tall story is a 1960 american romantic comedy film made by warner bros. , directed by joshua logan and starring anthony perkins with jane fonda , in her first screen role , at the age of 22 .

it is based on the 1957 novel " the homecoming game " by howard nemerov , which was the basis of a successful 1959 broadway play , called tall story , by the writing team of howard lindsay and russel crouse .

the film was a considerable departure from logan 's previous two projects , the drama sayonara , which won multiple academy awards , and the blockbuster south pacific and was robert redford 's first film ever , where he played an uncredited basketball player .

tall story is a farcical social satire of american campus life , making fun of the way college life can become a marriage market for some students .

fonda portrays a character who is the complete opposite of the independent liberated woman she later personified .

tall story

we can place some reliance on courts in being able to distinguish between a tall story , a good story and a true story .
whether this man was a mutant or this is a tall story is unclear .
definition and synonyms of tall story from the online english dictionary from macmillan education .
episode one : a tall story - screens october 4 at 4 : 05pm .
find candy ' s website here , the tall story website here and of course this is the david fickling books website . tall story is out later this month .
what she says about her grandfather being a foreign prince sounds like a tall story to me .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of tall story by candy gourlay .
he explained its provisions quizzically and delightfully , as though he were applying for membership of the tall story club .
a story that is greatly exaggerated or particularly imaginative , such that it is difficult to believe ; a tall tale .
the story moves from andi ' s point of view , to bernardo ' s . it tells the story of the past , it tells the story of the present .
thanks to his ' tall story ' , the reader can understand through the eyes of a child the hard reality of the time .
tall story by candy gourlay looks like a small unprepossessing book - something you might pick up as a snack read between heftier volumes .
mr s spun the judge a tall story about mysterious trusts and a dead american friend , which the judge described as ' frankly preposterous ' .
they serve a function not as lies or tall stories but rather as metaphors .
tall story films is a sydney based production business with work ranging from award winning documentaries and narrative productions , to viral videos , promotional campaigns and music clips .
calculating the height of a tall building where only the number of stories is known .
among other things , there are chatty little articles in this quarterly magazine and some rather tall stories .
when i first picked up this book , i assumed it was titled tall story because one of the main characters , bernardo , is sixteen years old and already eight feet tall . but , i love a twist in any title and was totally pleased to discover this book was rich with tall tales from the philippine ' s . as a kid , i always loved folklore : hansel and gretel , jack and the beanstalk , etc . they had an element of danger . candy gourlay ' s tall story took me right back to being five years old . i felt myself holding m
what’s spectacular with tall story is its literary juggling act as it tackles topics that range from superstition and science , the real and the magical , tall and short , of the difference between things that we want and things that really matters most — a hodgepodge that makes it a fitting whole . more than being a heartwarming story , tall story also comments on such timely social and familial problems such as poverty and corruption , immigration and integration , cultural identity and differences , sibling relationship and the sacrifices that a family has to go through when one member is forced to work abroad .
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despite having nine stories on the inside , it appears to have five , exceptionally tall stories from the outside .
obviously i ' m not going to reveal how the story pans out but it is deliciously wonderful and uplifting and it made me laugh and cry at the same time . i definitely think that david fickling books have a winner on their hands and i hope that tall story makes a big splash because it genuinely does deserve it . small in size , but big in impact , tall story won ' t leave a dry eye in the house . it ' s so many things but mostly it ' s powerful storytelling at its best .
basketball - mad andi thinks she has big problems until she meets her long - lost brother bernardo who is tall . . . but not just tall - a giant . bernardo is eight feet tall . he suffers from a disease called gigantism but in his little village , people think he ' s a legendary giant come to save them from earthquakes !
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true story of the life of jimmy piersall , who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball .
tall story is a light and heartwarming novel for readers of all ages . more than an educational and funny story of a brother and a sister , it doesn’t only just give us a glimpse of what the philippines is as a country , but also the potential it holds as a key player in international literature . truly , size doesn’t really matter , eh .
i agree completely ! it is a lovely story , beautifully told . i look forward to whatever candy writes next ! !
at the beatrice , a new 55 - story rental tower and hotel in chelsea , the developer , j . d . carlisle , realized two years into its construction , when workers reached the 30th story , that cellphone coverage would be spotty .
originally posted here . tall story is a touching , poignant story about family , sibling love , infusion of cultures , and sports . more specifically , the novel tackles the importance of being with our families , appreciating and taking care of our siblings , filipino and british cultures ( their similarities and differences ) , and the love of basketball . take all these ingredients together , and here ' s a lovely story that will inevitably leave a mark in the reader ' s heart . bernardo is a sixteen - year - old
is a poignant , heartwarming story of clashing cultures , of family and sibling love , with just the right amount of magic , tears and laughter . this is one story that everyone , whether british , filipino or otherwise , would not regret having read .
each song suggests a fragment of a screenplay : an encounter , a missed opportunity , tall stories told through a haze of alcohol and smoke .
also posted at my book blog dark chest of wonders a giant tale with a giant heart ( a book review of candy gourlay’s tall story )
rush hour . so many armpits , so little deodorants .
so begins tall story , candy gourlay’s fantastic debut novel about basketball , sibling love , cultural differences , legend and magic . a poignant tale that warns us of the dangers of the things we wish for and that ultimately , size doesn’t really matter . andi is a basketball - obsessed , 13 year old , half - filipino who wishes not
the people who need to be administering the policy are fishermen—admittedly , the kind of fishermen who do not tell tall stories and whose words we can trust .
“rush hour . so many armpits , so little deodorants . ” so begins tall story , candy gourlay’s fantastic debut novel about basketball , sibling love , cultural differences , legend and magic . a poignant tale that warns us of the dangers of the things we wish for and that ultimately , size doesn’t really matter .
click here to download a pdf version of this webpage . the ctbuh has developed this tall building height calculator to assist in determining tall building heights when only the story count is known . the calculator is divided into three categories representing the three major functions represented in tall buildings ; ( i ) office ( ii ) residential / hotel ( iii ) mixed - use or when the function unknown the calculator will provide an approximate height for a single tall building , but as tall building characteristics vary significantly with location , structural material , form , profile , etc , in some instances estimates will vary considerably with actual building height . as such , the calculator is best utilized to determine heights in multiple building / statistical studies , where there are many unknown building heights . in these instances the greater number of buildings examined will reduce any overall variations . the calculator does not include any factors for spires or any other major projections at the roof plane , due to the wide ranging nature of these . the height calculator is never utilized by the ctbuh to determine any building heights as part of the ctbuh tall building database i . e . all published heights within the ctbuh database are accurate , confirmed heights according to published data .
a p . e . i . couple celebrated their wedding day in true island style — with an eight - foot - tall potato named tate the tater as their special guest .
but mum ' s family have kept a secret from her . they didn ' t actually ever tell her quite how big bernardo ' s grown . eventually , they came clean but andi ' s mum never tells andi quite how tall her big brother is . not until she sees him at the airport for the first time . and he ' s eight foot tall !
i really enjoyed this book . the beginning is a bit slow but as the book goes on it gets more interesting . “tall story” by candy gourlay is a story about a regular girl in london who loves to play basketball and her 8 - foot brother named bernardo . he has moved from the philippines to london to meet his family . andi thinks that she doesn’t share anything in common with bernardo however later in the book they realize that they do share something in common . they both share respect to the people aroun
what you want is not always what you get . even when your wishes come true andi desperately hopes her long lost half - brother bernardo will be as mad on basketball as she is . but when he steps off the plane from the philippines , she cannot believe her eyes . she hasn ' t seen him for ten years , but even so , how did he get to be eight foot tall ? an eight - foot tall boy who is about to crash into her life with his size 22 feet . but bernardo is not what he seems . bernardo is a hero , bernardo works miracles , and bernardo has an amazing story to tell . a bittersweet story , funny , sad , and magical .
i was thoroughly charmed by the entire book , and not just because it ' s a brother - sister story . i knew i’d like andi from her first line :
swish , swish , swish this book surprised me . not that i thought it would be a bad book , but it was much better than i hoped . i picked it pretty much on its cover , and the fact that it was available right then as an audio book . ; ) the story is not all about basketball . it is the tale of a boy ' s unique journey through and perspective on life as a giant . it is the story of a basketball loving girl who is finally becoming a little sister . it is the story of a filipino village , their culture and legends . the story is unique , properly told , with authentic characters . i like how the story alternates between viewpoints . in the audio book they even switch voice actors for the different chapters which was really neat . i don ' t want to give away much , but this story is definitely a great read . it might even make a slam dunk onto your shelf . ; ) swish , swish , swish happy reading .
i really enjoyed this book . the beginning is a bit slow but as the book goes on it gets more interesting . “tall story” by candy gourlay is a story about a regular girl in london who loves to play basketball and her 8 - foot brother named bernardo . he has moved from the philippines to london to meet his family . andi thinks that she doesn’t share anything in common with bernardo however later in the book they realize that they do share something in common . they both share respect to the people around them . a lesson that the story could be trying to get through to the reader is that is for a successful relationship to take place , respect must be present from both parties .
in all the years that i’ve been actively reading , this is the first time i’ve read a book where the characters are filipino , where the majority of the story is set in the philippines , where my culture is breathing and so alive . bonus : tall story is also written by a filipino author . it’s incredibly cruel . and it says so much about our publishing industry . we need more diverse books . we need more marginalized authors with unique stories to partake . and we need you to champion them just as much as yo
when i first picked up this book , i assumed it was titled tall story because one of the main characters , bernardo , is sixteen years old and already eight feet tall . but , i love a twist in any title and was totally pleased to discover this book was rich with tall tales from the philippine ' s . as a kid , i always loved folklore : hansel and gretel , jack and the beanstalk , etc . they had an element of danger . candy gourlay ' s tall story took me right back to being five years old . i felt myself holding my breath and rooting for bernardo to escape the legacy thrown upon him . bernando is raised in the philippines by his aunt and uncle , yet longs to be able to finally get clearance from the british home office and move to london with his mom , stepfather , and sister andi . but , the people back home fear his move more than anything because they believe bernardo , the giant , is the only one who can save their village from the destructive earthquakes that constantly make the earth rock and roll . when he finally gets his papers and moves to london , the townspeople are devastated . and andi , is mortified that her gigantic beast of a brother will be an earthquake in her own life . told in alternating points of view , tall story is a bittersweet modern day folktale of two siblings finding friendship with each other as they battle language barriers and outside forces . definitely a unique read .
* as you read the story , emphasise the movement words associated with the giant such as ' striding ' , ' hopping ' and ' standing on one foot shivering ' .
my uncle has always been fond of telling tall stories about his time overseas . i used to believe him when i was a kid , but now i ' ve learned to just laugh along .
the book sold well enough for its niche , but soon there would be more to the story . this first edition followed the team only through the still - undefeated 2002 season .
just like ilustrado , tall story once again confirmed my firm belief that filipino fiction has indeed arrived on the global literary center stage ; that this book originally published by the renowned david fickling books ( dfb ) is enough validation alone . i’m equally thrilled how much stories out there are just waiting to be discovered . certainly , i’ll be one of those who will eagerly await its coming .
as the story bounces back and forth between andi and bernardo , their wishes about their changed circumstances become more focused . for andi , it’s no longer all about her desire to be the point guard on the school basketball team . bernardo’s escape from a disastrous earthquake in his native land softens her outlook . a lovely story for those who treasure realistic fiction with heart .
working through the many meanings of ' tall story , ' first - time author gourlay slam - dunks this tale of a towering boy from the philippines and the pint - size , basketball - crazy half sister with whom he has recently been reunited . . . this will capture the hearts and minds of sports lovers - and just about everyone else as well .
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yes , it ' s small but for all its smallness it packs quite a punch . i read it a few weeks ago and i ' ve not been able to stop talking to friends about it and i ' ve not been able to stop thinking about it . i don ' t know why . some books just have this bit of magic about them and tall story has a lot of magic .
( l - r ) de la salle spartans retired head coach , bob ladouceur , producer david zelon and jim caviezel on the set of ' when the game stands tall . ' ( tracy bennett / sony pictures )
amandolina ( andi ) knows her life is in for a change when she learns that her half - brother bernardo is moving from the philippines to live with her and her parents in england . people have always said bernardo is
tall
but at eight feet he towers over everyone - taller even than andi ' s hero michael jordan . at his home in the philippines , bernardo ' s height is considered a mark of good fortune . though he longs to reunite with his family , he fears leaving his superstitious neighbors behind . tall story is a tale of family , friendship , wishes , and curses with a twist of folklore blended into a story of growing up . the book is told in alternating chapters by andi and bernardo and author candy gourlay does a remarkable job giving each character a unique perspective and voice . though their situations are original they both face awkwardness and adjustments that any young adult can relate to but the heart of this story is a theme of love and family that will charm readers of any age .
a beautifully constructed book , well - written and full of humour , magic and pathos . this is storytelling at it ' s finest . it ' s a story about wishes and being careful of your wishes - because they may not come true in quite the way you expect . from the start , candy gourlay draws you into the worlds of fire - cracker andi and bernardo , the giant - a brother and sister who have lived at opposite sides of the world - one in london , one in the phillipines . and herein lies candy gourlay ' s great strength - the ability to draw on her own multiculturalism ( born in the phillipines , living in london ) , she creates vivid worlds which she brings easily to life . it is evident in the storytelling , that candy gourlay clearly has known a depth of human experience , and it is reflected in her writing as the story weaves through hopes and dreams , rejection and acceptance , love and misunderstanding . it reflects too in the characters she creates , characters so alive you feel you could reach out and touch them . for me , the true richness of tall story lay in the effortless creation of a world of magical realism - yes , there is , as the previous reviewer said , some predictability but the mythological element which runs throughout the story always keeps one guessing . tall story is a truly special book , one that will always stand out from the crowd .
swish , swish , swish this book surprised me . not that i thought it would be a bad book , but it was much better than i hoped . i picked it pretty much on its cover , and the fact that it was available right then as an audio book . ; ) the story is not all about basketball . it is the tale of a boy ' s unique journey through and perspective on life as a giant . it is the story of a basketball loving girl who is finally becoming a little sister . it is the story of a filipino village , their culture and lege
what you want is not always what you get . even when your wishes come true andi desperately hopes her long lost half - brother bernardo will be as mad on basketball as she is . but when he steps off the plane from the philippines , she cannot believe her eyes . she hasn ' t seen him for ten years , but even so , how did he get to be eight foot tall ? an eight - foot tall boy who is abou
jane fonda is quite winning in her film debut about a boy - crazy college co - ed , chasing after star athlete anthony perkins . the plot thickens when perkins is propositioned by gamblers to throw a key game against a visiting russian team . it ' s all innocuous fun , but what ' s most funny about the film is how different fonda ' s character is from her real - life persona as an independent , liberated woman , instead here portraying a flirtatious , man - crazy college girl studying home economics and determined to land herself a husband . besides this being fonda ' s film debut ,
tall story
also marks the film debut of robert redford in a supporting role . you also have solid supporting performances from ray walston , murray hamilton , and gary lockwood . overall ,
tall story
is a breezy and enjoyable comedy , though thoroughly lightweight .
children will be enchanted by this endearing larger - than - life character invented by the creators of the popular gruffalo . enjoy the story together before extending children ' s learning with these cross - curricular ideas .
candy gourlay was born in manila during the dictatorship of ferdinand marcos . after working as a journalist for some years , she moved to the u . k . in her twenties . candy is now a full - time writer across a range of mediums : short stories , blogs , web sites , journalistic features , and radio programs . tall story is candy ' s first full - length published novel . visit her on the web at candygourlay . com .
it helps , of course , if the guy is david zelon , a producer and executive vice president ï»¿at mandalay entertainment group . back in 2009 , the devoted football dad was straightening up the equipment room at his son’s high school in santa monica when he came across a copy of “when the game stands tall , ” the famed story of concord’s de la salle high school spartans and their 151 - game winning streak under the guidance of coach bob ladouceur .
and just as the stars aligned in the making of de la salle’s record - breaking team , kismet also played a part in the story’s path from real life to feature film — an effort which at times felt futile .
reviewed by kira m for urltoken standing over 8 feet tall with size 22 shoes , bernardo has always felt like somewhat of an outcast . while his mom , stepfather , and half - sister live in england , bernardo lives in the philippines in hopes of making it back to england one day . when his wish comes true , however , he has a hard time dealing with the hustle and bustle and unfamiliar feel of his family and home . will he be able to adjust ? amandolina has always lived in england and has only met her older half - brother once when he was six years old . when she sees how tall he is , she hopes he loves basketball as much as she does . the initial thrill of a brother soon wears off , though , and the stresses of adapting to the change in schools , houses , and family starts eating away at her . will she also be able to adjust ? a fun , lively rendition of a modern - day folktale . the characters are well - developed , and the story is likable and holds the reader ' s interest . those who like realistic fiction , books about blended families , and school stories will enjoy reading tall story .
note : to validate the ctbuh tall building height calculator , the actual height of 15 buildings in each of the three categories has been compared to the height as determined by the height calculator . the estimated and actual heights are presented with the aggregated variance .
perhaps most notable as jane fonda ' s screen debut ,
tall story
is also remarkable for what it didn ' t do for anthony perkins : define his acting career . released the same year as hitchcock ' s classic thriller
psycho ,
tall story
shows the charming , naive and humorous side of perkins . he stars as ray blent , custer ' s star basketball player and star student who finds himself caught in an ethical nightmare just before the biggest game of his life against the russian sputniks . fonda is adorable as a cunning co - ed whose one aim in college is to snare the unwitting ray . unfortunately , we didn ' t see more perkins characters like this one because the actor was typecast as a psychotic madman following his admittedly excellent portrayal of norman bates in
psycho .
this movie shows the virtuosity of a great actor who regretfully didn ' t get the chance to demonstrate his full range of acting skills more often .
so few books with filipino characters so i was very excited to pick this one up to help diversify my reading and my classroom library . the dialogue switches from sister andi to brother bernardo and gourlay does a masterful job of giving each of them their own unique voice that positively shines through . in my process to vet books for read alouds for my 7th graders , having alternating narrators only works if it is supremely well crafted and tall story fit the bill . the interwoven bits of science ,
dahil sa ganda ng pabalat nito at disenyo , nakuha nito ang aking atensyon para bilhin ang aklat na ito . base pala ito sa mga tunay na pangyayari pero sa magkaka - ibang kwento ng buhay tungkol sa basketball player , at masugid na tagahanga nito , at nabiktima sa pagkagat ng isang aso sa magandang babae . para sa akin ang tall story ay isang malaking istorya na tumatalakay sa literal na paglaki o pagiging matangkad na may kinalaman sa abnormal na paglaki ng tao . tinalakay din nito ang pagiging “resp
candy gourlay truly loves the philippines and it just shows in this book , tall story . this being her first novel makes me agree with one of the blurbs that she is an author to watch . having been married to a british national and now raising her three sons in london , i will not be surprised to know that she has changed her citizenship from filipino to british . but the way that she carefully , positively and realistically depicted the philippines and its people , culture , folklore and even superstit
amandolina ( andi ) knows her life is in for a change when she learns that her half - brother bernardo is moving from the philippines to live with her and her parents in england . people have always said bernardo is
tall
but at eight feet he towers over everyone - taller even than andi ' s hero michael jordan . at his home in the philippines , bernardo ' s height is considered a mark of good fortune . though he longs to reunite with his family , he fears leaving his superstitious neighbors behind . tall stor
* invite the children to create sound effects for the animals in the story as you read the book . add the sound of the wind by blowing through cupped hands and suggest that everyone claps when the giant receives his present from the animals .
* look through the book together to find the tallest and the smallest creature . create a height chart to discover how tall the children are . draw a chalk outline of an adult , a child and a teddy on a dry outdoor surface and make size and height comparisons .
so few books with filipino characters so i was very excited to pick this one up to help diversify my reading and my classroom library . the dialogue switches from sister andi to brother bernardo and gourlay does a masterful job of giving each of them their own unique voice that positively shines through . in my process to vet books for read alouds for my 7th graders , having alternating narrators only works if it is supremely well crafted and tall story fit the bill . the interwoven bits of science , supersition and magic and the real is deft and only adds to the richness of the story . diversity of cultures , socio economic status and sibling / familial relations make this a book many people middle grade and higher will find speaking to their own life experiences . i highly recommend .
also posted in it ' s a wonderful bookworld . there is a lot to learn from tall story despite being a short read . the themes are close to home — and to the heart , as it tells about long distance family relationships , sibling rivalries , friendship , and basketball — all interspersed with philippine folklore . after waiting for too long , bernardo finally sets foot in london . his mother and his sister , andi , are likewise excited to meet him and when they did , they were surprised . because bernardo is tal
emphasise this rhythm as you read the story . gather together small objects to represent the rhyming words , such as a model boat and a plastic goat , a tiny house and a rubber mouse , and a toy dog and a small brown fabric bog .
he updated the story with an epilogue for a paperback version , with both editions selling in total about 60 , 000 copies . hayes was approached by a few independent movie producers , but nothing panned out — until the day zelon sat down to read .
sixteen - year - old bernardo , who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called gigantism , leaves the philipines to live with his mother ' s family in london , much to the delight of his thirteen - year - old half sister andi , a passionate basketball player .
a lovely , heart - warming story about a boy from the province who ends up coming home to his family in london . i love how it breathes of provincial superstitions and modern living . the myth of bernardo carpio takes a special place in these pages , while family love is featured heavily next to basketball point guards . the dialogue is very believable , and the characters are presented well . lovely storytelling , and a great story that moves mountains - almost literally . ( currently playing at a 4 . 5 to 4 . 7
be careful what you wish for . . . andi is short . and she has lots of wishes . she wishes she could play on the school basketball team , she wishes for her own bedroom , but most of all she wishes that her long lost half brother , bernardo , could come and live in london , where he belongs . then andi ' s biggest wish comes true and she ' s minutes away from becoming someone ' s little sister . as she waits anxiously for bernardo to arrive from the philippines , she hopes he ' ll turn out to be tall and just as mad as she is about basketball . when he finally arrives , he ' s tall all right . but he ' s not just tall . . . he ' s a giant . in a novel packed with humour and quirkiness , gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures .
andi is short . and she has lots of wishes . she wishes she could play on the school basketball team , she wishes for her own bedroom , but most of all she wishes that her long - lost half - brother , bernardo , could come and live in london where he belongs . then andi ' s biggest wish comes true and she ' s minutes away from becoming someone ' s little sister . as she waits anxiously for bernardo to arrive from the philippines , she hopes he ' ll turn out to be tall and just as crazy as she is about basketball . when he finally arrives , he ' s tall all right . eight feet tall , in fact - - plagued by condition called gigantism and troubled by secrets that he believes led to his phenomenal growth . in a novel packed with quirkiness and humor , gourlay explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures .
this story is written in dual narrative . andi , a teenage girl , lives in london , mad on basketball and desperate to see her half brother safely battle through the immigration red tape to finally live with her family . bernardo , her filipino brother , is a giant . he too wishes to join his family , but his battles are not just with red tape but with the myths and legends of his land and the guilt he must carry when he leaves his homeland for a new life in the uk . this is a gentle story , full of humour
what you want is not always what you get . even when your wishes come true . andi desperately hopes her long - lost half brother , bernardo , will be as crazy about basketball as she is . but when he steps off the plane from the philippines , she can ' t believe her eyes . she hasn ' t seen him for ten year , but even so , how did he get to be eight feet tall ? this eight - foot - tall boy is about to crash into her life with his size 22 feet . but bernardo is not what he seems . bernardo is a hero , bernardo works m
this is one of the sweetest and most refreshing books i ' ve read this year . it is a very sweet story , extremely well written and deeply enjoyable ! actually , you want to know a funny story ? my roomie is from the philippines and ( wait for it ) is a nurse ! exactly like the mother of andi and bernardo . and i laughed so much when andi transcribes what she thinks is tagalog , because that ' s exactly what i hear when my roomie talks to her family there . sorry , i ' m in a boring anecdote mode today ! this is a
de la salle high school football players from left to right , mike pitorre , terrence kelly , erik sande in a game against clayton valley high school during the 2002 season . this pjhoto was used on the poster for the film ,
when the game stands tall .
( bob larson / www . boblarsonphotography . com ) 2002
i highly recommend tall story . . . . oh , wow . what a heartwarming , feel - good book : ) family is very , very important . would you agree ? the sole reason that i do not want to work abroad is that , i do not want to be separated from my better half , my toddler son , and my
senior citizen
parents . i want to be with my best friend as we grow together in our married life . i want to be here when my son grows up . i want to be here for whatever number of years my parents have left before they retire to the afte
i like . . . 1 . it is recommended by the filipino group . ( putik ! di na naman ako nakapunta sa f2f discussion . ) 2 . the name of the author is childish . 3 . it is a tall story because bernardo is the tallest man you can ever imagine . 4 . andi is a cool girl . she is competitive , speaks her mind , and knows what she want unlike most girls . 5 . it features a typical barrio in a very vivid and comical way . it changes your perspective . 6 . what perspective ? the sense of community is strong in the province . 7 . it has a
this story is written in dual narrative . andi , a teenage girl , lives in london , mad on basketball and desperate to see her half brother safely battle through the immigration red tape to finally live with her family . bernardo , her filipino brother , is a giant . he too wishes to join his family , but his battles are not just with red tape but with the myths and legends of his land and the guilt he must carry when he leaves his homeland for a new life in the uk . this is a gentle story , full of humour and love . i read it in two sittings .
for bernardo , happiness about his immigration clearance is tempered by worry that his departure will expose his small village to earthquakes . ever since he began to grow—he’s now 8 feet tall—some villagers believe he is the returned legendary giant bernardo carpio , who saved san andres from being crushed long ago . in alternating chapters , andi and bernardo describe bernardo’s first days in london—the chilly weather , the mri for the seizures that bernardo has begun to experience , the first real clothes that fit his tall body , the sister and parents who love him . andi’s voice is genuinely funny , tender and acerbic , especially about her parents ; bernardo’s is thoughtful and earnest , his forays into english nicely handled with sympathetic humor .
, and i agree that gourlay managed to weave the legend cleverly into the story , leaving readers wondering if bernardo the human is actually a reincarnation of bernardo the giant . candy also added another magical ( and scary ) element , in the form of nena , the town witch , and her daughter , gabriela , which gave the story more depth , and showed the diversity of filipino culture and myth . if you’re not keen on magic , however , you aren ' t forced to accept that world - view - - gourlay provides a possible scientific explanation for bernardo’s height and other ailments , and leaves the
truth
open . i thought this was really smart , as it grounded the story into the real world while it still reached for something out of the ordinary . while there were still some things in the end that seem to defy rational explanation , the author leaves it up to the readers to decide which to believe .
a lovely , heart - warming story about a boy from the province who ends up coming home to his family in london . i love how it breathes of provincial superstitions and modern living . the myth of bernardo carpio takes a special place in these pages , while family love is featured heavily next to basketball point guards . the dialogue is very believable , and the characters are presented well . lovely storytelling , and a great story that moves mountains - almost literally . ( currently playing at a 4 . 5 to 4 . 75 , but i can ' t quite place it as 5 - stars . ) ( full review pending . )
' a precious and important novel that also explores exile from neighbours , family and country . the book is about reinvention and the faces we present to the world , whether it be in person , on a postcard or on the internet , all wrapped up in an exciting and perfectly paced story with a disturbing and dramatic climax . '
i like . . . 1 . it is recommended by the filipino group . ( putik ! di na naman ako nakapunta sa f2f discussion . ) 2 . the name of the author is childish . 3 . it is a tall story because bernardo is the tallest man you can ever imagine . 4 . andi is a cool girl . she is competitive , speaks her mind , and knows what she want unlike most girls . 5 . it features a typical barrio in a very vivid and comical way . it changes your perspective . 6 . what perspective ? the sense of community is strong in the province . 7 . it has an element of filipino folklore . we strongly believe in superstitions and sometimes science can support it . not bad . candy made a strong argument on how bernardo is a hero and a victim of tumour . 8 . it has a mother - daughter angle . no matter how short i enjoyed reading it . i love my mum ! 9 . basketball story is rare . i love that andi plays basketball . it seems abnormal but we love every time she swish . 10 . great ending !
jane fonda before
barbarella
, anthony perkins the same year as
psycho
, tom laughlin before
billy jack
, ray walston doing the same professor bit he utilized in
fast times at ridgemont high
, and still the flick ' s a dud ! set on some mythical college campus , one inhabited with well - scrubbed students who look as if they ' re about to burst into song a la
good news
,
tall story
comes up short on realism , with a forced - friendly atmosphere masking wispy story of a basketball player targeted by a pretty co - ed who really wants a man ! debuting fonda is alternately coy and coquettish - - not a credible mix - - though she does look cute in her chemistry glasses ; perkins fares worse , with a voice that sounds dubbed by a 12 - year - old boy on the verge of puberty . it ' s not a complete loss - - the director is joshua logan , who knows how to put a picture together - - but the results are still pretty tired . * 1 / 2 from * * * *
andi ' s story is less big , if you excuse the unintended pun . her struggle is more internal and her story would be an easy one to overlook but the author makes very sure that this doesn ' t happen . she imbues andi with a life and vividness that is vibrant and real . we feel andi ' s success as she is chosen to be part of a basketball team , how she never ever misses her drops into the basket , we feel for her when it transpires that they have to move and the realisation that she has to give up this brand new place in a team . we empathise with her when at the new school she wants to try out for the team but they don ' t take on girls .
the smartest giant in town written by julia donaldson and illustrated by alex scheffler ( macmillan , 5 . 99 ) tells the story of george , who wishes he wasn ' t the scruffiest giant in town and so decides to buy himself a smart new outfit . however , on his way home he meets various animals that desperately need his help . . . and his clothes !
looking much more at home on a basketball court than he did on the diamond ( fear strikes out ) , anthony perkins costars with jane fonda ( making her film debut ) in this mostly unfunny romantic comedy based on a play by howard lindsay and russel crouse , which was in turn adapted from howard nemerov ' s novel the homecoming game . june ( fonda ) , a tall girl , matriculates . . . read more
bernardo’s filipino culture was juxtaposed against andi’s british culture , in such a way as to highlight the differences between them . filipino was portrayed with a lot of color , laden with some superstition and magic unique to filipinos . i’m not too familiar with local folklore , so i wasn’t familiar with the legend of bernardo carpio , so i came to the story with little more knowledge than these
candy gourlay’s voice is a refreshing breath of air , writing in an accessible , kid - friendly , charming style peppered with comic wit . the plot can be easily followed through alternating point of views of nardo and andi , and though the story often use backflashes in telling nardo’s life in the philippines before his arrival in london , it effectively moves and enhances the unfolding narrative thread .
* encourage the children to explore their feelings , and develop sensitivity towards others , by talking about what makes the animals in the story so sad . take each animal in turn and read the relevant text before asking questions . why is the giraffe sad ? what did the giant do to make him happy again ? discuss what makes the children feel sad and what they can do to make their friends feel happy .
catherine joined itv studios drama in 2011 tasked with developing a broad range of drama singles , serials and series for uk and international broadcasters . she developed home fires alongside writer and creator , simon block , and oversaw the project from its inception , through production , to broadcast on two series . alongside this , she developed and executive produced tutankhamun – a lavish 4 - part drama by guy burt based on the howard carter story . in 2016 , she co - founded the new itv studios label tall story pictures with francis hopkinson . she developed and is producing mike bartlett’s three - part thriller , trauma , for itv . prior to joining itv studios , catherine has held posts at monkey kingdom where she was head of drama and scripted comedy where she produced numerous projects for the bbc and a pilot for hbo ( kate’s small victories ) . before this , she worked as development producer for greenlit where she ran the development slate and worked on 4 series of the award - winning foyle’s war as well as developing collision , caught in a trap , vexed and honest . a previous role as head of development at sally head productions ( producers of tipping the velvet , the mayor of casterbridge ) saw catherine working on the cry and the bafta - nominated adaptation of sarah waters’ fingersmith for bbc 1 .
chronicles the tale of half - siblings bernardo and andi , from the day they meet for the first time . bernardo grew up in the philippines under the care of his aunt and uncle , after his mom , a nurse , relocated to the united kingdom to work . bernardo grew up waiting for his papers to get approved by uk immigration , so that he could live in london with his family . andi is a small girl who loves basketball and barely knows her older brother , save for a few letters and phone calls . all that andi knows is that her brother is tall , as her mom often stresses , and she wants him in london so they can play basketball together - - but when he finally arrives , andi is in for a shock . bernardo is not just tall - - he’s an eight - foot giant ! as bernardo and andi get to know each other , andi is pulled into bernardo’s “magical” world and bernardo learns how it feels to have a family .
ms . gourlay manages to write fluidly , taking us deeper into both andi and bernardo ' s stories . she shows great empathy writing bernardo ' s story , the story of a boy who unexpectedly starts growing . who is maybe not the fastest or the most intelligent but someone who is inherently kind and generous . tied in with bernardo and the area he lives in , is the legend of another bernardo , someone who had become a legend in his own lifetime , many years before . everyone in bernardo ' s village is now convinced that bernardo is the new bernardo and well , this entails me doing a reveal about who bernardo really is , but i won ' t go there . the mythology is so deftly woven throughout the storyline you don ' t for a second mis - believe it . cleverly making use of religion and long ago beliefs we are presented with a very clear picture of this tiny part of the philippines .


the wild goose chase is a 1915 american comedy-drama film directed by cecil b. demille .

the film was written by demille 's brother william and starred ina claire .

the wild goose chase ( film )

the wild goose chase is now considered a lost film . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
the wild goose chase cost $ 10 , 611 . 85 and grossed $ 60 , 630 . 68 .
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the wild goose lodge movie – the irish film based on the wild goose lodge burning in reaghstown in ardee in the 19th century – will be available to view in imc cinemas nationwide from october 28th .
the imc in dundalk will surely draw a big crowd for the wild goose lodge movie .
“for a refined and really funny comedy , enacted by an enthusiastic cast and produced exceedingly well , the wild goose chase has no superior that we have seen . ”
the trailer for a new film about the infamous wild goose lodge burning in reaghstown in 1816 has had it’s first ever public airing at the national ploughing championships on wednesday .
initially we planned to use a restoration of jason that had been completed by a us archive . but on closer inspection , we decided that the source material ( a badly worn 35mm projection print , it turned out ) was just not good enough . so dennis set out on a search to find the original film elements for the film - - a convoluted odyssey that many times threatened to devolve into a wild goose chase .
danger mouse :
the wild , wild goose chase
is just that . dm discovers a device in a holed - out book that responds to baron greenback ' s voice and will tell where his next hideout is after telling where his present coordinates are . dm impersonates greenback ' s voice with spooky perfection to learn the whereabouts of his next hideout , but each destination turns up a dead end . concludes with an uncharacteristic team rocket wins moment .
according to the cecil b . demille society , this is a lost film .
the film states that the cinematographer on portrait of jason had worked on clarke’s other two features . actually , the film was jeri sopanen’s first job with her . further , absolutely no crew member had an issue about working on portrait of jason , as the new film portrays .
doggedly stubborn , dennis methodically reached out to dozen and dozen of film folks all over the world - - including distributors , archivists , lab owners , writers , critics , filmmakers and editors . to give you a sense of his herculean efforts , here are ( most of ) the archives he corresponded with : museum of modern art , nyc ; harry ransom center at the university of texas at austin ; anthology film archive , nyc ; ucla film & tv archive ; british film institute , london ; jerusalem film archive , wisconsin center for film at television at the university of wisconsin , madison ; the swedish film archive and the academy film archive at the association of motion picture arts and sciences in hollywood .
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in the film , “shirley” says her maiden name was bermberg . she was born shirley brimberg .
it ' s a 200 - year - old story that is well known to many people in louth , and even further afield . and to businessman willie martin , the story of the wild goose lodge is a haunting tale heard in childhood that has never left him .
' and around 150 local people who were extras in wild goose lodge came to county laois dressed in costume , along with all the main characters . the ploughing was a brilliant place to launch the trailer as the 280 , 000 people who attended the championships care about the themes in it like land , culture and heritage .
in the film , “shirley” is unable to finish portrait of jason and tells everybody to go home and “carl lee” comes in to take over the film and save it . this is ludicrous , wrong and misogynistic . clarke was a consummate film professional and all her collaborators attest to her skill and drive .
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episode
the ultimate computer
, when kirk , spock and scotty attempt to do a manual override to disconnect the m5 computer from the enterprise , it emits a decoy beacon for them to follow , giving it enough time to draw energy from the warp engines . upon discovering the failure to disconnect the m5 , spock refers to the trope as
pursuing a wild goose
.
it tells the story of the wild goose lodge burning , which killed eight people and led to the execution of 18 men for the crime – many of them innocent . in early 1816 , an attempted armed robbery took place in at the lodge , which led to the trail and execution of three ribbonmen – patrick shanley , philip conlon and michael tiernan – for their part .
directed and produced by william martin with paul mcardle , the feature is based on a play about the wild goose lodge murders which was played by the aclint drama group and was partly performed in the old courthouse in ardee castle back in 2013 . over 100 people saw the acclaimed play then , but now , the story is set to be seen by a considerably wider audience .
in early 2012 a british cctv operator alerted an undercover officer to a suspicious person in his area . after a 20 minute chase a supervisor wandered by the operator ' s station and pointed out that the
suspicious person
was the officer in question . story here
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for those who don ' t know the general story about wild goose lodge , it goes something like this . the background to the burning of lodge , which was located in reaghstown , was an attempted robbery there in april 1816 . a group of men burst into the house , which was occupied by edward lynch and his son - in - law rooney .
it is an amazing feat of doggedness and determination and the result , which can be seen in the trailer , cannot be done justice by a few words in the argus . the high production values shine through in it and , if this is a taste of what ' s to come next year , wild goose lodge is going to be a huge hit .
filmed around louth and in carrickmacross also , several local people from around louth and the north east feature as extras in the film .
2016 marks the 200th anniversary of the wild goose lodge burning , in which eight people died . it led to the execution of 18 men for the crime – many of them innocent . in early 1816 , an attempted armed robbery took place in at the lodge , which led to the trail and execution of three ribbonmen – patrick shanley , philip conlon and michael tiernan – for their part .
' i started it about six years ago . i always had a passion for the story and for films and this was the first i ' d made . around two and a half years ago , paul mcardle , who had written plays about wild goose lodge , came on board . the pair of us working together was just meant to happen .
and they were delighted to find out that when they approached actors to take part , they were only too delighted to do so as the story of wild goose lodge resonated with them . and to add even more to their good fortune , the producers were thrilled when finbar furey not only agreed to write the music , but got a part in the movie too .
directed and produced by william martin with paul mcardle , the feature is based on a play about the wild goose lodge murders which was played by the aclint drama group and was partly performed in the old courthouse in ardee castle back in 2013 . over 100 people saw the acclaimed play then , but now , the story is set to be seen by a considerably wider audience . it was also been performed in dundalk .
the result of this community effort and joint passion for this story will be hitting screens in 2016 . the significance of the date is not lost on mr martin , or anyone else involved in the wild goose lodge movie . he said : ' it ' s exactly 200 years since these events , and is being released in the centenary year of the easter rising . it explores a lot of the themes that still exist in ireland and we hope it will strike a chord with people ' .
they also chose not to work with shirley’s daughter , artist and filmmaker wendy clarke , whom they never bothered to contact ( and go out of their way to mock in the film ) . jason and shirley even features a title card in the closing credits thanking wendy , implying that she has given her approval for the film . in truth , wendy’s response , when she finally saw jason and shirley , was : “i don’t want people seeing this film to think there is any truth to it . this film tells nasty lies and is a parasitic attempt to gain prominence from true genius . ”
• to laurence kardish , senior film curator at moma , for his extraordinary 44 years of service , including this year’s weimar cinema retrospective .
the film lasts two hours and was premiered in new york in march earlier this year , while cast and crew of the film marched in new york’s st patrick’s day parade . the trailer ( which you can watch below ) was debuted at the 2015 national ploughing championships and members of the cast were out in force once again at this year’s event as the promotion push ramps up ahead of october 28th .
in the twenty - five years that we have been running milestone films , we have never before reviewed or commented publicly on anyone else’s film—except to recommend it . but we have now encountered a new feature film that purports to “satirize” a film and a filmmaker we represent and have spent years researching . while we are absolute believers in freedom of speech and artistic expression and do not dispute that the producers , writers and stars of jason and shirley have every right to make their “re - vision” of the making of shirley clarke’s great documentary portrait of jason , we feel we must go on the record about the film’s inaccurate and simplistic portrayals of a brilliant filmmaker and her charismatic subject .
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filmed around reaghstown , elsewhere in louth and in carrickmacross also , several local people from around louth and the north east feature as extras in the film and worked behind - the - scenes to make it happen .
in october of that year , the lodge was surrounded by around 100 ribbonmen and set alight in an act of revenge . the eight occupants of the building at the time – including a five month old infant - all died . the film covers the robbery , the arson attack and the subsequent trial and execution of 18 men .
but none of it would have come together without the support and passion of the local people of reaghstown . mr martin said : ' the support we received from them was unbelievable . the oldest person involved in the film was nearly 100 , while the youngest was just three months old .
mr martin said : ' we were very lucky with the launch . anna may mchugh , who organises the ploughing championship and her daughter , anna marie , are both in the film and they were instrumental in getting us the launch last month .
now , the dream of putting this true story of revenge , injustice and betrayal onto the big screen is almost a reality with the launch last month of a stunning trailer for the movie , which took place at the national ploughing championships - the first time a film has ever been launched at the ratheniska venue .
working with the wonderful ucla film & tv archive , we were able to create beautiful prints and digital elements for the connection and ornette , which we released in theaters in 2012 ( to a chorus of rave reviews ) . but when we began investigating clarke ' s astonishing portrait of jason , we quickly learned that releasing film was going to be a lot more complicated .
* the only time we didn ' t entirely self finance was when director steven soderbergh gave us a substantial contribution to help clear the music rights for charles burnett ' s killer of sheep . it was a no - questions , no - conditions gift which enabled us to release that glorious film . we will always be grateful for his timely generosity and love for film .
it is hoped the film , which will be around two hours , will get a distribution date for cinema release in the first quarter of next year . but this is a long way from where it started .
and what makes this movie sparkle is the fact that it is all filmed on location close to where wild goose lodge stood . and while it features some well - known irish stars , such as dave duffy ( leo in fair city ) , joe rooney ( from father ted ) , shane byrne ( former irish rugby player who featured in mrs brown ' s movie ) , john connors ( love hate ) , voice of ireland winner brendan mccaghey and michael collins ( glenroe ) , it also features a lot of louth talent too .
) and even more so , that the films of shirley clarke are getting recognized by the critics once again . and we ' re just as happy that our friend larry kardish won as well ! on graduating from college , larry ' s first job was at the film - makers distribution center where he was responsible for the distribution of portrait of jason ! he went on to become the head programmer of the moma film department and has been a friend of ours since we started milestone . congrats to shirley and larry !
in the very beginning , there is a title card stating that the filmmakers were denied access to the outtakes of portrait of jason . these recordings were available for all to hear at the wisconsin center for film and theater research , where all of shirley’s archives can be found—or by contacting milestone . in fact , all the outtakes ( 30 minutes of audio ) were released on november 11 , 2014 as a bonus features on milestone’s dvd and blu - ray of the film . that was six months before jason and shirley was completed .
on behalf of milestone , wendy clarke , and shirley clarke’s extended family and friends , we respectfully ask film fans not to base their appraisal of clarke and her filmmaking on the unkind depictions in jason and shirley .
clarke’s first feature , the connection , a fiction film based partly on real people , has enormous respect for all its characters , an understanding of humanity , and a love for cinema . shirley knew that a genuine artist values inner truth , whether the film is a documentary or a dramatic feature . and of course , shirley did not use real names . she knew that when you use real people’s names and identities , you need to seek and explore the truth in all its complexities . ornette : made in america , a film that she and ornette coleman were very proud to create , is an example of clarke’s quest for meaning and authenticity .
the film ends with a title card stating that shirley died in new york ( which is simply incorrect ) and that carl lee died of a heroin overdose . tragically , lee died of aids and this information is in the milestone press kit .
this all happened against the background of land agitation in ireland , 20 years after the failed 1798 rebellion and 25 years before the great famine . and , of course , exactly 100 years before the easter rising . the fact this movie is set at such a pivotal time in irish history just makes it all the more remarkable that no - one has made a film about it before now .
here at milestone , we are constantly grappling with history . whenever we choose to restore a film , we try to research and explore every aspect of the filmmaker ' s time and work . we study the participants ' biographies , the social mores and political landscape of the time and even the day - to - day minutia of the filmmaking process . it is exhilarating and exhausting and essential .
portrait of jason may be clarke ' s boldest and most influential film - - and it is certainly one of her funniest , saddest and most outrageous . over the course of one evening , clarke turned her camera on the jason holliday and let him tell his story - - or more accurately , stories . because , holliday ( born aaron payne ) was a man of many tales . over the course of his film - long monologue , holliday talks about his life as a black gay man - - touching on love , work , drugs , and sex . a some - time cabaret performer , he spins hilarious tales , shadowboxes with candor , and breaks your heart . the film is one of the very first lgbt films made , and one of the most honest and self - revealing . it is simply amazing .
the filmmakers have labeled jason and shirley a satirical work of fiction . we are just not sure who or what they claim to be satirizing . the film is not ironic , humorous , sardonic or tongue - in - cheek . we can only surmise that they are deliberately parodying the idea of cinematic integrity .
there is an academy award ® statue for robert frost : a lover’s quarrel with the world in “shirley’s” apartment and the other characters repeatedly mock her for it . the film did win an oscar ® , but although she received directing credit , shirley had been fired from the final edit and producer robert hughes picked up the award . ( you can see this on youtube at urltoken )
winter and his team call their film an “imagination” of the night ( although they stage the filming during the day ) of december 3 , when shirley clarke shot portrait of jason . but interestingly , they only use the real names of those participants who have died : clarke , jason holliday and carl lee ( perhaps because you cannot libel the dead ) . they did not interview the people who were on the set that long night and who are still around—filmmakers bob fiore and jim hubbard .
isn ' t it nice to have a brother than works in the theatre ! the 34 year old cecil b . demille got his inspiration to direct this film from his brother ' s ( william demille ) stage play of the same title . when he wasn ' t collaborating with jeanie macpherson or adapting novels , he merely drew inspiration from his brother .
we also find “jason” in winter’s film to be a one - dimensional and disrespectful distortion of the very complicated man who was born aaron payne in 1924 . jason holliday’s life was difficult in many ways—as a gay black man he experienced police harassment , poverty , family rejection , imprisonment , painful self - doubt , and innumerable varieties of personal and institutional racism . but he was also vibrantly an original , a self - invented diva , a survivor , and a raconteur of the first order who was the inspiration for his own cinematic portrait . shirley decided to make her film in order to explore this extraordinary scheherazade’s 1001 stories—and the fragile line between his reminiscences and his inventions .
shirley clarke was wild , creative , brilliant , graceful , challenging , incredibly stylish , vibrant , and alive with the possibilities of life . at home at the center of many creative circles in new york city and around the world , she was adored by countless admirers—despite ( or sometimes because of ) her faults and failings . and shirley is still loved by those who remember her—the people who worked on her films , her friends , her family , and the audiences who are rediscovering her great films . she was incredibly special . the misshapen caricature of clarke in jason and shirley insults and trivializes a great artist and pioneer .
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shame they missed the other bug that eventually revealed the location of their base .
the investigation ended with the trial and execution of a total of 18 men .
on march 7 , the closter planning board met and voted against historic designation of the church . they were , it seems , worried about the effect of the church ' s landmark status on the redevelopment of the k - mart strip mall .
in buffy the vampire slayer , xander does this inadvertently when spike is tagged by the initiative . after they remove the tracker , xander flushes it , baffling the trackers .
one of the teachers killed in the sandy hook massacre saved her students ' lives by barricading them into their classroom and telling the shooter that they were in the gym .
the whole intrigue is centered around carte - blanche documents kept in a vault . whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue . big money is involved . the nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents . everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie , too . who but a humble bank - teller ( pierre richard ) will ruin the scheme ?
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this was when dennis and i first heard about the church ' s history , the preservation drive and the
no
vote from a friend on the plucky historic preservation commission .
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, the main characters find a bug on the garland super - bike and toss it onto a passing train to distract the people pursuing them .
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so it was truly agonizing for us to watch stephen winter’s jason and shirley , a film that is bad cinema and worse ethics—that cynically appropriates and parodies the identities of real people , stereotyping and humiliating them and doing disservice to their memory . the filmmakers may call it an homage , but their complete lack of research and their numerous factual errors and falsehoods have betrayed everyone who was involved in making portrait of jason .
chester dreadnaught , a street photographer enters the baronial hall of lord and lady elrood , pursued by two crooks he has captured on film carrying out a robbery . add to that a few cases of mistaken identity , a bewildered maid , a dotty lord and lady elrood and a policeman with no arrests to his name and you have , in a word , chaos !
the titular mech ' s la + program basically acts as a tracer that details the next location the unicorn should travel to , to in order to get the true coordinates of laplace ' s box , whenever the nt - d system is activated . as it turns out the final coordinates given by the program was that of industrial 7 , which is exactly where the entire story began .
in the john wayne movie brannigan the crooked lawyer doing a ransom drop finds the bug the police have placed on his car and attaches it to another vehicle while stuck in traffic . unfortunately john wayne has slipped a second bug into the money .
and what did he find after all that . . . well , not much . or so it seemed for quite a while . then one morning at 2 : 00 am dennis woke up and had an a - ha moment . literally . he had done the math in his sleep and figured out the riddle . and last week ( october 11 ) we learned that his hunch actually was a brilliant deduction . so now the game is afoot ( as sherlock said to watson ) ! the elements are at the academy film archive , and the only hitch is financial . which leads inexorably to . . . kickstarter !
in the gravity falls episode
not what he seems
, stan escapes federal custody and runs to a cab . he tells the cab to drive as far away from the mystery shack as possible . so while the agents follow the cab , assuming stan is inside , stan runs back to the shack .
the kilrane / rosslare harbour tops community weekend will take place on the weekend of july 20 , 21 and 22 in and around the local . . .
“shirley” asks “jason” to go up on the roof of the hotel chelsea with her to talk . in reality , her apartment was famously on the roof .
once on the simpsons , marge uses the gps chip on bart ' s cell phone to track him down and keep him from mischief . bart finds out and ties the chip to a bird , who ends up taking the family all the way to machu picchu .
we at milestone are now in the seventh year of “project shirley , ” our ongoing commitment to learn everything about clarke as a director , an artist and a person . with the cooperation of the wisconsin center for film and theater and the clarke estate , we have digitized nearly one hundred of her features , short films , outtakes , unfinished projects , home movies , and experimental films and videos . we have gone through thousands of pages of letters , contracts , and shirley’s diaries . we have interviewed and talked to dozens of people who knew and worked with her .
the following october 29 , wildgoose lodge was surrounded by about 100 men and set ablaze . five members of the lynch and rooney families , and their three servants , died in the blaze and the local community closed ranks .
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in the tek war tv show , federal agents find a tracking program that they believe is following the man they ' re looking for . it ' s actually tracking the exact location of a randomly selected pizza delivery guy , for the purpose of sending the feds on one of these .
occasionally , an individual ( usually the hero ) when being tracked , will discover the tracking device . one ' s first instinct may be to destroy the device , but why deprive oneself of the opportunity to mess with your enemies ? so the hero promptly attaches the device to something else that ( preferably ) moves a lot and away from himself , causing the trackers to follow it all over the place before they finally discover that they ' ve been duped .
in another philip k dick movie , the protagonist plays silly buggers with his pursuers by removing his tracking device and slipping into the pocket of the guy leading the hunt , leading to a lot of reports to the effect of
he just passed your position
before he figures it out .
as leader of the search for sirius black in order of the phoenix , kingsley shacklebolt deliberately sends the ministry on one , telling them that sirius has been spotted in tibet .
- d ' s transporters , he has dr . crusher analyze the dna trace left on the pad , and compare it to the ambassador ' s previous transporter trace records .
a variation of this happens in ai no kusabi novel and anime . the tracer is removed from the person being tracked so the pursuer is lured into a trap at another location .
happens in con air when the convicts remove the plane ' s tracking device and places it on a scenic tours flight .
happens in short circuit when number 5 notices his tracking device and throws it into the pick up truck of an elderly couple . the soldiers in pursuit of him find the couple instead .
in the da vinci code , langdon attaches a bug to a bar of soap and throws it into the back of a garbage truck to distract the french police and buy more time in finding clues in the louvre . notable in that the louvre , like most public buildings , doesn ' t have bar soap .
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this was a project six years in the making . the first scenes were filmed in 2009 , and , over the course of weekends and evenings for the following years , mr martin and mr mcardle filmed this movie piece by piece , scene by scene .
the centennial ame zion church was founded in 1894 by the descendants of freed slaves and is still in operation today . the church ' s founders had ties to the community of skunk hollow , an all - black community of freed slaves that began in 1806 . and bishop alexander walters , who went on become a leader of the naacp , officiated at the church ' s dedication in 1896 .
in small favor , a book of the dresden files , harry does a magical version of this by suspending the device over a large map of the city and enchanting it to make it believe that the map is the city . then he attaches a bag of catnip to it and sets mister on it . it proves very effective .
in the tie - in novel mr . monk and the dirty cop , monk and natalie learn that their intertect suv is bugged . when staking out a person related to their suspect , the simple method is that they have natalie ' s daughter julie take the bugged car all across the city , while monk and natalie conduct the stakeout in natalie ' s own buick lucerne , which is not bugged .
a million years ago ( or so it feels ) , i attended graduate school in history , where i mostly learned how to be a gadfly . so i took my education ( at yale , in film and in life ) , and got busy . first , i launched a petition drive on the website change . org . whenever anyone signs the petition online ( at urltoken petitions / urgent - please - sign - today - to - help - save - the - centennial - ame - zion - church ) , the mayor and six council members of closter receive an email . as of today , march 23 , they have received more than 600 . [ so , please take a minute and sign it too . thanks ! ]
the only thing wrong with
the safety match ,
saturday ' s russian arrival at the stanley , is its length . in every other respect , the homeland has rendered a neat , flavorsome version of chekhov ' s satirical short story . view full article in timesmachine »
in the film “shirley” says , “see that horrible painting on the wall ? my daughter painted that… i have a daughter who is a terrible artist . ” fact : in several video interviews with shirley ( including one released as a bonus feature on ornette : made in america , which also came out last november ) and in many of her letters and diaries , clarke talked about how extremely proud she was of her daughter wendy and her art . mother and daughter worked happily together for years on many projects including the legendary tee pee video space troupe . wendy’s fine art , textiles , and video work have received critical praise for nearly 50 years . it was needlessly and maliciously hurtful for the filmmakers to include a line that is so obviously false and unkind .
a ten - year - old boy struggles with the bitterness of life in summer camp . it ' s not easy being ignored by the apple of his eye and see his dorm vandalized by near adolescent hoods . fortunately , in the forest , the dahus still refuse to show themselves .
lust in the dust with lainie kazan and tab hunter san francisco tickets - n / a at the castro theatre . 2017 - 09 - 15
the last date listed for lust in the dust with lainie kazan and tab hunter was friday , sep 15 , 2017 / 9 : 00pm .
jesse l . lasky feature play company , incorporated , production ; distributed by paramount pictures corporation . / scenario by william c . de mille . art direction by wilfred buckland . cinematography by alvin wyckoff . edited by cecil b . demille . presented by jesse l . lasky . / © 19 may 1915 by jesse l . lasky feature play company , incorporated [ lu5321 ] . released 27 may 1915 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / claire’s film debut .
cutting off her own injured arm and tying it to a stray dog so that the fuhrer , who is following the blood trail , is thrown off .
' rte weatherman gerard murphy , whose mother is from reaghstown , was mc on the day and we were joined by finbar furey , who not only wrote the music for the movie , but also has an acting role in it as well .
the centennial ame zion church is located in the back of the k - mart in our neighboring town of closter , nj . you could drive by it a thousand times and never stop to wonder what it is and how it got there—i know , because i have . but thanks to a few civic - minded residents , the church was recently proposed for landmark status by the town ' s historical preservation commission .
all offers for lust in the dust with lainie kazan and tab hunter have expired .
' the community in this area knew this story and wanted to be part of bringing it to the big screen . around 250 people gave of their time at weekends and in the evenings to do what was asked of them to ensure this movie got made .
a private detective searching for a missing girl finds himself looking into the world of female wrestling . however , he gets distracted from his search due to the profusion of perfect female derrières , a part of the female body with which he has a particular strong obsession .
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birkin was funny ( restaurant scene in the beginning ) . third star is for gags .
' and when people saw the trailer on the big screen , you could see that an emotional bell had tolled for them and we got such a brilliant reaction to it ' .
i also emailed a friend and fellow survivor of yale , now living abroad . she joined the cause with enthusiasm and wrote a series of blogs on the church for the dailykos . com . she and i also both posted notices on an african - american studies listserve .
the movie – set for release next year on the 200th anniversary of the event – stars dave duffy ( fair city’s leo dowling ) , john connors ( love / hate and charlie ) , finbar furey and stand - up comedian and actor joe rooney ( father ted and killinaskully ) .
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with the headline : screen : ' safety match ' ; chekhov story has debut at stanley .
in the siege denzel washington ' s character agent hubbard uses this without a tracking device as the us army is tracking him . he has a decoy agent dressed to resemble him run in the wrong direction to divert attention away from his vehicle while he goes off to complete his original objective .
in the original total recall 1990 , the hero removes a tracking device from ( apparently ) his sinus cavity , shoves it in a bit of food , and tosses it to some nearby rats .
the stage at the town hall in dundalk would not be unknown to deirdre rice , tom muckian , tony markey , paul mcgee , adam mcardle and a host of others who have roles in the movie . in addition , more than 200 people from the reaghstown area took part in crowd scenes , barn dances and other clips and add an authenticity that is rarely found in big budget movies .
and the council ' s go - ahead is great , but it does not mean that the property is currently designated historic , nor does it insure that it someday will be . so , we are continuing . at the meeting , several council members remarked on the flood of emails they are getting , so we see that we have their attention , and we want to encourage them to remain steadfast .
a ten year - old boy faces up to the struggles of life in a summer camp . it’s not easy to be ignored by the girl of his heart or seeing his dormitory vandalised by adolescent hugs .
it was a coup to get it onto the programme for the national ploughing championships , but , as mr martin described last week , it was just the latest in a long line of good fortune that has helped him , and co - producer and director , paul mcardle , to make this movie a reality .
a detective searches for a missing girl among the world of professional female wrestling , but his obsession with the female derrière , a profusion of which are found among lady wrestlers , is distracting him from his search .
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mr monk and the marathon man .
: marathon runner and furniture showroom magnate trevor mcdowell killed his girlfriend , even though he had a chip in his shoe tracking his time at the checkpoints - that ' s because his chip wasn ' t in his shoe , but on a tv camera bike that was covering the race .
a 10 - year - old boy struggles with the bitterness of life during a summer camp . it ' s not easy being ignored by the apple of his eye , and to see his dorm being vandalized by teenage hoods .
two french granfathers offer their grandchildren $ 2m each if they marry . despite their parents ' enthusiasm , the grandchildren , betty and bob , run away together , only realising they love each other after their adventures on the road .
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now , he wants what he’s owed so that he can buy a ring for his girlfriend , nikki swango ( mary elizabeth winstead ) , a killer at the bridge table . with the help of an endearing and trusty pothead criminal , played by scott mcnairy ( halt and catch fire ) , the three of them will try to steal some stamps .
whether they’re involved in the murder police chief gloria burgle ( carrie coon ) is investigating , we’ll know soon enough .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
dundalk after dark i headed for the marquee in toales on friday night for a special 50th birthday party for amy leonard from blackwater court who was celebrating her 50th with her partner colin campbell , sisters janet and ann , brothers alan ( who was playing in the band the badgers ) and david who was with son callum and a huge selection of well . . .
similarly , the filmmakers never asked us at milestone for access to the reams of documents we have discovered from the making of portrait of jason . instead , they preferred to pretend to know what happened , to create their own “shirley clarke , ” “carl lee , ” and “jason holliday , ” rather than try to create honest and respectful portraits of these very real people .
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in heat , it is implied that michael cheritto ditched his police surveillance by putting the transponders on a bus to san clemente .
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director stephen winter ( and co - writers sarah schulman and jack waters ) have created a fictitious drama that imagines what might have happened on december 3 , 1966 when shirley clarke spent twelve hours with jason holliday , carl lee , jeri sopanen , jim hubbard and bob fiore shooting portrait of jason . the filmmakers claim the right to re - imagine the events that took place in that hotel chelsea apartment , but they fail to understand something that shirley clarke knew and conveyed in all her films : the need for integrity .
in short , we were long on optimism and short on dough . and we have continued with pretty much that same model over the decades : self financing * and keeping the overhead low ( that ' s why we work in the basement of our home ) while keeping our enthusiasm and aims high . so we keep on with our work - - - rediscovering , restoring and releasing exciting cinema in beautiful and thoughtful editions - - and keep hoping for the best . we feel really lucky that we ' ve had the chance to work on so many wonderful films and - - somehow - - we ' re still doing it . knock on wood .
for the last few years dennis and i have been working on a series of films that he has dubbed
project shirley
- - a concerted effort to restore and re - release the films of an incredibly talented and largely overlooked pioneer of the american independent cinema movement . shirley clarke started as a modern dancer and brought musicality and syncopation to all her creations - - which she combined with fierce intelligence and the courage and wit to play with the medium to reveal - - and conceal - - all manner of
truths .
her films range from lyrical ( like her early dance films ) to profane and transgressive ( her debut feature , the connection ) , to kaleidoscopic ( ornette ; made in america and her groundbreaking video experiments ) , but they are never cliched or boring .
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however , one witness was found who said she could identify some of those present . there was massive collusion between dublin castle administrators , a corrupt chief police magistrate , lawyers and landlords in louth , to bring suspects to trial and prosecution . although they had suspicions of other perpetrators , to make a case the investigating magistrates needed further witnesses . they found them in the form of two criminals , who , in return for payment , were prepared to swear that they could identify many of those there on the night of the burning .
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when dennis and i started milestone back in 1990 , we approached the enterprise with all the naivete of ingenues in a 1930s movie . you know , one of those films where mickey rooney gathers a bunch of talented kids together and crows ,
i know , let ' s put on a show !
and before you know it , a broadway - level musical extravaganza is being staged in the barn .
non - technological example : in the belisarius series , belisarius expects to be followed by a scarily competent tracker as he is leaving india . so he marks his horse ' s hoof to leave a distinctive ( but not obvious ) print , and later trades the horse away and gives the trader an incentive to go in a direction belisarius would be expected to go ( as he heads out in a completely unexpected direction ) .
wexford firms which are owed hundreds of thousands of euro in total for work carried out on the new secondary school , held a . . .
another title card indicates that when jason holliday died that there were no friends or family listed in his one obituary . in truth , the trentonian on july 31 , 1998 wrote that two sisters , six nieces and two nephews survived him . we found the relatives when doing our research .
we have launched a crowd - funding campaign on kickstarter with the hope that you and other movie - minded folks will contribute to help fund this restoration . the whole thing is going to cost about $ 100 , 000 , but the archive has been kind enough to commit to paying some of those costs and we will come up with more ( out of our pockets ) . it is the balance of $ 25 , 000 we hope you will help cover . we have some pretty nice bonuses for donors , so please check them out and give whatever seems right to you .
' six years ago , i woke up one sunday morning and i said : ' i ' m going to make this movie ' , so i got started . when i spoke to people about the idea , we got a group of locals together who knew the story and we researched it .
we have strived for the highest levels of accuracy , knowing that critics , academics , bloggers , and the general public deserve and depend on our research . we corroborated all the oral histories we conducted using primary sources , including original letters , interviews , and contracts . finally , we asked people who knew shirley to check and proof all our work . we have shared this research with every filmmaker , scholar and critic who has asked us for information .