never again as before ( italian : mai + come prima ) is a 2005 italian coming of age drama film produced , written and directed by giacomo campiotti .

the film was nominated for the david of the youth at the 2006 david di donatello awards , while the theme song " warriors of light/sei o non sei dei " was nominated for silver ribbon for best song .

never again as before

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never before , never again
running thursday - sunday , january 25 - 28 , 2018 .
so how , then , was never say never again made ? the backstory is as complicated as a bond film’s plot .
never , never before . never , never again . you walked right in . you wore a grin . you caught my eye and reeled it in . you made my head spin , and it ' s never stopped never , never before . never , never again . i was your clown . i was your dog . it ' s too bad it had to end . and though it did , it sure was fun . my love for you will outlast the sun . never , never before . never , never again . you were an angel from paradise , but every artist has has vice it may be true , but it ain ' t nice : behind ever sad man there ' s a great woman . never , never before . ne
the eventual result of all of that legalese ? never say never again , essentially a thunderball remake that officially sits outside of the james bond canon .
two people who have pledged never to fall in love again then discover each other in a gay bar .
never before have two souls joined so freely , and so fast . for me this is the first time , and the last . is this an angel ' s wish for men ? never before and never again . and where to find the words to sing it ' s worth , this love was bound for heaven , not for earth . this love was meant to light the stars , but when we touched , we made it ours . and could they take it back ? oh , no , they wouldn ' t dare ! why should they take it back , when there ' s enough to share with all the world , and fill the heavens above , with left - over love ? never before , a love that just keeps growing on and on , to fill each lover ' s heart and light the dawn . is this an angel ' s wish for men ? never before and never again . never before and never again .
the behind - the - scenes story of “never say never again” is nearly as good as any bond movie , and i hope one day someone makes a movie about it . on the surface , it hinges on the question of authorship and deals with the fact that before eon productions had made a single 007 movie , novelist ian fleming [ … ]
we celebrate the moment of invention as it explodes from the unknown with a cadre of expert improvisors ! featuring artists who regularly harness the ephemeral , in work never before seen , and never to be seen again beyond this one presentation . we invite you to share the power of immediate presence in performance - through dance , butoh , action theater and more !
nbna celebrates the moment of invention as it explodes from the unknown with a cadre of expert improvisors ! featuring artists who regularly harness the ephemeral , in work never before seen and never to be seen again beyond this one presentation . we invite you to share the power of immediate presence in performance - through dance , comedy , butoh , music , theater , and more .
never say never again is a james bond film that stars sean connery as james bond , a british mi6 agent with the designation 007 who dashes across the globe in a thrilling and seemingly never ending quest to save civilization from the craven schemes of supervillains bent on creating chaos , all the while enjoying dry martinis , bedding women of innumerable national origin , and sporting sharply tailed suits and tuxes .
this is an edited extract from a new edition of never before , never again : the story of st george’s 11 - straight premierships , 1956 - 66 ( stoke hill press ) . first published in 1995 , the new edition coincides with the 50th anniversary of st george’s 1966 premiership , the last of its 11 11 - straight run of titles .
the behind - the - scenes story of “ never say never again ” is nearly as good as any bond movie , and i hope one day someone makes a movie about it . on the surface , it hinges on the question of authorship and deals with the fact that before eon productions had made a single 007 movie , novelist ian fleming collaborated with producers ivar bryce and kevin mcclory on a story about stolen nuclear warheads and a massive extortion scheme that he later spun into the novel “thunderball . ”
that’s because never say never again was not produced by eon productions , the cubby broccoli - sired studio that’s delivered the vast majority of the bond films you know and love—the result of a long - running agreement with bond creator ian fleming ( and subsequently fleming’s estate ) .
ultimately , never say never again is an anomaly , enjoyable and star - studded , but barred from official bond - dom , fated to forever live in 007 limbo . ( it also is expiring from netflix on february 1 , so watch it while you can ! )
experiencing reality with the great richard is happy to produce and perform his first fully improvisational piece in the never before never again festival .
urpiece
is a democratic re - imagining of concert dance where the audience works as a group to control the flow and tone through beginning , middle , and end . literally throw caution to the wind with this raucous performance piece ; weaving together dance , poetry , stand - up , therapy , crafting , rock and roll , and much more ( or less ) . ( photo by michelle v lim photography )
but of course , it is a bond film . and it stars sean connery , who had vowed to ‘never again’ play agent 007 following the 1971 release of the tepidly received diamonds are forever . mcclory , however , cunningly had included connery as a consultant from the project’s beginnings , and was eventually able to lure connery into the starring role .
giacomo campiotti , who recently helmed the english - lingo miniseries “doctor zhivago” with keira knightley , shows he knows how to climb emotional heights in “never again like before . ” a gripping coming - of - ager about four boys and two girls who’ve just graduated from high school , this italian - language mountain drama , with a cast of unknowns , sports a wholesomeness and uplifting [ … ]
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giacomo campiotti , who recently helmed the english - lingo miniseries
doctor zhivago
with keira knightley , shows he knows how to climb emotional heights in
never again like before .
a gripping coming - of - ager about four boys and two girls who ' ve just graduated from high school , this italian - language mountain drama sports a wholesomeness geared more to family auds than the jaded young .
mcclory was successful in a subsequent copyright claim , and received two key items : production credit on the eon film adaptation of thunderball , as well as the right to produce a different film of the story once ten years had elapsed .
family background of each is rapidly sketched , with noteworthy actors in supporting roles as parents . story then plunges deeper into their characters as they all end up taking a train to the dolomites , where they pitch camp in a remote cabin .
it is the story of a group of eighteen year olds whose vacation in the wilderness will provide the chance for them to grow , as individuals and as a group , their teacher on life are the mountains . after high school graduation , all of them , including a sensitive and foolhardy handicapped boy , will leave for a trekking adventure in the mountains . here , in the middle of this beautiful but also harsh and rugged nature , is where the boys will begin taking responsibility for themselves as well as for others , they will start making decisions and not bend in front of the difficulties they will encounter . it will be the mountains that will make them change and help them grow : when they return to the city , they will not be the same as before .
the key player was producer kevin mcclory , who developed the plot for what was to become thunderball with fleming as well as writer jack whittingham . the story was abandoned , but then novelized by fleming , with no credit given to mcclory or whittingham .
i never thought that schools like lsu and alabama would integrate ,
he can admit , aware that great performances by black athletes competing at those schools played a big part in their integration . yet , amidst the upheavals of the ' 60s , he also knew that doing his job wasn ' t just about coaching football . he learned to harness that anger at the criticism hurled his way from more militant quarters :
i wasn ' t going to go out and hurt somebody or let one of my own get hurt to disprove that i was an uncle tom .
robinson proved his talents year in and year out , winning not just games and championships , but respect and admiration . he also helped change the face of his game in college and beyond , sending more than 200 players to the nfl , including super bowl mvp doug williams . the candor of never before , never again is as refreshing as it is revealing ; the story itself is pure inspiration . - - jeff silverman
endorsed by espn betting journalist , david purdum . rudnitsky lost $ 10 , 000 betting like a fan . . . before learning the secrets of how to win like a pro .
it should be said that kershner and “indiana jones” d . p . douglas slocombe share the most stylish vision the character had seen to date . the plot , which plays awfully close to the outline for “thunderball , ” may be familiar ( but then , isn’t that true of every bond movie ? ) , but “never” serves up a great cast , including kim basinger as the most beautiful bond girl of all time , domino ; klaus maria brandauer as largo , whose villainy is matched only by his insecure jealousy ; and max von sydow making a brief appearance as blofeld , complete with trademark white cat .
giacomo campiotti , who recently helmed the english - lingo miniseries “doctor zhivago” with keira knightley , shows he knows how to climb emotional heights in “never again like before . ” a gripping coming - of - ager about four boys and two girls who’ve just graduated from high school , this italian - language mountain drama , with a cast of unknowns , sports a wholesomeness and uplifting message geared more to family auds than the jaded young . though overlooked on local release in mid - november , it has an unusual depth that could work better offshore , certainly for fests and tv .
that said , connery is , as always , endlessly charming ; the villainous one two - punch of max von sydow and klaus maria brandauer ( as spectre agents blofeld and maximillian largo , respectively ) is fabulously sinister with just the right touch of camp ; and kim basinger’s character is compelling and gorgeous , if a bit underdeveloped .
the entire scenario may have been preposterous , but screenwriter lorenzo semple jr . ( credited alongside dick clement and ian la frenais ) chose to ground the character in reality . long before christopher nolan made the decision to treat batman “realistically” on the “dark knight” pictures , semple wrote bond as a scarred and aging action hero coping with the physical wear and tear that a career of saving the world entails .
it also provides a fascinating alternative to the eon bond films , which at the time were in the heart of the roger moore era . perhaps it’s connery’s swagger , but never say never again is very much a 60s film that happens to take place in 1983 . at times , the cinematography produces a lush , classic connery - era aesthetic . at other times , the combination of underwhelming 80s vehicles , dated hairstyles , and stilted dialogue is more reminiscent of contemporary tv shows the a - team and magnum , p . i . than 007 classics like goldfinger or , yes , thunderball .
neither of these words fully capture how great eddie robinson is . . . as a coach , father , or american . he is such a great role model for everyone .
but , like nearly everything in both hollywood and the fictional world of 007 , it’s really about money . eon turned james bond into the most successful franchise of all time , and mcclory wanted a piece of it . after “diamonds are forever , ” sean connery publicly swore he would “never again” play bond , but behind the scenes , he was evidently saying , ” if you pay me enough . ”
foliage
is a duet comprised of multiple improvised scores . each score was derived from physical responses to anxiety ; uneven breath , shaking , and muscle tension . the dancers navigate these scores with deep attention to each other as well as the space they are dancing in .
foliage
is an evolution of nicole’s previous work ,
badgrass
.
of course , mcclory had it easy , effectively copying the eon formula in nearly all significant respects . minor details , like maurice binder’s trademark gun - barrel / sexy - silhouette opening sequences or the fact that q is referred to as “algernon” during gadget - outfitting sessions , “never” did without , but the format otherwise stuck relatively close to the model established over 13 previous eon outings .
a true story of a young girl who was sold as a sex slave . the book is a rare look inside the world of sex trafficking and into the soul of the abused .
“if you wanted someone to look up to , to be inspired by , you never had to look past that team . if you were someone like me , a weed who couldn’t run out of sight without getting a wheeze and who was never going to achieve anything on a football field , supporting saints was the stuff that dreams were made of . we had it all over kids from other districts , because we had the saints .
something not altogether different had happened once before with the rights to “casino royale , ” but when the producers of that film failed to convince connery , they spun the project off into the precarious realm of satire – tricky , considering how closely the 007 character treads the line of self - spoofery already . but mcclory got connery , and audiences in turn got a very rare treat indeed : a chance to see what a non - eon 007 movie might look like , as directed by “the empire strikes back’s” irwin kershner .
never again is a romantic comedy about falling in love despite your better judgment . an exterminator and jazz pianist in the noble model of gary cooper and other ' 40 ' s screen legends , christopher is having a sexual identity crisis . he hasn ' t been able to perform with the young women he ' s been dating , and is looking for sexual inspiration . grace , an administrator for mentors of new york , sends her final child off to college and then realizes that she hasn ' t tended to her own needs in a very long time . when christopher meets grace at a gay bar , her best friends admonish her that it ' s not a good idea to start a heterosexual relationship with a man you meet in a gay bar . through human insecurities and foibles , and the refreshing reminder that the boomer generation is still very much sexually viable , christopher and grace defy the odds of it never happening again . in a real , meaningful and adult fashion , they fall in love .
i finished this book nine years ago , but i can still recall how well put together this book was . reading this book made you want to go to a grambling football game as well as meet eddie robinson and his wife . i finished this book sixth months after robinson passed away . so it was a forgone conclusion that no matter how much i wanted to meet him after reading this book , it was not going to happen . there will never be another eddie robinson at grambling in my lifetime or many other lifetimes . he was super old school but he was able to adapt and put with every generation he coached at grambling . rest in peace mr . eddie robinson ( 1919 - 2007 ) .
tech work is unobtrusive and always in service of the story . duccio cimatti’s camera lets the scenery take center stage in crisp bright colors , which turn dark and menacing as the drama develops . editing concisely packs in a great deal .
we build a world . we have a place to start and no other requirements . the performance will express our continued improvisational experimentation . it will explore the relationships that can be instinctively created between light , movement , set , and sound . the work invites viewer and performer to engage in a unique , performance - specific experience that will never happen in quite the same way again . it invites us to eliminate the tight grip of expectation and replace it with freedom , risk , and communication . see you on the other side . . . ( photo by sam polcer )
but the most important bit of casting , of course , was connery , and “never” drives home what a superior bond he was . though 52 at the time of filming , he was almost three years younger than roger moore and appeared tougher than he had in any of the previous adventures .
connery had already come back once before for “diamonds , ” and his salary on that film – £1 . 25 million plus a share of the profits that brought his total to an estimated $ 6 million – made him the highest paid actor of his time… until mcclory and his team came calling to make an off - canon bond movie based on the idea fleming had borrowed to make “thunderball” ( reportedly offering $ 5 million and points ) .
“as it happened , the bloke who got chook had also been taunting pop all game , calling him an old man because of his baldness . so pop shook the cobwebs out of chook’s head and they came up with a plan to get square . ‘listen to me , ’ clay said . ‘what i want you to do is run up too fast on this bastard , leave a nice big gap that he won’t be able to resist running into , and when he does , i’ll be waiting for him . ’ chook left the gap , the bloke fell for the trick and poppa cleaned him up something shocking , as only poppa could do . as the fellow was carried off on a stretcher , pop grinned at him and said , ‘not bad for an old man , eh ? ’ chook said he would have killed for brian clay after that . quite literally , killed for him . those men had a phenomenal ability to stick together . ”
in
truss
, performer emily climer exposes the extremes of acting as both the director and the one being directed in an improvised dance . by heightening attention to these two states , she attempts to offer a glimpse into the simultaneous agency and vulnerability of the improvising body . ( photo by maria baranova - suzuki )
as evidenced in his warm feature debut “like two crocodiles , ” campiotti has absorbed a canny blend of american and euro filmmaking styles . here the human drama is set amid picture - perfect italian scenery and carefully built to white - knuckle tension . after an emotional pay - off , the story eases back to a thoughtful conclusion .
o be a member of the red - and - white legion in the golden years was a special thing . as one such fan , this writer can report that we counted on our team to win every time they played , and rarely were we disappointed . while it is true we never enjoyed the elation experienced by followers of an underdog side that flukes a victory against expectations , not one of us would have swapped places with fans of another team . and if we were subjected to vitriolic abuse when we travelled to away games at cumberland oval or belmore oval or pratten park , because rival fans despised us for being the tallest of poppies , well , that was a price we gladly paid .
the st george district was a diverse one , with locales ranging from salubrious suburbs such as blakehurst , kyle bay and gymea to working - class tempe , allawah and kogarah ; the fans came from many walks of life . among those who attended saints’ fixtures at kogarah , the scg or other clubs’ suburban ovals were tv star chuck faulkner , labor senator doug mcclelland , future liberal prime minister john howard , and the shaven - headed neo - nazi ross ‘the skull’ may . in 1964 , graham richardson , who became one of australian politics’ most powerful men , was a skinny , asthmatic kogarah kid . “if you grew up in kogarah in the 50s and 60s , you followed st george , ” the man known as richo remembers .
gasnier , running gloriously , crossed for three of them . for one man in a striped shirt near me , the excitement — or , if he was a newtown fan , the embarrassment — was all too much and he slumped from his seat . the attention of a st john ambulance zambuck , sitting on his wooden box of medical supplies on the sideline , had to be attracted and he revived the fallen fan . the moment the full - time whistle blew , as was my and my mates’ kogarah custom , we invaded the field , heading first to try to grab one of the four black - and - white striped cardboard corner posts , then , thwarted as usual by faster kids , we swamped our heroes , autograph books and biros extended .
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. combining text and movement with audience subversion and more surprises than anyone intended , you sing , laugh , dance , and re - learn a thing or two as they hide from reality in plain sight . ( photo by joseph shelley )
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similarly , the kids deliberately hover between stereotypes and more complex characters in the ensemble work . dark - eyed casu brings out the mythic edge in dreamy enrico , who turns out to have an almost supernatural bond with nature . cipolla is refreshingly ironic , but also touching , as the handicapped max , who demands to be treated normally . also notable is piatti’s good girl , martina , whose inner strength grows throughout the film .
in the past months , saints had played regularly at the cricket ground , and i had watched them from on high in the noble or sheridan stands , but this afternoon – from my seat just metres from the field – i was struck by the sounds of the contest . the grunts of collision , the expelling of huge whooshes of air when a man was tackled , the chatter of the players – “with you , gaz” … “hang onto it , chook” … “good tackle ! ”… “get ’em onside , sir . ” but above all , i was startled by the thundering , the pounding , of the galloping st george backs’ boots on the turf as they spread the ball , backed up and ran in try after try .
journalist peter muszkat , who covered st george in their premiership years , remembers the st george district – from tempe down to sutherland – as being a particularly proud one , and he ascribes this pride to the fact that the people were represented by a winning football team whose members were the fans’ neighbours . “people could touch them , speak to them . it’s different today , when players keep swapping clubs and the concept of district loyalty is a thing of the past . also , back then there was tradition and stability in the club uniform . the white shorts and jumper with the big red v and the dragon crest was recognised everywhere . now , thanks to greedy marketing men , clubs change jersey designs regularly so the kids have to keep buying the updated model . ”
with : with : marco casu , marco velluti , natalia piatti , nicola cipolla , laura chiatti , federico battilocchio , pino quartullo , lidia broccolino , francesco salvi , mariella valentini , fabio sartor .
co - scripted with russian writer - director alexandre adabachian , story opens conventionally with final exams , where a lot of ingenious cheating between the students is used to reveal character and relationships .
enrico ( marco casu ) and lorenzo ( marco velluti ) exchange notes when wheeling their unwilling friend max ( nicola cipolla ) , a spastic with cerebral palsy , to the bathroom . pretty giulia ( laura chiatti ) flirts shamelessly with the prof for help , while nobody spares a glance at plain - jane martina ( natalia piatti ) . shaved punk fava ( federico battilocchio ) , none too bright , takes the exam with headphones on .
enrico , a wise young man , with a spiritual bent and an intense love of nature , sets them off on a climbing expedition up a mystic peak , where story takes a tragic turn . far from ending there , however , the film continues to show how each of them deals with this life - changing experience back home .
production : a medusa release of a prana film production , in association with medusa film , sky . produced by giacomo campiotti . executive producer , gian luca bianco . directed by giacomo campiotti . screenplay , campiotti , alexandre adabachian .
crew : camera ( color ) , duccio cimatti ; editors , joe walker , fabio nunziata ; music , corrado carosio , pierangelo fornaro ; production designers , alessandro vannucci , peter kaser ; costume designer , alexandra toesca ; sound ( dolby digital ) , massimo simonetti . reviewed at metropolitan , rome , dec . 1 , 2005 . running time : 106 min .
with : with : marco casu , marco velluti , natalia piatti , nicola cipolla , laura chiatti , federico battilocchio , pino quartullo , lidia broccolino , francesco salvi , mariella valentini , fabio sartor .
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grambling state ' s eddie robinson started coaching college football when fdr was in the white house and didn ' t stop until bill clinton ' s second term . along the way , he racked up 408 victories , but his real legacy isn ' t in the stats . a black man coaching black athletes in the deep south for 57 seasons , robinson witnessed and took part in amazing changes in society and in his sport , battling prejudice and hatred to earn respect for himself and opportunity for his players .
plays gamely in both those arenas - - society and sport - - because it has to ; for robinson they are one and the same .
at grambling state university robinson was considered the
winningest coach in college football history .
here , he traces his 57 years at the school , showing how
dedication and hard work despite seemingly unconquerable obstacles
made him successful . ( see review p . 92 . ) copyright 1999 reed business information , inc .
i have a been in coaching for over 20 years and this was the greatest football book i have ever read . i have read the book twice and i am still looking through it . i wish i had the opportunity to meet him in person . it was definitely worth the money and more .
want to know the impact that eddie robinson had on grambling football ? then read this book .
eddie robinson is a pioneer for all of urltoken ' s amazing at all the things he saw & heard and yet he stayed focused & became one of the greatest coaches at any level of urltoken ' s beautiful how doug williams came back too coach grambling state . mr . robinson has inspired alot of brothers . even thought the nfl has a long way too go with the black quarterback among many other issues because of mr . robinson a doug williams got a chance the same goes for steve air ' mcnair . mr . robinson broke down alot of ground . a real stand up man & winner .
eddie robinson is truly one of the greatest pioneers in the history of athletics . the way he transformed a football program at a little known ( if not unknown at the time ) black . . .
i ' m a big fan of football , so of course i wanted to read , this book about grambling ' s great coach . i ' m a big fan of grambling except of course when they play jackson state , or . . .
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when former st george star norm provan was in his pomp , rugby league’s top players were both heroes and fixtures in the local communities in which they played . photograph : brendon thorne / getty images
only at redfern oval , where fans seemed psychotically anti - saints , rougher , more threatening , nastier , did we occasionally question our calling . in 1964 , ( a year in which saints would win their ninth of 11 - straight premierships ) this writer had his red - and - white beanie snatched from his 14 - year - old head by a trio of urchins and hurled onto the top of a toilet block at redfern . i recall , too , my face reddening and ears ringing in fury at the foul curses shouted by a coven of elderly red - and - green clad women in the grandstand at my idols raper , provan and clay .
ken kearney says that in his day , turning up at redfern oval was always a disconcerting experience . “they hated me there , ” chuckles the saints hooker . “they’d be into me from the moment i arrived with my wife maureen . they’d catcall me when i was standing around watching the lower grades , and when i ran onto the field they booed more loudly than any other crowd . and they were just the women . those bloody rabbitoh women . ”
but saints , and their supporters , usually had the last laugh . “look at the scoreboard ! ” we’d heckle at the vanquished souths fans , even though , it must be confessed , we wisely withheld our retorts until we could hurl them from the safety of our departing trains .
for home games at kogarah , we were on much surer ground . one match in 1964 , when we downed newtown 33–9 , remains vividly in my memory . it epitomises , for me , the cock - a - hoop , carnival atmosphere that suffused jubilee oval in the winning years . a day at jubilee was very different from one at the sydney cricket ground , saints’ home away from home . you dressed up to go to the cricket ground , and were tense and nervous because , being the match of the day , the opposition would be strong and the chances of defeat greater .
at aptly named jubilee oval , our opponents were the lowlier teams and we looked forward to , and usually got , cricket scores against them . accordingly , we dressed casually , in happy - go - lucky jeans , bright shirts and pullovers , or football guernseys , the dragons’ or our school’s . on our heads would be the ubiquitous red - and - white beanie with the pompom on top . this day , against newtown , a cool , clear july day , st george , and gasnier in particular , took the bluebags apart . there was no need for grinding forward play . the ball went to the backs from the opening blast of col pearce’s whistle .
“may i have your autograph , mr provan … mr gasnier … mr clay , ” we’d politely shout . unlike some modern stars who ignore or abuse young fans , or , even worse , feign a hand injury to avoid giving autographs , i remember the dragons of my youth remaining on the field until the last child’s book was signed .
another bonus of following st george in those years was that we had the chance to see and meet rugby league’s finest around our district . in those days , because of residential qualification rules , players had to reside in the area they represented . they lived there , shopped there , relaxed there , worked there . so it was a regular treat to cross paths with john raper in a local shop , norm provan at your school speech night or in his furniture store at rockdale , reg gasnier playing golf at beverley park , brian clay at the traffic lights in his truck , or , if your stove broke down , bill wilson of st george ranges might be despatched to repair it . if you attended carlton south primary school , you would be taught by exciting saints back johnny stathers .
the st george stars were part of their community . my fellow supporters all , like me , kept an autograph book and scrapbooks where our heroes’ signatures would appear not once but many times . and among us , local sightings of saints men would be noted .
ian walsh became immediately aware of the responsibility he carried being a st george player : “we had to keep giving our very best . we knew we had the whole district behind us , counting on us , and that was very special . you could feel the support there and that was a wonderful feeling . i could sense it at the games , just walking around the district , in any pub in the area . the people were proud of us . ”
“bill mcwilliam was the golf pro at beverley park golf club , down behind the leagues club , and every grand final day , at 5am , he’d load his ute with big st george signs and take half - a - dozen of us kids out to the cricket ground and we’d decorate the noble stand . after we’d finished hanging the banners , the groundsmen would come to throw us out , but we’d hide in the toilets , anywhere , until they’d gone , then take our place in the front row of the grandstand in time to watch all three grades .
“i learned plenty about life from st george . i learned how to win . they strained so hard to come out on top . raper was the best example , but langlands is another . they would put in an extra effort when they were completely buggered at the end of a game , when the other side were dropping . saints had the heart to keep picking themselves up . they hated to lose . it was foreign and awful to them . you saw how angry they were on the rare occasions when they were beaten . another thing i learned from them that i’ve tried to practise all my life is loyalty . chook raper told me how once in a game against newtown he was flattened by a bigger opponent and pop clay came over and said , ‘come on , get up ! you can’t let these blokes see you hurt . get up , and get up now ! ’ chook genuinely couldn’t . he was next to unconscious , but pop pulled him to his feet .
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story of two men who paddled and portaged from montreal to the bering sea , across canada and alaska , following the historic fur trade route .
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four boys and two girls who have just graduated from high school vacation together in the heart - stopping dolomite mountains . on a dramatic climbing expedition up a mystic peak , they encounter a tragedy that will change each of them forever . written by anonymous
originally , this song was meant to be sung by johnny mathis during the fantasy montage , but after he recorded it , jim henson decided it would be funnier if miss piggy sang it herself .
johnny mathis did eventually sing it in the 1979 special the muppets go hollywood , and miss piggy planned on singing it in episode 418 of the muppet show with rowlf on the piano , but she sabotaged the performance to sing with christopher reeve . the extended version of the muppet movie shown in the uk featured a different instrumental track from the original version .
television specials : hey cinderella ! • the frog prince • the muppet musicians of bremen • the muppets go to the movies • the fantastic miss piggy show • the muppets : a celebration of 30 years • the tale of the bunny picnic • a muppet family christmas • the muppets at walt disney world • the muppets celebrate jim henson • mr . willowby ' s christmas tree • studio dc : almost live • a muppets christmas : letters to santa movies : the muppet movie • the great muppet caper • the muppet christmas carol • muppet treasure island • the muppets ' wizard of oz • the muppets • muppets most wanted video games : my muppets show • animal drummer • tap tap muppets • disney emoji blitz
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larrikins and legends the untold story of carlton ' s greatest era by d . . .
tiger time the pictorial story of richmond ' s 2017 afl prem . . .
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5000 - 1 : the leicester city story hope and disbelief in the premier league ' s grea . . .
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stepping in and around glass
highlights intricacies between two bodies . an ode to our ancestry , the work attempts to inhabit new spaces , question the permissions that surround those spaces , and expose the physical devastations those implications embed . the installation element is set up prior to each performance and is unique to each show ; our space and ability to navigate space presents a new experiment with each performance . ( photo by middle space dance )
“her bells” is a work about the individual conception of time passing . the work looks at the past , present , and future of the dancers on stage and intersects with the past , present , and future of the audience . the work features ching - i chang bigelow , nico li , and carly berrett plagianakos from the company tipsy point productions . “her bells” has an original sound score and an accompanying short film created in collaboration with the dancers . ( photo by takaaki ando )
in _ transit premieres
all the ifs , ands , or buts
, an improvisational performance that melds together text , movement and storytelling . through the lens of women poets and queer movers , we wrestle with histories and topics that encourage the performers to share , listen , commit , and engage with one another consensually . being that the nature of this piece is based on a loose score , we collect images , words , and movement phrases that form the through - line of our work . ( photo by david rasura )
heath in progress presents a live field study of a cooperative community , where obedience is tested and internal motives take over . ( photo by andres villeta astacio of ville productions )
“…prosperity in the united states is intimately tied to misery elsewhere . ” - orduna jose . in “dream” , expressions dance company explores current immigration issues which are deeply rooted in the actions of the past . through an exploration through dance , expressions dance company invites the audience to participate in the conversation concerning the different scenarios so many immigrants have to face on a daily basis . you are invited to pour out your soul , but you are also invited to heal . ( photo by eric bandiero )
the organism that persons ( chris rehmann ) and sylver wallace are excited to premier their first collaboration ,
variation on sound bites
. their work focuses on experimental explorations of movement and sound .
variation on soundbites
explores the structure and organization of news information visually and aurally . by layering improvised movement , voice , and current media , the piece seeks to offer up alternative vantage points and a broader perspective of how we digest information . ( photo by conrad golovac )
suzie rzecznik is showing a work based on the layers and complexities of identity and how that can change moment to moment . this is a collaboration with live music finding how the dancer and musician can communicate and influence each other in improvisation . ( photo by alida rose delaney )
paul singh and peter chamberlin ( of the dance company singh & dance ) will perform a serious and technical movement study concerned with unraveling the constant architectures that keep people alike , even amidst the current events that literally tear us apart . it will be a short duet that lets the bodies do all the talking , while the words win and fail us . ( photo by ian douglas )
jazz
is a dance - music - dialogue between a body and a saxophone . a performative conversation between german - born dancer oxana chi and french - born musician layla zami , the piece evokes the commonalities between them . both grew up in europe , started with classical training in their respective fields , and now pursue a career full of contemporary fusion and afro - futurism . on the footprints of two globe - trotters who jump across continents , experience a personal and inspirational improvisation - interpretation of jazz . ( photo by jeremy toussaint )
fabgrandma explores the intersection of club culture and theatre . tina romero , filmmaker and dj ( dj trx ) , and rebecca hidalgo ( ondina ) , performance artist and dancer , both players in the nyc queer nightlife scene , join forces in a creative exploration of the relationship between dj and go - go dancer . their performance spotlights the sensual game of non - verbal catch of music , movement , and expression . at the heart of their respective stage personas lives an elegant grandma with flare , confidence , style , and charisma . ( photo by grandma )
the lovelies work to uncover , establish , and conclude the present through discovery . makers of dance and sound , sculptors of space and designers of time , the lovelies push each other , question the possibilities , surprise themselves to create dance pieces in the moment . for this work and all works , the lovelies seek to work collectively to create an environment and work with everyone involved - dancers , musicians and audience members - to build a dance spontaneously . the only structure ever used is a time limit , if applicable . ( photo by ezra goh )
jenni hong & friends will dance in the dressing room , while inspired by the music from my little airport , played on the boom box . the duet of many faces will mold into and destroy the improvisational score created by
room of pure forms
is an audience - inspired experience in which the audience provides raw form and andrea molds the form into her movement language to convey a concept relevant to the here and now . ( photo by helen lehrer )
janessa clark presents
tiny dances : live
, a duet in collaboration with courtney drasner , which extracts content and meaning from anonymous letters submitted during the performance . complementing clark’s video project of the same name , this improvisational score performs privacy in a way that subverts authority and ownership while giving agency to the personal secrets that an individual chooses to transmit . contemplating what traces we leave behind when we depart ,
tiny dances : live
investigates ephemerality and ( im ) mortality . ( photo by william miller )
daniel gwirtzman dance company premieres
follow
, a tightly - structured improvisatory quintet that finds all the dancers together in the space for the first time on the performance day . the process consists of each dancer separately learning a choreographic structure from rigorously detailed written descriptions . the music will be composed by jeff story and heard for the first time by the cast in performance . complex spatial patternings and pathways will demand the dancers navigate themselves carefully and fully . ( photo by quentin burley )


boulder dam is a 1936 american drama film directed by frank mcdonald and written by sy bartlett and ralph block .

the film stars ross alexander , patricia ellis , lyle talbot , eddie acuff , henry o'neill and egon brecher .

the film was released by warner bros. on march 7 , 1936 .

boulder dam ( film )

inventive , visually rich film noir about crooked gambling , telephone tech and boulder dam .
big dam plot : the soviets nuke hoover dam ( referred to in the film by its old name ,
boulder dam
) , causing boulder city to be flooded , and presumably cutting off power .
during world war ii , captain america foiled a plot to destroy the boulder dam . [ 1 ]
dennis mcbride , executive director of the boulder city - hoover dam museum , isn’t surprised that so many filmmakers want to use the dam as a backdrop .
boulder city , home of the hoover dam , is 30 minutes from the las vegas strip and only four hours from los angeles . screenings will be held at the beautiful and historic 400 - seat boulder theatre , located in charming downtown boulder city .
recognizing that short film is a unique and valuable art form , the dam short film festival aims to seek out original , unusual , and entertaining short films from around the world and make them available to the general public via the annual dam short film festival .
fate brings a job at boulder dam and romance with a saloon singer into the life of a young man on the run .
the dam entertained its first movie crew in 1934 , two years before the structure was even finished . the film is called “the silver streak” and features a train racing to the boulder dam construction site with medical supplies and no time to spare .
in 1936 warner bros . was in a race to put out a movie called “boulder dam . ” the movie company wanted this film to open the same weekend as the completion of hoover dam hoping to cash in on the press attention surrounding the massive engineering project . the six cos . turned over hoover dam to the federal government on march 1 , 1936 , more than two years ahead of schedule . “boulder dam” the movie premiered six days later .
10 . the dam short film festival does not share selection committee comments or ratings with the public or submitting filmmakers .
special thanks to my “hollywood insider” ( who has a home here in boulder city ) for the tip on “boulder dam . ” you can send your tips and tbt requests to me , via email , by visiting tanyavece . com .
the 15th annual dam short film festival will be held february 7 - 10 , 2019 , in beautiful and historic boulder city , nevada , and will feature 120 + short films of varied style , subject , and origin .
a google search of the phrase “hoover dam mystery” seems to back up all the peculiar speculation . and i can’t help but feel a chill run down my spine when comparing the tragedies associated with the movie “boulder dam” and the place where it was partially filmed — the actual hoover dam .
from wikipedia :
the dam short film festival is a film festival held annually in boulder city , nevada , typically in early february . lee lanier and anita lanier are the original co - founders of the festival . the festival is currently run by the dam short film society , a non - profit nevada corporation . regular sponsors have included the art institutes of las vegas , the nevada film office , and the hacienda hotel and casino . started in 2005 , the dam short film festival is a showcase of only short films , always topping 100 selections . although most of the festival shorts are from
up - and - coming
filmmakers , the stiff competition means many of the shorts have been produced involving film professionals .
red carpet flair and sub - zero cool ! we just returned from the 2008 dam short film festival in boulder city , nevada - the brain child of the dam short film society . over 100 curated shorts played in about 3 days at the historic boulder theater . this was a fun quirky event built around the mystique of hoover dam ( just minutes away ) . these guys know good entertainment . the film slate was varied and entertaining . the festival parties were hopping and filmmakers were spoiled . the gala screenings commenced with a red - carpet limo arrival of visiting filmmakers . a fantastic silent auction peddled both kitschy and decadent items . all of this set amongst the turn - back - the - clock charm of boulder city . this is a must - do for 2009 .
shaquille o’neal to open a las vegas restaurant , film a show . . .
obviously , that hasn’t always been the case . the 1978 “superman” movie was filmed at the dam , and it climaxes with a massive earthquake that topples the structure . alfred hitchcock’s 1942 film “saboteur” involves a plot to blow up the dam .
the dam short film festival is an annual event held in early - mid february and features over 100 independent short films chosen for their entertainment value . categories include drama , comedy , nevada , student , sci - fi / horror , documentary and international . the 2014 event will be february 12 - 16 at the boulder theatre in downtown boulder city . screenings are scheduled all day 11 am to 11 pm .
this is a view of the hoover dam from upstream as construction continues near boulder city on feb . 1 , 1935 . the crack in the upper center of the dam is a space left open for cooling and settling the concrete and will be filled as work progresses . the associated press
while all the tragic occurrences related to the movie “boulder dam” may just be coincidence , the subject matter of various strange happenings and mysterious energy certainly seem to add to the allure that provokes over a million visitors to tour hoover dam every year . and , in my opinion , the suspected strange energy and rumored mysteries surrounding the dam would make for another great hollywood movie !
walsh said he knows of only a couple of applications that were rejected based at least partially on content . one was a request to film a terrorist attack on the dam , and another had a “mentally deranged” individual running around the dam shooting people , he said .
a view of the huge boulder dam operation from a high point on the nevada rim of black canyon , shown sept . 11 , 1934 . the immensity of the project can be seen from this picture . the associated press
walsh acknowledged the bureau is a bit more conservative than it used to be . hoover dam doesn’t provide the same level of access it once did to film companies or even documentary makers .
“we don’t want hoover dam shown as a danger to the public , ” bruninga said .
tanya vece is an entertainment and music writer who resides and volunteers in boulder city . you can follow her adventures on instagram @ hollywoodwriter .
any production company permitted to film at the dam must provide proof that it is bonded or insured for at least $ 1 million and that the bureau of reclamation is listed on the policy .
this view shows the interior of one of the tunnels through which the colorado river will be diverted around the hoover dam site in boulder city on april 18 , 1932 . the project is in the early stages of construction . the associated press
the dam also charges a $ 200 application fee to cover the cost of processing permit requests .
empathy doll shot : after the hoover dam flood , one is shown floating in the aftermath .
after the 1996 romantic comedy “fools rush in , ” a staff member fielded a call from a woman who wanted to have her baby in the middle of the dam , just like salma hayek does in the film .
heldorado ( 1946 ) : roy rogers gets top billing over his horse trigger , but just barely , as the “king of the cowboys” plays a nevada state ranger captain in charge of the rangers reclamation service . his beat includes a place then known as boulder dam .
the dam charges a scouting fee of $ 1 , 000 per day . a four - hour film permit costs $ 2 , 500 plus expenses , while an eight - hour permit costs $ 5 , 000 plus expenses .
the 15th annual dam short film festival will also present an award for best screenplay , and the leslie paige award for excellence in short filmmaking . in addition to a special award statue , the leslie includes a $ 1000 cash award .
“boulder dam” has a simple plot . rusty noonan is played by actor ross alexander . noonan kills his boss in detroit and takes off west . noonan meets a las vegas girl named ann vangarick ( patricia ellis ) , gets a job at hoover dam , and eventually returns home to confess to the murder and seek forgiveness — of course , with the support of his new employer and his new girl .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
just in case , though , bruninga has warned tour guides at the dam to expect some strange questions from visitors .
over 3 , 000 people are expected to attend the dam short film festival in boulder city this year . from feb . 8 - 11 , the historic boulder theater will screen over 100 short films created by students , hobbyists , indie filmmakers , and industry professionals . lee lanier , who co - founded the festival 13 years ago with his wife anita , has been in the short film business since 1989 .
there ' s less risk involved ,
he said while comparing short films to feature - length pictures . he added that there ' s less pressure to recoup the production costs of shorter movies , allowing for more creativity . dsff touts itself as the largest film festival in nevada , which lanier attributes to a slow and steady growth . last year ' s
best of fest
presentation had a sold - out crowd of 400 people .
one film production wanted to shut down the road over the dam — that’s u . s . highway 93 , the main route between las vegas and phoenix — for an entire week . another wanted to lower cars into the spillways and race them around .
a glass of chianti : ohman ' s nursing a glass as the film begins — and hypnotizes most of the bar with it .
one story arc sure to get your permit application rejected is an attack or other catastrophic event that damages or destroys the dam .
this film follows several characters as they prepare themselves for the inevitable fate that awaits them when an incoming asteroid threatens to destroy their lives .
all just a dream : just as the last of the main characters dies , the characters awaken from a trance , still in the bar at the start of the film , discovering ohman hypnotized them and the entire events of the film concerning the soviet invasion were a cautionary tale .
the avengers managed to repair a breach in the hoover dam inadvertently caused by a fight between thor and the hulk . [ 2 ]
josh bell is the film editor for las vegas weekly , where he ' s been writing movie and tv reviews since 2002 . . . .
portions of this film were shot in colorado . a short description of this movie is coming soon . please check back at a later date .
one on one is a 1977 drama film starring robby benson and annette o’toole . it was written by benson and jerry segal ( robby’s father ) , and shot on location in 1976 at colorado state university . the film features songs from seals and crofts and was directed by lamont johnson .
in case you hadn’t heard , hoover dam wasn’t built to tame the colorado river or generate electricity . as it turns out , president herbert hoover ordered the dam’s construction to hide a giant energy cube from outer space that can turn everyday machines into evil , murderous robots .
so goes the plot of the summer blockbuster “transformers , ” which is merely the latest motion picture to use hoover dam as a backdrop .
that means no pornography or racist propaganda . it can also mean nothing that might cast the bureau or the dam in a negative light .
walsh said permit applications for feature film productions only come in once every couple of years . the vast majority of requests are for commercials and documentaries .
in the concret heart of boulder dam , with the aid of reed richards and charles xavier , general ross and major talbot managed to capture the hulk with a special device that knocked him unconscious . as reed richards prepared to put the hulk into the specially made container , he was shocked to see the hulk was suddenly teleported away . [ 3 ]
before his own suicide , alexander continued to be involved in controversies and tragedies , including a violent fight with bette davis’ husband after it was discovered that he was stalking the actress . alexander also had a bisexual incident with a male hitchhiker that had to be buried by warner bros . in an attempt to not overshadow the positive press for “boulder dam . ”
i ' ve been attending the dam short film festival for the last 4 or 5 years . it is held in an older theater in boulder city ( no stadium seating or reclining chairs here ) . they charge $ 10 for each 2 hour section or $ 35 for the afternoon . each short film is 3 to 15 minutes long , so you get to see several in each section . and often they have representatives from the film come to the stage for a short q & a after the movies are shown . the quality of the films selected has been uniformly excellent . at the end of each section , you get to vote for the best of that section . and each time , i am torn because i enjoy most of the choices so much . already planning on being there again next year .
1 . the dam short film festival welcomes short films with any content and in any style , whether it be live - action , documentary , or animation . entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less . the year of production does not matter and there is no premiere requirement .
ross alexander , a killer and a dam hero ! fine b - movie with alexander getting licked and transformed into a one of the guys .
as facility manager bill bruninga put it , “hoover dam is a public icon , and we do what we can to protect that image . ”
lost in america ( 1985 ) : a couple’s “easy rider” - inspired odyssey in a winnebago begins to unravel just as they hit the dam .
at this year’s dam short film festival in boulder city , co - founder and executive director lee lanier told me that running the festival involves a constant effort to play catch - up : as the festival gets bigger and more popular , the organizers expand their scope to accommodate the increase in attendees , submissions and coverage , and then the festival expands again , beyond what they’ve planned for . it’s a pretty enviable problem to have , and in the dsff’s 13th year , lanier and his fellow organizers handled it beautifully .
i made it to a little more than half the programs in the festival , which were generally well - attended and full of stylistic diversity . my overall favorite film from the festival came in the underground program , which showcases the most risqué content appropriate for boulder city . the outrageous absurdist comedy “the black bear , ” featuring a dangerous bear played by an actor in a cute bear costume , is funny , creative and surprising , with a twisted sense of humor that lasts exactly the right amount of time in the short - film format .
the best festival i have ever attended . i would highly recommend to put on your most attend list . they treat the film maker like a real quest .
edward harran is production manager for the nevada film office , the state agency that assists productions filming in the silver state . he said their office used to get “tons and tons” of inquiries about filming at hoover dam , but the post - 9 / 11 security restrictions made it harder to get a permit .
viva las vegas ( 1964 ) : elvis and ann - margret fly over hoover dam while on an impossibly long first date rendered musical - montage style . during the race scene , cars that are supposed to be driving across the dam from nevada into arizona are shown headed in the opposite direction .
the festival will feature an awards screening , post - awards party , 15th dam mixer , meet - n - greet , and other parties and events .
the construction of hoover dam involved thousands of workers and resulted in the tragic loss of over 100 lives during a time when work and money were hard to come by . since its construction , rumors of hauntings , curses , satanic rituals and alien life have added a shroud of mystery to the hoover dam .
“it’s a very regulated process , ” said bob walsh , bureau spokesman at hoover dam . “we don’t want something shot down there that would be inappropriate . ”
so why the surge in popularity ? lanier thinks that with so much available content online , audiences look towards film festivals to find the good stuff .
we act as curators for the community ,
said lanier . the dam short film festival is divided into 22 thematic programs that range from horror , drama , comedy , documentaries , international , and more . tickets are $ 9 for an individual program , and a four - day pass is available for $ 100 . visit urltoken for more information .
really has very little to do with the construction of boulder ( now hoover ) dam but does have a few shots of it being built . it merely serves as a backdrop for a redemption story as hotheaded egotist alexander learns the value of both hard work and love while hiding out from trouble . this was one of the deeply troubled ross alexander ' s final films , he would commit suicide within the year .
the hoover dam visitor center is open daily except for thanksgiving and christmas . there are two different guided tours to choose from and tickets can be purchased online at urltoken
in other words , officials at the dam try to use federal regulations governing everything from civil rights to decency — not their own sensibilities — to guide their decisions .
lee lanier is an award - winning animator and short film director whose work has played over 200 festivals , galleries , and museums worldwide . before forming his own animation company , beezlebug bit llc , lee served as a senior animator at dreamworks / pdi on the films antz and shrek . when he ' s not busy with the festival , lee also writes software books and creates videos for lynda . com . lee is a co - founder of the dam short film festival and serves as the festival ' s executive director .
ultimately , dam officials are free to deny filmmakers access to secure areas of the installation for almost any reason at all , though they try not to be capricious about it .
and even though the movie portrays hoover dam as the central figure in a massive government cover - up , bruninga doesn’t think very many people will mistake it for the truth .
bruninga said the right - to - use permit is like a contract , and the staff at the dam does all it can to live up to its end of the deal .
superman ( 1978 ) : lex luthor ticks off the man of steel — and , presumably , pat mulroy — with an evil plot to trigger an earthquake and destroy hoover dam .
5 . an online screener may be submitted for festival consideration . entrants may also provide an online link to a submission copy of the film . selected films , however , must provide one of the following formats for exhibition : dcp ( digital cinema package ) , . mov ( quicktime ) , . wmv ( windows media ) , . avi ( audio - visual interleaved ) , . mpg ( mpeg or mpeg2 ) . official selections must submit an exhibition copy by january 31 , 2019 . electronic / online delivery of exhibition copies is encouraged . physical copies of exhibition copy drives will be returned . failure to submit an exhibition copy by january 31 , 2019 ( if your film is selected ) will disqualify your film from all award considerations . once a film is selected , it cannot be withdrawn from the festival .
universal soldier ( 1992 ) : jean - claude van damme and dolph lundgren are futuristic , cyborg , super soldiers sent in to foil a terrorist plot at “mckinley dam . ” or something .
in this classic film by woody allen , featuring both allen and diane keaton , a health food store owner is frozen and brought into the future in order to help a group of radicals overthrow the government .
vegas vacation ( 1996 ) : chevy chase leads the hapless griswald family — complete , for the third straight sequel , with an all - new rusty and audrey — on one dam fine trip .
dsff ' s growth follows a worldwide trend as film festivals gain traction among audiences . in 2013 , there were about 3 , 000 active festivals , 75 percent of which were created in the past ten years .
have i mentioned i am heterosexual today ? : there ' s a lot of accusations of being a sissy in the film . the marty stu tv reporter , of course , is a man ' s man .
this coming of age story is about two teenage girls who travel across america in 1962 with the hope of meeting eleanor roosevelt during the cuban missile crisis . the film was produced by leonardo dicaprio’s appian way productions .
a united states navy destroyer escort in 1943 disappears from the philadelphia harbor only to find himself launched into the future in 1984 . this film is based off of an event that took place during world war ii .
john carpenter directs this film about jenny hayden , a young widow whose life takes an interesting turn when she encounters an alien , named starman , who takes the form of her deceased husband and then kidnaps her .
the biggest reasons for rejecting film permits are safety and disruptions to visitors or vehicle traffic . evaluating such things is usually pretty easy . the hard part for staff members is not laughing in the faces of some applicants .
deadline news : a reporter covering one battle against the enemy ' s forces has his signal cut off while his position is being overrun . also , the reporter hero ' s final broadcast near the end of the film .
3 . the student category is open to students only . the submitted film must have been created while the film ' s director or directors were enrolled at a school , college , or university . proof of enrollment , such a copy of a student i . d . , must be sent to the festival by email . if the director is not enrolled at the time of submission , or has graduated , proof of past enrollment must be submitted .
this film marks the final appearance of actor paul walker as he stars together with vin diesel , dwayne johnson , and jason statham in the sequel to the fast and furious 6 . though filming was delayed midway through , walker’s brothers were used as stand = ins and the film was successfully completed . after defeating competitors abroad in tokyo drift , walker and diesel return to the united states to face more challenges , dangers , and high voltage chase scenes .
i ' ve been coming to the dam short film festival since 2008 when i was a student . i ' ve yet to be disappointed . every year for four days , boulder city host artists and creative minds who ' ve put together short films of all different varieties . the movies are generally grouped together by theme or genre . for instance , saturday morning is usually the animation group . usually there are about six movies in each group . the event has different pricing options based on how much you want to see . you can see a single group , stay for the entire day , or see every movie at the festival . the theatre itself is fairly small , but kept up well . the seats are staggered so no one blocks you view . it ' s generally clear . they don ' t allow food or drinks inside and there are no concessions . and the bathrooms are clean . it ' s a nice venue because of boulder city as well . there are some excellent local eateries , interesting antique shops , and beautiful sculptures scattered all throughout the city .
transformers ( 2007 ) : as the autobots and decepticons continue their epic struggle , we learn the dam’s real purpose : to hide a mysterious energy cube from outer space . at last , the truth comes out .
then there is alexander , the star of “boulder dam , ” who shot himself less than a year after the movie debuted . alexander was considered to be extremely charming and incredibly good looking for his era . in fact , he was considered the keanu reeves of his time . alexander killed himself using the same rifle his wife , actress aleta freel , used to kill herself with a year earlier in the garden of their hollywood hills home . the house is once again for sale ; the listing can be viewed on zillow at 7357 woodrow wilson drive .
scenes were filmed in numerous locations not generally accessible to the public , including the generator floor , penstock tunnels , power plant roof , and the lower portal road leading to the bottom of the dam from the nevada side .
“hoover dam goes to a lot of effort to support” permit holders , he said . “we want them to get what they need and get off site as safely and quickly as possible . that’s what they want too . ”
selected filmmakers will receive access to all screenings , parties and events , the film market , and will receive fine swag and hotel discounts . eight one - of - a - kind audience choice awards created by a local artist will be presented .
the silver streak ( 1934 ) : in this rko radio pictures production shot the year before the dam’s formal dedication , an epidemic threatens workers on the project and a medical team races across the country on a train to save them .
head of state ( 2003 ) : chris rock is tapped to run for president after the front - runner dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign . the rock - talk express rolls into las vegas by way of hoover dam .
both films feature a tour through some of america’s most famous iconic monuments and tourist sites . in saboteur it includes hoover dam , rockefeller center , the radio city music hall , the brooklyn navy yard , and the statue of liberty .
anyone can die : the main characters drop like flies throughout the film , and it starts fairly early . at least two of them ( the factory owner and the senator ) are killed in the midst of attempting to reverse their earlier bystander syndrome attitudes .
this film follows the ups and downs of the prescott family , followed through four generations from the erie canal to their settled home in the west . along the way they encounter several challenges , including pirates , drowning , and losing a fortune in california .
but long before a director shouts “action ! ” at hoover dam , the production company must secure a right - of - use permit , a requirement for any commercial photography at facilities managed by the u . s . bureau of reclamation .
in this classic film , butch ( played by paul newman ) and sundance ( played by robert redford ) are a pair of western robbers as well as best friends . the two are followed through the west by a special posse who seem to lurk around every corner .
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noonan , a hard - boiled , cynical , selfish smart - aleck , working as a mechanic in a detroit garage , is outraged when he has to work overtime on repairing the shoddy work he had done on a taxicab , gets into an argument with the shop - foreman , wison . the foreman takes a swing at him and misses but noonan , a trained boxer connects with his punch . the blow catches wilson on the chin , knocks him off his feet and his head hits the floor and he is killed . noonan flees , wanders about the country and eventually arrives in the desert - town of las vegas , nevada , where the mighty boulder dam is being constructed on the near - by colorado river . he is befriended by ann vangarick , gets a construction job on the dam project , and he begins to see the error of his past ways .
edmond o ' brien plays a telephone repairman whose electronic savvy earns him a job with a bookmaking concern . o ' brien ' s bookie boss barry kelly wants to get instant results from the nation ' s racetracks , and to this end o ' brien illicitly plugs into several communication centers . the wealthier o ' brien becomes , the more scruples he sheds . eventually he runs afoul of the big boss of an eastern bookie syndicate ( otto kruger ) and vainly attempts to escape with his life in a slam - bang final at boulder dam . 711 ocean drive was made to cash in on a then - current national newspaper expose of bookmaking operations .
soda city turns out to be an abandoned ghost town , but kane and pat discover a cabin that it is apparently a staging post for a sabotage operation to blow up the huge hoover ( boulder ) dam . two of the saboteurs , neilson and freeman , show up and question kane just when pat happens to be in another room . kane manages to convince them that he is really part of their sabotage gang and that they should take him by car to their headquarters in new york . evidently hearing and believing kane ' s lies before she sneaks away , pat changes her mind about kane again and goes to a local sheriff to report his presumed perfidy .
this film ' s earliest documented telecast took place in indianapolis tuesday 2 october 1956 on wish ( channel 8 ) ; it first aired in san diego ca saturday 10 august 1957 on kfmb ( channel 8 ) , and in honolulu wednesday 15 august 1957 on khvh ( channel 13 ) .
“boulder dam” was co - written by author sy bartlett . bartlett was actually born sacha baraniev in ukraine and , in spite of his literary and movie successes , he was no stranger to scandal and tragedy . his wife , actress alice white , was at the center of a major hollywood sex scandal when she left her wedding ceremony with another man . both bartlett and white’s careers were impacted by her questionable behavior at her wedding , and the pair continued to run into spells of bad luck throughout the rest of their lives . one such incident involved white falling off of a ladder in her backyard and landing on top of gardening sheers . the actress was blind for months .
the amazing colossal man ( 1957 ) : after he is dosed by radiation from a nuclear test , an air force pilot grows 50 feet tall and rampages through las vegas . the cold war creature feature ends at the dam with a death plunge into the colorado river .
short films made by students . the submitted film must have been created while the film ' s director or directors were enrolled in a school , college , or university . proof of the enrollment , such as a copy of a student i . d , , must be provided with the submission . if the director is no longer enrolled at the time of the submission , or has graduated , proof of past enrollment must be shown . there is no
year of production
limit on this category . please note , films inappropriately submitted to this category will be not be eligible for any award .
hoover dam has appeared in dozens of movies since it made its big screen debut in 1934 , two years before the structure was completed . james bond , clark griswald and danny ocean — the original , frank sinatra version — have all shared screen time with the iconic wedge of concrete .
a disney blockbuster film starring johnny depp and armie hammer , “the lone ranger” is the story of john reid and tonto , who join forces to find the infamous butch cavendish and bring him to justice . the story is told through the eyes of tonto , who describes the adventures to a young boy throughout the story .
in this film about friendship and loyalty , louise ( susan sarandon ) and thelma ( geena davis ) decide to take a road trip in order to escape from their dull and challenging lives . but when a man threatens to rape thelma , louise kills him , and before they know it , the pair find themselves being hunted by the police .
charlie chaplin plays a lonely gold digger in search of his fortune in the alaskan wilderness . along his adventures he comes across some tough looking characters , as well as a woman who attracts all of his love and attention . written , directed and starred in by charles chaplin , some say this was the film he most wanted to be remembered for .
sad to say i only just heard about this festival in 2011 . had i known about it earlier , i would have made a week of it . yelper cayenne introduced me to the festival just in time to catch the comedy shorts , which were an absolute riot . they kept me laughing for days . one featured a seemingly hot guy who turns out to have a rat tail and an affection for posters and old wrestling figurines . the boulder city theater is an impressive blast from the past with what appears to be remodeled auditorium seating , 1930s sconces and a stage slightly smaller than the one at east high . the entrance to the theater is cozy with thick , red carpet and white walls . afterward , the festival hosted a reception for film makers and the brew pub across the street , where an awesome local band played old school rock .
••• an international team of climbers ascends mt . everest in the spring of 1996 . the film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb , their trek to the summit , and their successful return to base camp . it also shows many of the challenges the group faced , including avalanches , lack of oxygen , treacherous ice walls , and a deadly blizzard .
the 8th feature film by tarantino follows the story of several bounty hunters who are trying to survive during a terrible blizzard in 1870’s post civil war wyoming . the cast of “the hateful eight” includes tarantino go to favorites samuel jackson ( “pulp fiction” ) michael madsen ( reservoir dogs ) as well as kurt russell , channing tatum , tim roth and jennifer jason leigh .
mind’s eye is a psychological thriller , a mind - bending film about mattie carver , a young high school musician who finds that space and time are collapsing around her , triggered by the resonant sound of her violin . mattie is further confounded by the mysterious appearance of two shadowy men in black , who attempt to instruct her on the shifting nature of her perceptions .
billy crystal plays a middle aged salesman who is facing a mid life crisis along with his friends ed and phil . the group decides to take a trip to the west to drive cattle from new mexico to colorado , and along the way they meet curly ( jack palance , who earned an academy award for his role in the film ) who teaches them many important life lessons .
in this cult hit from the early 70’s , a car delivery man named kowalski gets involved in a bet that he can take a 1970 dodge challenger from colorado to san francisco in less than 15 hours . along the way he encounters a blind dj and the two are chased by the highway patrol . the film’s adventurous and odd characters make it an interesting , must - see classic .
gabe ( sylvester stallone ) is plagued by the memory of his friend’s death , who literally slips out of his hands and to falls to the ground while they are crossing a ledge . but a year later , gabe finds himself being asked to rescue a group of lost people in the mountains and must face his fears and his memories . john lithgow plays the villain in this adrenaline filled , suspenseful film .
below is a partial list of the more popular movies that have been filmed in colorado in chronological order . note that there are hundreds of other low budget movies , documentaries and short films that have been made in colorado , that we were not able to include on this list . to see all of the film & video productions that have used colorado as one of their locations , please visit imdb’s list of colorado made movies .
stephen king wrote both the novel and the teleplay for this creepy film where a writer / professor who is also a recovering alcoholic agrees to become the caretaker of a colorado hotel in the dead of winter . though he is joined by his wife and son , the family soon finds itself becoming more and more isolated , and the professor seems to be dealing with some evil forces that he is helpless to protect himself or his family against .
the nevada filmmaker category is open to any short film that was created while its director or directors were residents of nevada , or any short in which production primarily took place in nevada . there is no
year of production
limitation . to receive the nevada filmmaker submission discount , proof of residency must be submitted ( a copy of a driver ' s license , for example ) . please note , films inappropriately submitted to this category will be ineligible to win any award .
extra ! extra ! read all about it ! : one of the most bizarre and badly staged in film history . as the vincent and carla stare lovingly into each other ' s eyes , a newsboy walks in , yelling ,
extra ! extra ! ' america invaded ' , read all about it !
, stares directly at the two characters ( who continue to stare into each other ' s eyes like zombies ) , then turns around and walks off from the same way he entered .
new this year was an evening of special showcases before the first full day of the festival , including the entertaining omnibus feature film dealer ( a linked collection of short films from vegas filmmakers ) and a music - video showcase featuring local bands . both were programmed by new dsff board member tsvetelina stefanova , who has brought an infusion of new energy into the festival . along with lanier and festival director john labonney , she’s helping the dsff stay on top of its growth and outreach to new audiences .
local filmmakers made a strong showing this year , and my favorite nevada film came from former absinthe stars voki kalfayan and anais thomassian . “no soliciting” stars thomassian as a surly singing telegram who unexpectedly bonds with her latest client , in an amusing , off - kilter way . i also liked brahm taylor’s spaghetti - western pastiche “shoot in any direction and you’ll hit a bastard , ” which makes up in style what it lacks in narrative cohesion . and former local filmmaker clinton cornwell delivered with the sensitive , understated showbiz drama “hollywood and sunset . ”
in a room upstairs kane is shocked to discover that tobin and pat are present . tobin is evidently a key member of the saboteurs , and pat was captured and taken to new york after ruining the saboteurs’ plans to blow up the hoover dam . pat realizes now that kane is on the level and that she is in love wit him , but they are both now captives : kane is locked in the mansion’s basement , and pat is locked in a room in the rca ( ge ) building .
artistic license - nuclear physics : the film was made less than a decade after world war ii , when people had especially little idea how nuclear weapons worked . the weapons called
atom bombs
are just vaguely better ( and visually identical ) versions of conventional explosives , not devices that leave a thousand mile wake of irradiated fallout . hence ,
the enemy
throw nuclear weapons like peanuts , blowing up airfields , dams , battleships , small out of the way towns , and cities ( repeatedly ) , technically negating the very concept of an
invasion
, since there ' d be nothing actually left to occupy for about fifty years . as a particularly ludicrous example , the nuclear bombing of new york city results in only twenty thousand deaths . there ' s also the matter of the nuclear torpedo , which somehow only sets its target on fire instead of vaporizing it and everything a mile out in every direction .
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submission categories include drama , comedy , documentary , animation , sci - fi / horror , music video , student , virtual reality , and nevada filmmaker . films from all years are invited to submit and there is no premiere requirement .
there will be eight award categories with an audience choice award presented in each . the award categories are : best drama , best comedy , best documentary , best animation , best sci - fi / horror , best music video , best nevada filmmaker , and best student . audience award - winners will be chosen by audience votes . in addition , there is one best of the fest award , also chosen by the audience . award winners receive a one - of - a - kind award statuette made by a local artist .
2 . there will be eight award categories with an audience choice award presented in each . the award categories are : best drama , best comedy , best documentary , best animation , best sci - fi / horror , best music video , best nevada filmmaker , and best student . audience award - winners will be chosen by audience votes . in addition , there is one best of the fest award , chosen by the audience . the best screenplay award and the leslie paige award for excellence in short filmmaking will be determined by the festival organizers . in the event of any voting discrepancy , the decision of the festival organizers shall be final .
4 . the nevada filmmaker category is open to any short that was created while the director or directors were residents of nevada , or any short in which production primarily took place in nevada . proof of residency , such a copy of a driver ' s license , must be submitted .
6 . non - english language films must be subtitled with subtitles in english or contain minimal dialog .
7 . selected films will be notified by email on or around january 1 , 2019 .
8 . selected films will be responsible for the insured shipping of the exhibition copies to the festival . we encourage you to use priority mail with delivery confirmation when sending via u . s . mail . the festival encourages electronic / online delivery of exhibition copies ; physical exhibition drives that are mailed to the festival will be returned .
9 . a press kit is not required for submission . upon selection , filmmakers are highly encouraged to provide a electronic press kit .
11 . the festival organizers may program selected films in any category or programming block deemed appropriate . organizers also reserve the right to program selected films more than once during the festival .
12 . all submission fees must be in u . s . funds . films submitted without the correct payment will be disqualified .
flawlessly run , tremendous vibe , and the way the treat the filmmakers is second to none . if you don ' t submit to dsff , you are missing out . i will send every short i ever make to this festival .