evolved abnormals —
abbies
if you prefer — in 4028 , an attack that destroyed the wayward pines infrastructure and which was completely ethan ' s fault for poking around and ruining a perfectly good thing . mopey son ben ( charlie tahan ) , who pouted through most of the season before witnessing his father ' s death and getting hit in the head by some bad cg , emerged three years later and the first generation of wayward pines had taken over , turning it into a fascist community run , bugsy malone - style , by a group of youngsters unprepared for the responsibility .
we end the movie with another young man on another motorbike , racing to avoid his fate , blissfully unaware the path he has chosen is most likely to take him to the very place he wants to avoid . it is a final shot of heartbreaking perfection .
the bold credits above the line are the
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credits , the other the
below - the - line
credits .
that said , i ' m totally amending my top 10 list . it ' s been less than 24 hours , and i ' m claiming it as my right to make one change . one . if i see xavier dolan ' s laurence anyways tonight ( which i am ) and it suddenly becomes my # 1 movie of the year , well , that ' ll be on me . the act of killing will end up bumping the place beyond the pines down to an honorable mention which , judging by some of the reactions to the piece , will be a welcome change for some . i ' ll stand behind that behemoth of an ode to dudes , however . but the act of killing earned its spot , even a day late .
the place beyond the pines does have some problems though , and the main one is that it’s too long . i wasn’t really bored , i was more just aware of the fact that the movie was long . this criticism is halfway between a compliment and complaint ; it could have been worse in terms of length but it also could have been better . also i liked how the story shifted directions into different people’s lives , but for some reason i can’t quite out my finger on , the first two were better than the third . maybe it was just because i had already been sitting there for awhile and yet another story was just starting . with teenager nonetheless ; it seems like we’re going backwards here . however , the pros of this film far outweigh the cons , and i’m really glad i got the chance to see it .