cactus makes perfect is the 61st short subject released by columbia pictures in 1942 starring american slapstick comedy team the three stooges ( moe howard , larry fine and curly howard ) .

the comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959 .

cactus makes perfect

cactus makes perfect ( 1942 ) starring moe howard , larry fine , curly howard , vernon dent synopsis of cactus makes perfect cactus makes perfect is an above - average western short film starring the three stooges – moe howard , larry fine and curly howard . after a hilarious “morning routine” , the stooges’ mother throws them out of the house to make their way in the world . the . . .
cactus makes perfect
is a fanon episode of htf . in this episode , howdy reels in the wrong catch with his lasso .
changed socks a stooge mentions that he cleaned his socks and he ' s very proud of himself . also used in : cactus makes perfect · three dark horses
hive mind : eating extract of peyote cactus makes you part of one , directed by the drug lord .
oh and btw , the
im going to change my socks
line is said by moe in this short , not curly . curly says that same line in
cactus makes perfect
not this short .
tate , joyce l . , cactus cookbook , succulent cookery international , cactus and succulent society of america , 1978 .
when a collectable block touches a cactus it will be destroyed . so sometimes when it auto - sheds itself the collectable cactus block will fall onto living cactus and destroy itself .
[ curly throws the dynamite on the floor , and it instantly makes a huge explosion .
after makes a loud dinging sound , he pulls out a long receipt from his mouth . ]
4 - level automatic cactus farm with water transport . this one yields only slightly more than the above at the collection point , because not all cactus blocks hit water .
if there is space available above a 1 or 2 block high cactus , but there is a block next to where the new cactus block will be , then the cactus will grow and immediately break off , dropping a cactus resource around its base . water flows can then be used to move the drops from many planted cacti to a single collection point . the trick is to place the
breaker
block along the same row as the cactus , so that it forces the dropped cactus block into the water . highly efficient cactus farms can be generated using tiered rows and waterfalls , as seen below .
cactus farming is the systematic planting and subsequent harvesting of cacti . cactus farms are useful for acquiring green dye , by smelting the cactus blocks . interesting , effective and large farming configurations can be achieved by using creative structuring of water source blocks and sand . cactus growth is achieved on blocks of sand and with an absence of adjacent blocks next to the plants .
the block adjacent to the top cactus can be a sign rather than a solid block .
you may also put a torch to prevent freezing in a snowy or freeze - prone biome . keep in mind that some of the cactus drops can be destroyed by the cactus block .
trippy struggles to free himself , but causes the enormous cactus to topple . as the cactus falls , howdy is pulled off his horse and into the cactus forest . somewhere on the other side , josh paints a picture of the cacti in the desert sunset . suddenly , the huge cactus crushes him . just when a wounded howdy crawls out of the cactus forest , a flock of vutures attack him . one of the vultures pulls the rope , still attached to trippy ' s neck . stuck to the cactus thorns , trippy ' s head soon gets ripped off .
a minecart with hopper that is in the sand block under the cactus will always be able to grab any item dropped onto the top of a cactus before the cactus can destroy it . ( a simple way to get a hopper minecart into sand is to get one into a 1 x 1 hole and drop sand on it ) . this allows one to create a loss - less cactus farm .
ashley , george , the punctured thumb , or cactus and other succulents , 101 productions . 1977 .
compensating for something : being an angel , samyazaz lacks genitals . that , for reasons he isn ' t exactly sure of himself , makes him feel bad . also for reasons he can ' t quite articulate , building really big , tall , pointy ziggurats makes him feel better .
mitich , larry . prickly peat cactus , botany department cooperative extension , university of california , davis , california 95616 .
using a design like this , you can create insanely large and space efficient cactus farms . also , with some water , hoppers , and a chest , you can make it fully autonomous leaving it , and collecting the cactus later .
murphy observes , “john is the greatest collaborator of all time . and i think that’s what makes him so successful . he is tirelessly collaborative . ”
when the thorn gets pulled out , moe ' s foot pushes curly forward and curly knocks larry back into the cactus . ]
hunter , mel , in defense of opuntias , cactus & succulent journal . vol . 57 , september - october . 1985 .
2 - level automatic cactus farm . the top blocks could be lowered to make the upper cacti be only one block high .
the timer read 4 : 33 , which is the length of john cages famous silent musical piece . 4 : 33 makes 273 seconds total . - 273 is absolute zero in celsius . john cages piece is perfect silence ; absolute zero is perfect stillness . in the year 273 ad , the two consuls of rome were named tacitus and placidianus ; tacitus is latin for silence and placidianus is latin for stillness . 273 is also the gematria of the greek word eremon , which means silent or still . none of this is a coincidence because nothing is ever a coincidence .
the concept behind this is done with the setup outlined above , except when constructing your building you need to place blocks two spaces above the sand , adjacent to ( but not touching ) the sand so that they float in the air . the reason behind this is that when cactus comes in contact with an adjacent block it will auto - shed the segment of cactus touching it . this way , when the cactus grows to its 3rd segment high , your floating block will be adjacent to the cactus , so the top piece will break and fall into the water .
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cactus makes perfect
gets some good laughs from some of the stooges ' standard material . when curly comes up with a crackpot invention that is supposed to find gold , the trio heads out west to find a mine . it starts off a little slowly , except for some good moments with ' ma stooge ' ( played by monte collins ) as she tries to motivate her boys , but then gets quite funny . most of the laughs come from standard stooges material , but their timing here is very good . stooges fans won ' t be disappointed by this one .
however , forbidding the spines , this cactus is definitely worth eating . the pads are
cladodes
or
nopales
when they ' re whole , and
nopalitos
when they ' re diced . they taste something like green beans . the fruits are called prickly pears , cactus pears , or
tunas .
with this method of cactus farming , you can harvest cacti without taking damage by using a platform and a water canal for the cactus blocks . first , look for a 12x12 square and begin with a line of 7 sand blocks . [ 1 ] after that , build a footing with cobblestone or any other block you like and surround the sand line . [ 2 ] then , build another layer with cobblestone so you can reach the second level of a grown cactus so you can hit them easily . [ 3 ] lastly , get a bucket with water and pour out the water in the middle of the sluice . [ 4 ] wait for the cactus to grow up and break the upper block while standing on the pedestal . with this method of farming you gain about 85 % of the cactus blocks .
you want to minimize the number of possible points of contact for a cactus block to make contact and fall back to the living cactus . using the dense checkerboard pattern , consider using iron bars or glass panes and placing them with the bars / panes separated by 3 spaces on the cardinal direction and 1 space on the ordinal direction . this ceiling pattern ensures that all cactus are only being touched on one side , and minimally so ( 2 pixels ) , giving the block plenty of room to escape .
try to experiment with wooden pressure plates at the collection point . set up a redstone torch which stops burning when the pressure plate is pressed down by a cactus block .
equal - opportunity evil : part of thamiel ' s pitch to the united nations is pointing out that unlike other nations , hell enjoys perfect equality of race , orientation , gender and creed . everyone gets horribly tortured for all eternity , without discrimination .
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lasseter says , “i always thought that bonnie would be a fantastic female lead in one of our films , and that she has what it takes to be the perfect voice actor for an animated film . she’s a great actor , and she has a wonderful voice quality that jumps off the screen . she also brings to her role the ability to ad lib . she makes the part her own , and makes it sound natural . i always encourage the actors to find that something that is unique to them , and bonnie would come up with things that you couldn’t script . she has the ability to make you weep . her performance has so much emotion and heart , in addition to all the humor . ”
greenwood’s talent for emotional inner conflict shines in the second book of the cactus creek cowboys series when a widow challenges her dead husband’s legacy and the expectations of the entire town . romantic times
remove the sand block that is supporting the two non - falling blocks . plant cacti on the sand adjacent to the column of blocks . when the cactus grows to a second column , it will snap off , bounce off of the blocks , and fall into the trench , which you can fill with water . if you wanted it to be more efficient , use fences rather than blocks so the cactus that grows has a little more room to fall into the water / collection area . blocks make the chances a lot lower of the cactus being collected .
another method is to setup pistons to push the middle cactus block , breaking the top two blocks . this allows the third , bottom block to remain so that replanting is not necessary .
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, available from the cactus and succulent society of america . recipes range from appetizers , soups , and salads through entrees , vegetable dishes , and breads to desserts , beverages , and candies .
“the photos are nothing short of brilliant , with stills from the columbia ranch , the warner brothers ranch , and various southern california locales . it’s all in this beautifully rendered and covered book and makes the best gift for any stooges fan . ” urltoken
it is revealed that the little calf was hiding behind a nearby rock the entire time . it and howdy ' s horse feast on a cactus leaf that fell off during the lasso tug - of - war .
his horse stops in front of a cactus forest , and howdy assumes the calf went through it . howdy pulls out his lasso and twirls it . the lasso gets tossed all the way over the cacti . on the road , trippy steps out of his car and takes a breath of fresh air . unfortunately , the lasso grabs his neck . howdy pulls the rope , unknowingly sending trippy through the prickly cacti . eventually , trippy gets his wings stuck to the thorns on a very large cactus .
literal metaphor : the drug lord is a supernatural entity that controls the hive mind that you join if you take peyote cactus extract , and the drug war was a literal war fought between the untied states of america and the drug lord - controlled mexico .
the genus opuntia includes the prickly pear , bunny ears , and beaver tail cacti . it is also called cactus pear and indian fig ( fico d ' india in italian ) . you may have been intrigued by the seemingly erratic growth of the prickly pear cactus , with its pads protruding at all angles ; or you may have avoided it because of its sharp , barbed spines and tiny stickers . everyone , however , can appreciate the prickly pear ' s large but delicate and colorful blooms and the sweet , succulent fruit .
it is also possible to make a transport system for the cactus if you place a single water source in the corner of the ' box ' you constructed for the farm . when placing the water block , you need to place it on the 2nd block above the ground to create a ' down fall ' of water which then produces the required force to allow the water to reach the farthest corner away from the source block . with this setup it is possible to have the newly harvested cactus blocks float to a single collection point .
5 stars is not enough to convey my true feelings for this book . the depth of the characters , the well - crafted plot , the emotion evoked by every perfect word . rarely do i find a book that i never want to end . if you like historical westerns with a perfectly crafted romance ( very low on the steamy scale ) go preorder this book ! - kame ' s review
the stickiness of the sap makes it useful in formulating various products . it can be extracted to make chewing gum and candles , and is used as a stiffening agent for cotton cloth . a common use in rural areas of mexico is to boil it down into a concentrate and mix it with whitewash and mortar to increase the durability of buildings .
this is a bona fide classic . i can ' t remember curly being any funnier . he makes some hilarious noises when his head is stuck in the mineshaft . curly must have super powers if he ' s able to poke vernon dent on the top of his hat and still hurt his eyes . a total laugh riot from start to finish .
lasseter observes , “i’m so proud of this character and thrilled that paul newman agreed to provide the voice . not only is he one of our greatest actors of all time , but his association with racing made him the perfect choice for this role . we were thrilled when he agreed to voice doc . paul was great to work with and was really excited to be providing the voice for a car character . ”
good short that does seem to have a slight anti - military slant to it . the curly pantomime bit is excellent ; curly dominates this frombeginning to end . the submarine parts drag a bit , but the fine endingwith the stooge angels makes up for it . 3 pokes - nick barker
i just changed my socks today , what an experience !
propagation from pads is simpler and faster , advises lorraine thomas of k & l cactus nursery in galt , california . from a growing cactus , cut a pad that is at least six months old , and allow it to form callous . this will take a week or two in warm weather but longer when the air is moist . be sure to allow more time rather than less , to avoid rot . sit the pad upright while it forms callous so that it will not curl . the cured pads may be dipped in a bordeaux mixture to further protect them from fungal infection .
adding to the authenticity of the desert location , modelers in the sets department were able to dot the landscape with thousands of pieces of vegetation , including cactus , sagebrush ( in brown , green , yellow and tan varieties ) , and grass . rocks of varying formations also added interest to the scenery .
god created the universe with evil in it because he wanted to create the best possible multiverse rather than just one perfect universe , and the best possible multiverse contains all the possible universes with more good than evil , not just the perfect ones with no evil at all . as it happens , this world does not contain more good than evil right now . however , god foresaw the entire history of the universe before creating it , and brought it into being specifically because he knew that it would have more good than bad in it in the end - whereas he refrained from creating a number of similar possible universes because he foresaw that they would end up being more evil than good . and sure enough , while the unsong universe has been a crapsack world up to now , by the end of the story it does look like things are about to take a cosmic turn for the better .
greenwood is a master at westerns ! his cowboys are the best ! the first book in the cactus creek cowboys series , it’s full of action , mad escapades , indian attacks , and dangerous secrets . it’s the story of two stubborn lovers who find passion and adventure in the wild , wild west . - romantic times
“john and i are real good buddies , ” he adds . “we’re both into anything that has to do with a track and cars . he makes ya real comfortable . he told me , ‘mater is your character . i want you to make it yours and do the lines however you wanna do it . ’ when i’d say a line and he’d start laughin’ i knew i was doin’ pretty good .
fresh pads provide a dependable source of food and drink for livestock and poultry . from 1906 to 1915 , burbank developed and promoted some 35 varieties of
spineless
cactus for this purpose . charles e . russell , of texas a & i university , has studied some of these and other varieties as animal fodder in arid regions of texas , mexico , and chile . russell points out that the pads , when supplemented with a portion of cottonseed meal , offer all the moisture and nutrition an animal needs . cantwell - de - trejo adds that while there is a maximum amount of cactus pads that animals can eat ( if pads make up over 50 % of their diet , they will develop diarrhea ) , the pads may be the only source of food and water for range animals during times of drought or hardship . a wide variety of other animals has been successfully raised on the cactus pads . these include sheep , pigs , horses , ostriches ( grown for their feather plumes ) , and at least one circus elephant .
the flavor of a ripe prickly pear cactus fruit depends on the variety but include strawberries , watermelons , honeydew melons , figs , bananas , and citrus . you can eat them raw , at room temperature or chilled , and alone or with lemon juice . they can be cooked into jams and preserves or cooked down into a syrup as a base for jelly and candy ( the
cactus candy
in some mexican food stores . this syrup can be reduced even further into a dark red or black paste that is fermented into a potent alcoholic drink called
coloncha .
the fruit pulp can be dried and ground into flour for baking into small sweet cakes , or stored for future use .
a hell of a time :
the broadcast
promises that the very worst sinners get less torture in hell , because thamiel wants to encourage people who think they ' re going to be damned anyway to sin even more in the hopes of getting better treatment , rather than sin less - and because knowing that people like hitler , beria , and delphine lalaurie get off relatively easily makes hell that much worse for everyone else .
malia : i am evil . and i am vindictive . and i find that of everyone i have worked with , and all the sob stories i have heard , yours makes me the most annoyed . i was born to do evil . i made peace with my nature and tried to save the world . you had every opportunity to do good , and you squandered it in childish games . i find i cannot forgive you .
the fruits ripen from early spring through late fall , depending on the variety . those that are best for eating fresh ripen from september through november . charlotte glenn of le marche seeds international in dixon , california , who works extensively with gourmet vegetables , says that the perfect stage of ripeness of each fruit lasts only about a week , and the maximum shelf life of a fruit is only eight or nine days . many of the fruits sold in california are imported from mexico to extend the market season .
whether you add sliced or cubed pads to omelettes or gently urge the fruit from its stickery skin and eat it fresh or cooked into jelly , this cactus has much to offer . even the seeds can be eaten in soups or dried and ground into flour . recipes and entertaining and informative tips on preparation can be found in joyce l . tate ' s
logan holstock , oldest of three brothers orphaned on the santa fe trail , has always been content knowing his brothers were alive and happy somewhere in the vast and brutal west—until he learns he may be dying . certain he has little time left , logan sets out to find them and end his days near a family he’s never known . . . and stumbles across a strong yet vulnerable widow who makes him yearn for what can never be his .
around the turn of the century , the plant scientist luther burbank researched many uses of the prickly pear cactus . bob hornback of santa rosa , california , has worked with the luther burbank collection for many years and done much to relocate and save specimens of these varieties . he has compiled a list of prickly pear uses from burbank ' s research notes , circa 1914 .
naomi kessling is certainly grateful to colby for saving her family and agreeing to lead their train to safer territory , but the man has an infuriating way of knowing just how to get under her skin . he asks too many question about a past she doesn ' t want to remember , and his touch makes her long for far more . yet the more time they spend together , the more naomi sees that perhaps it ' s colby who needs rescuing the most .
if it ' s a greenwood cowboy story , readers are guaranteed an emotional , rich , adventurous romance with strong heroes and courageous heroines - just like this one . this is a story about love , second chances and family . it ' s also book three of the cactus creek cowboys , but i hope it ' s not the last in this splendid series .
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the actor has spent the last few years as a regular in director christopher guest’s comedic stable , playing a ufo abductee in “waiting for guffman , ” the patriarch of the new main street singers in “a mighty wind , ” and will be seen in the upcoming “for your consideration . ” prior to that he was a regular with director robert altman and had featured roles in “a wedding , ” “a perfect couple , ” “health” and “popeye , ” in which he portrayed the hamburger loving wimpy . ( a role , dooley adds , he played with relish . )
according to russell , the pads are a highly - prized commodity in the dairy industry of mexico . when fed to dairy stock , the pads impart a distinctive flavor to the milk and butter , and these products are highly desired locally . a mutually beneficial barter system between cacti and dairy producers provides all the manure the cactus can use in return for all the pads the dairy stock can eat .
the legend of zelda : ocarina of time isn ' t the first game in the series to feature time travel , nor is it the last . with the bending of space and time , however , comes the opportunity for glaring plot holes—most of which the first nintendo 64 zelda title was able to avoid . however , there ' s one paradox that , when you think long and hard about it , makes your brain bleed . in kakariko village , there ' s a dude named guru guru—or , as many people probably know him , the windmill man . link ' s relationship with this minor character goes something like this : guru guru tells adult link that he once heard a song from a boy which has stuck in his head for years , then shares the song with adult link . later in the game , you go back in time and , as young link , play this song— which you first learned as an adult —in front of guru guru , causing it to get stuck in his head . are you seeing the problem here ? basically , guru guru teaches adult link , who teaches young link , who teaches guru guru , who teaches adult link—and so on and so forth , creating an infinite loop of sorts . now , we ' re not saying this whole thing is impossible . perhaps we just don ' t know enough about space - time theory , and this paradoxical plot hole actually makes perfect sense to the world ' s best physicists . but to us mere plebs , it sounds a lot like the chewbacca defense , in that it does not…make…sense .
this is a very simple design , with pistons below a pile of gravel blocks . when the cactus has fully grown , activating the pistons will then push the gravel blocks up , which will break all the adjacent cacti blocks . this is very effective when it comes to harvesting it as cacti yield is 100 % with no loss , though it requires you to replant them . this design is also very easily expandable .
other parts of the cactus also are useful . the pads can be pounded and dried , and the strong fibers woven into mats , baskets , fans , and fabrics . pressed fibers can be used in making paper . the large spines are used as toothpicks , needles , and pins . even the woody skeletons left after the fleshy tissues is dried can be used ( in the construction of houses , rustic furniture , and assorted trinkets .
russell and cantwell - de - trejo concur that the prickly pear cactus is an underappreciated plant species , and they optimistically anticipate the development of future economic uses for both the pads and the fruit . some possible uses , russell suggests , include adapting the natural mucilage in pads as a soup thickener similar to agar , using the fruit ' s juice in various flavorings , and fermenting the juice into vinegar and wine ( the distillate retains a wonderfully fruity aroma .
leigh greenwood gives the reader all the things expected in a westward trek to new lands . he involves the reader in actions that make the heart jump up into one’s throat at times . best of all he gives the reader a love that grows simply and steadily in every aspect of the hero and heroine—it reaches not only the emotional and physical but also the mental and spiritual—the forever kind of love that makes them strong and able to reach out to others with love and caring . to have and to hold is a keeper to be enjoyed more than once . - long and short reviews
i have read most of the books that leigh greenwood has written…some twice . i loved each book that i’ve read and so i was sure “to have and to hold” would be no different . i was right . it is the first book in his new series “cactus creek cowboys” that takes place along the santa fe trail in 1865 , just after the civil war ended . i recommend any novel by leigh greenwood . he is one of my favorite authors . - the night owl reviews team
rockstar san diego ' s open - world action - adventure red dead redemption is a master - class in game making , and easily the best western - themed video game ever made . that being said , it also illustrates the fact that no game is perfect , housing one significant plot hole which really makes us scratch our noggins in bewilderment . everyone was bummed out when john marston died . it was truly one of the most heartbreaking moments in gaming history . luckily , his son jack marston shows up to save the day three years later , doling out some revenge and being an all - around badass—just like his former outlaw father . the problem is , this turn of events poses one major question : how in tarnation did book - readin ' intellectual pubescent jack marston turn into a total badass , in only three years , with all the same dead - eye shootin ' skills as his legend - of - the - west father ? john marston surely cultivated that precision aim and those legendary gunslingin ' skills after a lifetime of being an outlaw , in addition to all the shenanigans we actually have control over . you mean to tell us , rockstar , that jack marston—presumably still in his late teens—acquires every one of his father ' s talents , without his father around to teach him , in one year short of a presidential term ? we ' re calling bullpucky .
“mater was definitely a popular character with the animators , and i think in a way he became the centerpiece of the movie , ” says sweetland . “animators loved to work on the character because he was so physical and provided a lot of juicy bits for them to sink their teeth into . the model provided a little more freedom because it had a separate cab and bed to the truck . and then you have the tow cable that you can incorporate as a tail , or even twirl like a helicopter . mater does all sorts of stuff with it . larry the cable guy gave us a lot to work with . he’s so funny and yet his performance has so much heart . to me , it’s one of those incredibly perfect voices like sterling holloway with winnie the pooh . ”
the sap from the pads can be used in first aid similar to the aloe vera plant . simply cutoff a portion of a pad , crush it , and squeeze the juice onto a cut , burn , or bruise . the sap will soothe the wound . ground or pureed young pads are used as a laxative and also as a remedy for diabetes . according to marita cantwellde - trejo , extension vegetable postharvest specialist at the university of california , davis , the mexican institute of nutrition in mexico city is researching the hypoglycemic effect of cactus consumed by humans .
while the prickly pear cactus is native to the united states , mexico , and south america , it grows well in many areas of the world , including africa , australia , and the mediterranean . in some areas of south africa and australia , it has become a notorious weed . it will grow at elevations ranging from sea level to 15 , 000 feet . large commercial plantations thrive in mediterranean areas , and the fruit is an important agricultural crop of sicily . in california , the d ' arrigo brothers plantation is located in gilroy , off heckler pass road .
individual taste preferences will dictate which varieties to choose for eating fresh and which for cooking . in mexico alone , there are over 100 species with edible fruits . sam williams , a cactus enthusiast in carmichael , california , says that while all the fleshy fruit kinds are edible and none are poisonous , only a few are palatable and even fewer taste really sweet . they range from juicy to dry and sweet to acid . cantwell - de - trejo says that the acidity and fibrousness of the fruits are called
xoconochtlis
and are used in certain traditional mexican stews and other dishes .
a film that celebrates our universal love affair with cars , and the joys of taking the road less traveled , called for the world’s best road trip soundtrack , and lasseter enlisted his longtime collaborator randy newman ( a 2002 oscar® - winner for his song , “if i didn’t have you” from “monsters , inc . ” ) and a host of top recording artists to add to the fun and excitement . taking pixar in whole new musical direction , the songs integrate with newman’s score ( and great new song performed by james taylor ) , and showcase a variety of styles and performances . the combination of newman’s musical genius with the contributions of these other great artists makes for a rousing musical experience and represents a first for pixar .
commenting on the characters themselves , bonnie hunt ( the voice of sally ) says , “when they write these movies at pixar , they start with the heart of the character first . and once the heart is there , it doesn’t matter what’s on the outside . even a car becomes a character and a personality . the heart and soul is what turns a steel car into a character and a person . it’s not only the script that makes these films special . john lasseter and the artists at pixar provide the imagination that is the gold mine of their storytelling process . their imaginations go to the fantasies of the heart , and of life , and of our values . anything that you can possibly visualize in your mind , they bring to life . ”
before commercial dependence on synthetic dyes , cactus plantations were planted for the production of red pigments . the red - colored fruit of opuntia streptacantha contain betacyanins ( similar to anthocyanins ) that are used for food coloring . carminic acid (
cochineal
( is produced by the cochineal insect that feeds on the pads and fruit , and is used in botanical stains and as a cloth dye . in the 16th century , the export of cochineal from mexico was second in importance and monetary value only to silver . according to cantwell - de - trejo , there is a resurgence of interest in these natural pigments . also , some indian groups dry the pads , flower buds , and fruits for later boiling and eating . young flower buds can be baked and eaten .
racing is about winning , and “the king” has proven he knows how to do just that , but it is giving back to the community and his fans that makes petty “the king” of auto racing . wearing his signature cowboy hat and sunglasses one can always see petty signing an autograph or giving a helping hand . in fact petty was instrumental in the development of the victory junction gang camp , a camp for chronically ill children , after donating acres of his land that the camp sits on today . there is no other person in nascar’s history to have made more of an impact on the sport , on and off the track , than richard petty . he has been elected to the national motorsports press association hall of fame , international motorsports hall of fame , north carolina auto racing hall of fame , and also the north carolina athletic hall of fame . he also serves as chairman of the north carolina motorsports association . in addition , he is the proud recipient of the medal of freedom , the highest civilian award , which he received in 1992 .
if you prefer more flowers and fruits , give the plants a no - nitrogen fertilizer such as 0 - 10 - 10 once a month , even through the winter . during this dormant period , the plants require a bright situation and enough water only to keep the pads from shriveling . the cactus will bloom and set fruit from early spring through the summer , depending on the variety . each pad can support numerous flowers , each yielding one fruit . up to 30 blooms have been counted on mature pads , but 8 to 16 is a good number to allow for development of good - sized fruits . the fruits are ripe enough to harvest when the glochids fall off . twist , rather than pull , the fruit from the pad to avoid tearing it . if the fruits are harvested unripe , the peel color will change some , but some of the sugar in the fruit will be lost .
the entire family packed up a motor home , and set out on a two - month trip with the goal of staying off the interstate highways , and dipping their toes in the pacific and atlantic oceans . “everybody thought we would be at each others throats the whole time , ” adds lasseter , “but it was the exact opposite . when i came back from the trip , i was closer to my family than ever and i reattached to what was important in life . and i suddenly realized that i knew what the film needed to be about . i discovered that the journey in life is the reward . it’s great to achieve things , but when you do you want to have your family and friends around to help celebrate . joe loved the idea and our story really took off from there . our lead car , lightning mcqueen , is focused on being the fastest . he doesn’t care about anything except winning the championship . he was the perfect character to be forced to slow down , the way i had on my motor home trip . for the first time in my professional career i had slowed down , and it was amazing . the unique thing about pixar films is that the stories come from our hearts . they come from things that are personal to us , and that move us . this gives special emotion and meaning to the films . ”
in the first crysis , north korea invades an island , which a bunch of aliens have basically turned into their own little private resort—scoring some rest and relaxation while planning the destruction of the human race . naturally , the only logical thing to do , as humans , is to nuke said island back to the stone age . unfortunately , it turns out the aliens actually absorb nuclear energy , making them more powerful than ever . who knew ? ( there were warnings , but… ) in crysis 2 , then , one can safely assume there will be no nuking of aliens . right ? defying all logic and common sense , the military in the crysis series ' second installment orders a nuclear strike on new york city , in an attempt at eradicating the alien threat . w…t…f ? essentially , crysis 2 pretends the first game never happened . this plot hole is more than significant , as the latter portion of the second game is based entirely around said new york city nuking . it literally makes no sense . none . zero . you ' d think a failed nuking of an energy - absorbing alien race wouldn ' t be something the military would forget—but apparently in crysis 2 , that file got lost somewhere .
ah , metroid . a classic nintendo franchise everyone seems to know about , but has never actually found mainstream success on the level of super mario or zelda . nevertheless , the game ' s premise is awesome : you ' re a woman in a badass robotic suit that kills aliens . what ' s not to like about that ? there is one problem , though—and it isn ' t that , throughout metroid ' s history , we ' ve apparently killed
the last metroid
a few too many times . rather , it ' s the fact that we ' ve killed space pirate / dinosaur - wannabe ridley a few too many times . even the most adept metroid scholars have a hard time explaining the recurrence of ridley , one of the series ' most notorious bosses . those who ' ve played every metroid may be forgiven for thinking that they ' ve killed ridley almost a dozen times in metroid , super metroid , metroid prime , metroid prime 3 , and metroid fusion . apparently , however , he didn ' t actually die in all of those cases , and has been cloned multiple times—at least that ' s how nintendo makes sense of it all . sounds like a copout to us . maybe it ' s past time for some genuinely new bosses in the metroid series , and to let poor ridley rest in peace .
it ' s safe to assume final fantasy vii is most fans ' favorite game in the series—hence the demand for a remake . however , one question has nagged even casual fans for ages : why didn ' t someone just use a phoenix down on aeris ? anyone who ' s played a final fantasy title knows phoenix downs are usable items which revive characters whose hit points are at zero . we ' ve used phoenix downs hundreds of times over the years…so how come we couldn ' t just throw one on the murdered aeris and bring her back to life ? some might argue that phoenix downs can only revive characters who are knocked out , as opposed to dead—but we ' re not sure we buy that logic . in final fantasy games , characters get blasted by lightning , burned with fire magic , sliced and shot in the face with gunblades , eradicated by giant guardian forces or mythical beings , hit in the nose with blitzballs—okay , maybe that last one isn ' t such a big deal , but you get the point . do you mean to tell us that getting stabbed by sephiroth ' s sword is any worse than getting sliced and shot by seifer almasy ' s gunblade in final fantasy viii , or wrecked by a giant sentient cactus ?
everyone remembers that controversial scene in call of duty : modern warfare 2 when you and a group of russians slaughter an airport full of people in a high - profile terrorist attack . questions surrounding the artistic merits aside , the level—which has the player doing little more than mowing down scores of innocent civilians with a machine gun—somehow manages to throw in a plot hole big enough to drive an armored swat tank through . at the end of the mission , you ' re betrayed by makarov and your terrorist colleagues , who cold - heartedly leave you behind . since you ' re american , this provokes a war between russia and the west . what makes no sense , however , is that nobody was able to identify makarov as the culprit in this extreme terrorist attack . it ' s already well - established that makarov is a high - profile target and internationally known terrorist leader , yet waltzing through an airport , without a mask , and blasting away dozens , if not hundreds , of innocent people isn ' t enough to identify the man behind the attack ? as shown in the loading screen scenes , makarov ' s terrorist threats have been published in newspapers , and the c . i . a . presumably has an extensive file on the most - wanted criminal—but he literally walks into an one of the most heavily - monitored public places you can possibly imagine , armed to the teeth , and the presumably hundreds of cctv cameras are unable to properly identify makarov ' s face ? c ' mon…if you see something , say something . storytelling might not be modern warfare 2 ' s strong suit—though recent installments in the long - running series are much better , in this regard—but seriously , if you ' re going to ask players to be a terrorist , at least have it make sense .
curly has invented a gold collar - button finder , and the stooges head for the hills to try their luck at prospecting . after running afoul of some grizzled , thieving prospectors , our heroes discover the treasure of the lost mine . taking refuge in a ghost town hotel , they lock themselves and the gold in the safe , where the villainous desert rats try to dynamite them out .
i ' m gonna change my socks . what an experience !
( curly )
dear mr . jack . . . look at the way he spells jack . . . j - e - r - k .
( curly )
hey , you ' re leavin ' the ends in ' im .
yeh , they don ' t show .
( moe & larry )
. . . for two pins i ' d bat your brains out !
i ain ' t got any pins .
you ain ' t got any brains , either !
( moe & curly )
boy , won ' t ma be happy !
yeah , we ' ll take her right out of the kitchen .
and move the stove into the dining room !
( moe , larry & curly )
this ain ' t gettin ' us no place ! we ' ll have to blast !
wait a minute . maybe we can pry him out !
it ' ll take longer , but go ahead .
( larry & moe )
bending crowbar when moe is trying to pry curly out of the mine shaft with a crowbar , you can tell that the crowbar is really made of a soft material because it bends on curly ' s face .
character breaking when curly says ã¢â‚¬å
what ' s all this fuss about ? ! ã¢â‚¬ at the end , you can see larry cracking up in the background .
left over chicken when the stooges are walking into the street and shouting ,
goodbye , ma
, you can see a chicken left over from the previous scene , at their house .
missed eyepoke when curly is supposed to eyepoke vernon dent ' s character , his hit was way off and he actually hit the top of dent ' s hat .
moe ' s hair moe ' s hair pattern suddenly changes several times during different camera angles of him during the digging scene .
revealing mistake you can tell that the stooges are standing in front of a screen projector when the truck behind them nearly knocks them over .
self - moving lever right before curly pulls down the gold lever on the wall , the lever moves up by itself .
tripping on the floor when the two claimjumpers ( vernon dent and ernie adams ) run after the stooges , ernie adams accidentally trips over something and falls off - screen .
visible padding when the arrow stabs vernon dent ' s character in the behind , you can tell there is padding in the seat of his pants .


desire is an american romantic drama film released in 1936 and directed by frank borzage .

it was produced by borzage and ernst lubitsch .

the picture is a remake of the 1933 german film happy days in aranjuez .

the screenplay was written by samuel hoffenstein , edwin justus mayer and waldemar young based on the play die schönen tage von aranjuez by hans székely and robert a. stemmle .

the music score was composed by frederick hollander and the cinematography was shot by charles lang and victor milner .

marlene dietrich 's wardrobe was designed by travis banton .

the film stars marlene dietrich , gary cooper and john halliday , william frawley , akim tamiroff , and alan mowbray .

desire ( 1936 film )

desire ( 1936 ) directed by frank borzage . marlene dietrich , gary cooper , john halliday ( 95 min ) .
…showed a lighter side in desire ( 1936 ) , directed by frank borzage , and destry rides again ( 1939 ) .
william haines : from hollywood film star to . . . - design & desire in the twentieth century
the toronto film society presented desire on monday , november 14 , 2011 in a double bill with barbary coast , as part of the season 64 monday night film buffs series .
crew : ( color ) available on vhs . extract of a review from 1936 . running time : 95 min .
fan magazine photo . she wears her desire blazer while working at the hollywood canteen during wwii .
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ironically , the hollywood regency began to influence film set design in the later 1930s and throughout the 1940s . in 1936 haines worked as the production designer on the film craig’s wife for columbia studios , but he received no credit for his contributions . 1
the nazis in the film wore uniforms of the afrika korps of the german army , which didn ' t exist until 1941 ( the film took place in 1936 ) . it was the ss affiliated ahnenerbe , ( which was never part of the afrika korps ) who went digging for artifacts during that era . considering that egypt was still a british protectorate in 1936 , armed and uniformed germans wouldn’t be permitted there .
desire became a good film and , moreover , also proved to be a box office success . the script was excellent , the roles superb - one more proof that these elements are more important than actors . but even before desire became a hit at the box office , we made another film ( that’s how it is in the film business ) , one that was not so good : angel . ernst lubitsch was responsible for the script and was the director . our morale was restored when desire was shown in movie houses all over the world .
in 1936 , quinn made the leap into acting . that year he had a role in the play clean beds with mae west and appeared in the film parole ! this opened the door to other film roles , often playing the part of the bad guy with an
ethnic
background .
a delightful comedy romance is ' desire , ' at the paramount - - ' peg of old drury , ' at the bijou .
in 1998 , the american film institute placed the film at number 60 on its top 100 films of the first century of cinema . in 1999 the film was deemed
culturally significant
by the united states library of congress and selected for preservation in the national film registry .
desire is the first marlene dietrich and gary cooper picture since morocco ( 1930 ) . the two stars work unusually well as a pair .
although we now live in a digital world where keying is concerned , the desire to transplant images from one film into another is as old as cinema . well , actually older , because cinema only developed as a phenomena years after film was being used in fairgrounds and magic shows .
the story of film : an odyssey , episode 2 - the hollywood dream : 1918 - 1928 : the triumph of american film . . .
the list of films to be screened during the european film festival 2014 include : paradise : love ( austria ) - cannes film festival 2012 – official competition , the broken circle breakdown ( belgium ) - best foreign language film oscar nominated , 2014 , the hunt ( denmark ) - cannes film festival 2012 – official competition best foreign language film oscar nominated , 2014 , stranger by the lake ( france ) - cannes film festival 2013 – best director award , un certain regard section , barbara ( germany ) - berlin international film festival 2012 , best director award , the great beauty ( italy ) - best foreign language film oscar 2014 , tabu ( portugal ) - berlin international film festival 2012 – official competition , child’s pose ( romania ) - berlin international film festival 2013 , golden bear ( best film ) , living is easy with eyes closed ( spain ) - san sebastian international film festival 2013 - official competition , and le week - end ( united kingdom ) - toronto international film festival 2013 .
in the nepal scene , one of the nazi thugs is seen firing an mp40 , which was designed in 1938 , entered service in 1939 , and didn ' t exist back in 1936 .
with the headline : a delightful comedy romance is ' desire , ' at the paramount - - ' peg of old drury , ' at the bijou .
american costume designer mark bridges created the wardrobe for the film ' s cast .
a delightful comedy romance is ' desire , ' at the paramount - - ' peg of old drury , ' at the bijou . - the new york times
director william wyler and producer samuel goldwyn collaborated on a total of nine films together , beginning with barbary coast ( 1935 ) ( uncredited ) , followed by come and get it ( 1936 ) , these three ( 1936 ) , dodsworth ( 1936 ) , dead end ( 1937 ) , wuthering heights ( 1939 ) , the westerner ( 1940 ) , the little foxes ( 1941 ) , and ending with the best picture - winning the best years of our lives ( 1946 ) . the cinematography of rudolph mate made masterful use of intricately - composed or framed scenes , many with deep - focus , recalling the works of gregg toland .
the film ' s climactic scene is set to bernard herrmann ' s ' scene d ' amour ' from his score to alfred hitchcock ' s film vertigo , in which it similarly accompanies an extended scene without dialogue . only one song ( sung , with lyrics ) is used in the soundtrack , ' pennies from heaven ' , sung by rose ' chi - chi ' murphy ( uncredited ) . this song was written in 1936 , although the film is set between 1927 and 1932 .
in january 2012 , the film was nominated for twelve baftas , also the most of any film from 2011 . it won seven , the most wins of the night , including best film , best director and best original screenplay for hazanavicius , and best actor for dujardin .
hickey , kieran ( 1936–93 ) , film producer and director , was born 29 february 1936 at holles st . maternity hospital , dublin , eldest son of thomas hickey , locomotive engineer , of 41 dufferin ave . , south circular rd , dublin , and kathleen hickey ( née o ' keeffe ) . he had an elder brother , desmond ( ‘des’ ) . educated locally , introspective and much attached to the home he would occupy all his life other than during his time in england , hickey worked briefly in the insurance business and moved to london in the late 1950s . taking a series of mundane jobs to support himself , he studied at the london school of film technique , brixton . one of few formally educated irish film professionals , he familiarised himself early in his career with contemporaries in the british film industry . he blended easily with them but remained a very private person . closely befriending british film - writer david thomson , with whom he compiled some of the first working filmographies , he pioneered a genre of film - writing which subsequently become fundamental to the literature .
marlene dietrich desire began shooting in september 1935 . it was eventually decided to film it in black - and - white , rather than technicolor , but this did nothing to detract from marlene’s beauty . she appears in an endless succession of glamorous outfits and looks ravishing in all of them . she directed much of her own lighting in the film , as well as some of gary cooper’s .
when i read ernst lubitsch’s screenplay for desire , i was horrified . the film was to begin with a close - up of my legs . my legs , always my legs ! yet for me they have only one purpose , they make it possible for me to walk . i didn’t want so much fuss made over my legs . but mae west advised me to take another view of the matter and to let the producers have their way . she always had a thousand good reasons for her opinion , and i listened to her . so the film desire begins with a close - up of my legs . it’s an extraordinary film and could have dispensed with such a beginning .
film aggregator rotten tomatoes gave the film a 94 % rating , calling it ,
one of the most consummately entertaining adventure pictures of all time .
metacritic gave the film 90 / 100 , saying it ' s ,
. . . one astonishing cliffhanger after another . . .
.
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the artist received near - universal acclaim from critics and won many accolades . dujardin won the best actor award at the 2011 cannes film festival , where the film premiered . the film was nominated for six golden globes , the most of any 2011 film , and won three : best motion picture – musical or comedy , best original score , and best actor – motion picture musical or comedy for dujardin .
all the featured films are the recipients of numerous awards and accolades at international film festivals and competitions , including the oscars and the cannes film festival . they are the latest productions from the most exciting and talented film directors in europe at the moment , and a true reflection of european cinematographic creativity and diversity .
the film was not very successful in the us , but was a huge hit in europe . film critic and novelist graham greene declared , “ desire is the best film in which miss marlene dietrich has appeared since she left germany , and the most amusing new film to be seen in london this week” ( dumont 240 ) . one of her big european fans was adolph hitler , who sent joachim von ribbentrop to ask her to “come home to the reich” and the fuhrer would decorate her . because of her unprintable response , this would be the last of her films shown in her homeland until hitler’s defeat .
in france , it was nominated for ten césar awards , winning six , including best film , best director for hazanavicius and best actress for bejo . the artist became the most awarded french film in history .
“the theme of love serves as an interesting starting point for a european film selection . this contemporary selection of films allows us to experience tales beyond the cliché and ‘national’ narrative , to offer challenging , entertaining and compelling images of love , desire and the current state of europe , ’ says darryl els , euff 2014 festival director .
the film was originally set to be rated r because , during the climax of the film , there is a visual of an exploding head . after it was obscured by a column of fire , the rating was lowered to pg .
european film festival to explore ' beyond love ' in ( . . . ) - consulat général de france au cap
dodsworth ( 1936 ) is famed german - born director william wyler ' s classic romantic drama from samuel goldwyn productions , and distributed by united artists . scriptwriter sidney howard wrote the screenplay based upon his 1934 stage adaptation of sinclair lewis ' 1929 novel of the same name . luckily , howard was able to use his stage adaptation , with 14 different scenes , as the basis for the film ' s screenplay .
lighter in tone and probably not as thematically substantial compared to her work with von sternberg , desire is still a good showcase for the talents of marlene dietrich . i ' ve never seen a lubitsch film but i ' ve read that he had some input into how this film turned out and i will say that the humour is right up my alley - - sophisticated and witty while also brimming with innuendo .
desire
is really the name of the game here as dietrich plays up her enticing yet also slightly hazardous screen persona with aplomb . the film is just mostly a really well done romantic comedy from the era , replete set ups and payoffs , a three act structure , and a predictable love story . maybe a notch or two below some of the best dietrich / von sternberg collaborations but still worth a look .
this post is the second part of a biography on hollywood designer and film star , william haines . read part one .
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 .
the film was shot entirely within la sound studios , although supplemented with background - projection shots of a number of authentic locales , such as london , paris , and naples . although not a major box - office success at the time ( due to the fact that it had lesser - known , older performers ) , the subtle , sophisticated and serious film was critically - acclaimed . it garnered seven academy award nominations , including best picture , best director , best actor ( walter huston , recreating his earlier stage role , who should have won the oscar with his sensitive portrayal against winner paul muni for the story of louis pasteur ( 1936 ) ) , best screenplay , best supporting actress ( maria ouspenskaya , reprising her role from the earlier stage production , and in her film debut ) , and best sound recording , and won only one oscar for best art direction - interior decoration . it lost the best picture race to the great ziegfeld ( 1936 ) , a lengthy , less - impressive
musical
biography .
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the film ends with the may day parade where dixon is marching along with the masses and finally expresses that she understands stalinist ussr .
anthony michael hall is a film and tv actor known for his roles in sixteen candles , the breakfast club and the dead zone .
a residue of williams’s transsexual self - projection into the archly predatory blanche is perhaps discernible in her seductive exchange with the newsboy , toward whom she directs such blatant come - ons as “you make my mouth water . ” williams said that blanche , soliciting the startled newsboy , has become allan , her young gay husband , whom she shamed into suicide . a streetcar named desire was unusually forthright about homosexuality at a time when the subject was bowdlerized or demonized by hollywood movies . homosexuality was explicitly forbidden under the motion picture production code : these three , for example , a 1936 film based on lillian hellman’s hit play , the children’s hour , substituted a heterosexual triangle for the central plot motif of lesbianism , which was expunged .
jordan y . miller , ed . , twentieth century interpretations of a streetcar named desire : a collection of critical essays ( englewood cliffs , nj , 1971 ) . matthew c . roudané , ed . , the cambridge companion to tennessee williams ( cambridge , 1997 ) . donald spoto , the kindness of strangers : the life of tennessee williams ( boston , 1985 ) . tennessee williams , memoirs ( garden city , ny , 1975 ) . filmography : a streetcar named desire , directed by elia kazan ( 1951 ) .
according to hazanavicius , his wish to make a silent film was at first not taken seriously , but after the financial success of his spy - film pastiches oss 117 : cairo , nest of spies and oss 117 : lost in rio , producers started to express interest .
rouben mamoulian was a very good friend and took me as i was . others , too . the only film i need not be ashamed of is desire , directed by frank borzage and based on a script by ernst lubitsch . i found gary cooper a little less monosyllabic than before . he was finally rid of lupe velez , who had been at his heels constantly throughout the shooting of morocco .
this great , sensitively - directed , sophisticated film with exceptional acting , and faithful to the source material , has often been overlooked as one of the best films of the 1930s , and one of filmdom ' s greatest love stories . the film ' s tagline stated :
here is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened !
wyler had directed another play ( also produced by goldwyn ) that was adapted for the big screen in the same year , these three ( 1936 ) - a heavily - bowdlerized adaptation of lillian hellman ' s
the children ' s hour .
what happens when it smells like a lubitsch film , talks like a lubitsch film , but wasn ' t directed by lubitsch ? but . . . auteur theory tells me that the director is the primary author of films ! but he didn ' t direct it , only produced it ? what ? what am i suppose to think ? borzage is no slouch , and you could argue that the second half of this film is more his than lubitsch . is he the auteur of this film ? ah ! ! ! andre bazin , you jerk .
anthony perkins is an oscar - nominated stage and film actor who is best known for his role as norman bates in alfred hitchcock’s psycho .
( qv ) ( 1935–2006 ) . his commitment to work was not equalled by a desire for attention , and he shied from publicity . his colleague at bac , film editor patrick duffner , later recalled his pioneering zeal and vision , and his devotion to good practice and economy , to loyal friendship , and to his privacy . hickey also advised students of film at the national college of art and design . working with david thomson , hickey contributed so much to the first ( 1975 ) and subsequent british and american editions of thomson ' s renowned
the artist was nominated for ten academy awards and won five , including best picture , best director for hazanavicius , and best actor for dujardin , who was the first french actor ever to win . it was the first french film ever to win best picture , the first mainly silent film to win since 1927 ' s wings ( the first recipient of the best picture award , in 1929 ) , the first film presented in the 4 : 3 aspect ratio to win since 1955 ' s marty , the first black - and - white film to win since 1993 ' s schindler ' s list , and the first non - r - rated film to win since 2004 ' s million dollar baby .
dietrich’s “emancipation” is immediately evident in desire . “for the first time [ in an american film ] , ” wrote frank nugent in the new york times , “she is permitted to walk , breathe , smile and shrug as a human being instead of being a canvas for the louvre” - a snide reference , perhaps , to a paramount publicity photo which superimposed dietrich’s enigmatic features on the mona lisa’s . dietrich found desire a liberating experience . it was a present - day story , to start with , and lighter in tone than any she had been used to since her german comedies . borzage was a director with no interest in touching any of the darker bases of sexuality . the mood of the film was engaging : it wanted to make its people likable ; and since the slight story weighed no one down , the cast responded with spirit .
as film grew in commercial importance , there were many variants of this process created ; but essentially it’s the antecedent of what happens today digitally . when colour film started gaining ground ( around 1918 - 1936 ) clever new methods to separate foreground and different background were invented . one particular method was the blue screen colour difference process . invented by petro vlahos it became the basis for the most widely used methods of getting a travelling matte until digital techniques were possible in the 80s . the process demanded a very pure blue backlit background . the film negative produced was copied onto black and white filmstock through a blue filter , which allows only red and green to expose the film , so the blue area is transparent . however there is always likely to be a bit of blue on the foreground character so this black and white film was combined with the original negative to make a new high contrast matte , but this time through a special green filter . by now the blue screen is clear and the foreground character totally black . this ‘male matte’ is then copied to a negative ‘female matte’ . there are several other stages to this - each one with other film prints . aren’t you glad we now do this digitally ?
jack palance was an american actor best known for playing villainous roles in the 1960s and for his award - winning appearance in the film city slickers .
american actor and director josé ferrer was perhaps best known for his academy award - winning performance in the title role of the film cyrano de bergerac .
desire is not an official lubitsch film , merely a lubitsch production of a borzage film , which of course is none too shabby in itself . all the same , the film is a near - perfect exemplar of the famed lubitsch touch ; highbrow sophistication concealing its lowbrow intentions through discreet innuendo . find the same cleverly worked - out sequences which amount to comedic gags in the classical setup - escalation - payoff mold , like the beautifully sustained opening 20 minutes in which dietrich strings along a pair of suckers with seductive aplomb . dietrich is extraterrestrial as ever , still flattered with dynamic key lighting , still decked out in the absurdly unreal wardrobe of the sternberg pictures , and yet still somehow putting all this movie magic to shame through sheer radiance . for…
she said it was the easiest film she ever made . “until desire , i have always had to conceal my feelings and still show that i loved the man , whoever he was . this is the most difficult thing of all . nothing is easier to play than straight sentiments . mr . von sternberg never let me play love scenes—not ordinary ones , i mean with hugging and all that , because he hates ordinary love scenes” ( walker 126 ) .
there is even an interesting subtext dealing with two very different and fairly well developed black characters . one is the wealthy couple ' s chauffer joseph ( john alexander ) and the other is slim ( slim thompson ) one of duke mantee ' s henchman . they have an interesting interchange where slim all but calls joseph an uncle tom . remember in 1936 this was pretty radical stuff .
at dietrich ' s insistence john gilbert was originally intended to play the role of margoli , but his poor health due to alcoholism and a series of heart attacks forced him to step aside . at the time dietrich and gilbert had become close friends and occasional romantic partners . on january 10 , 1936 , during postproduction of the film , gilbert passed away . after his death dietrich , who had also developed a close relationship with gilbert ' s daughter leatrice , took her on outings and lavished gifts upon her , just one instance of her legendary generosity .
the restaurant itself is homey , with about 10 tables and a six - seat bar guaranteed to satisfy serious tequila and mezcal aficionados . the brightly colored room is adorned with a blend of art from mexico , framed accolades from the local press , and a tv to ensure that no one misses a single liga mx soccer match . the soundtrack is a who’s who of mexican music , with hits like vicente fernández’s “por tu maldito amor” in regular rotation . and the taqueria is named after the title song of the classic 1936 mexican film allá en el rancho grande .
to recreate the slightly speeded - up look of 1920s silent films , the film was shot at a slightly lower frame rate of 22 fps as opposed to the standard 24 fps . most of the film is silent , except for two scenes of sound ; one being a nightmare sequence and the other being the final scene in the film , where two characters speak , and the non - diegetic soundtrack . throughout the shoot , hazanavicius played music from classic hollywood films while the actors performed .
i bought this film from the netherlands as unfortunately it isn ' t on sale in the uk , i don ' t know why , sadly its been forgotten like so many others of this era . i thought the film was very ahead of its time , the characters are very interesting , you have the likable but scheming lady jewell thief , who is so classy , and then you have the handsome but not to clever american tourist , together they make great comedy , this is both stars at their best , you can tell they are enjoying the parts their playing in this film . also strangely enough the costumes and vintage cars don ' t date the film at all , it only adds to the appeal , this is a great film to watch if you love old cars , because there is some beautiful models shown in this film . and the costumes are very classy , and interesting . its an old film , that hasn ' t dated , it just gets more interesting with age , as i ' ve said its a shame its not on sale in the uk , as we do have a lot of old car enthusiasts .
during that time , maria talked frequently about her desire to open “a little taco place . ” when she and joaquin lost their jobs in a factory layoff , they started the search for a spot to make that desire a reality . in 2005 maria found a vacant space on the first floor of a house on plainfield street . however , the property was for sale , not for lease . the mezas’ savings would never cover the price of the house as well as costly restaurant construction . that’s when joaquin jr . and his wife , kimberly , agreed to help buy the place , putting their own dream of home ownership on hold to help maria start her business .
if the film proves but one thing to modern audiences , it’s that people have been getting drunk and sleeping with strangers the night before their weddings since the dawn of time .
( qv ) . in 1982 he published a book of the same title ( republished 2004 ) with his brother , who was by now a journalist and film - writer . his
marlene dietrich had just ended her long association with her director josef von sternberg . their collaborations were visually extravagant , unlike any other films ever made , obsessed with marlene’s sexual allure , as expressed in peerlessly bizarre costumes and atmospheric photography . desire was a kind of liberation for her as an actress . the new york times critic wrote , “for the first time ( in an american film ) she is permitted to walk , breathe smile and shrug as a human being instead of being a canvas for the louvre” ( walker 135 ) .
the film was released on vhs , beta , ced and laserdisc , and was one of the first films which led to the concept of consumers owning films , rather than renting them .
anthony quinn was born on april 21 , 1915 , in chihuahua , mexico , but his family settled in los angeles shortly after his birth . quinn & apos ; s acting career began in 1936 in a play with mae west . on film , he won best supporting actor oscars for his roles in viva zapata ! ( 1952 ) and lust for life ( 1956 ) , with the former win making him the first actor born in mexico to win an academy award . he also had memorable roles in zorba the greek ( 1964 ) and lawrence of arabia ( 1962 ) , among many other films . quinn died on june 3 , 2001 .
desire is the first marlene dietrich and gary cooper picture since morocco ( 1930 ) . the two stars work unusually well as a pair . the direction is subtle and inspired , with many smart little lubitschian touches adding to the general appeal of the yarn [ by hans szekely and r . a . stemmle ] and its plot . dietrich plays a jewel [ … ]
most film critics have a pretty good handle on what it is a director does , what a cinematographer does , what an editor does . acting , however , remains a little bit mysterious .
experience modern times , the iconic film written by , directed by and starring charlie chaplin as a factory worker at the beginning of the industrial revolution . the orchestral score , also . . .
as film processes developed , and film became more sophisticated , the weaknesses of simple mattes became apparent . it would only work if the camera and actors were still or stayed in a fixed area . a travelling matte allowed a freely moving person to be cut out and placed on top of a background without winding film back through a camera for double exposure . to achieve this , just like today’s green screen , an actor would perform against a contrasting screen . in film terms this meant creating a number of differently developed prints from the original , starting with a very high contrast film of our foreground character ( let’s say , dancing around ) . then a high contrast negative of this would be created too . put simply , these two high contrast ( black and white ) filmstrips of our dancer would be used to create masks or mattes for both the dancer and the background . this film technique was like having a magic moving piece of card that ensures only the dancer is exposed on one film , and that the background has a perfectly synchronised moving black shadow where the dancer should be . these two films are optically printed ( projected and refilmed ) and combined together and , hey presto , our dancer seems to be dancing on the moon or whatever the chosen background image was ! this method was prevalent from the 1920s till the 1960s .
dietrich always called it the easiest film she ever made and her reasons , significantly , harked back to the days of subordination she had suffered under von sternberg . “until desire , i have always had to conceal my feelings and still show that i loved the man , whoever he was . this is the most difficult thing of all . nothing is easier to play than straight sentiments . mr . von sternberg never let me play love scenes - not ordinary ones , i mean , with hugging and all that , because he hates ordinary love scenes . in morocco , gary cooper was supposed to kiss me , but behind a fan . that was all . ” desire thus broke another taboo that predated von sternberg : namely the slap on the face that dietrich’s mother had delivered when her daughter turned up her nose at dancing with a boy she didn’t like . at long last she could show her feelings without being accused of bad manners .
“very well , gary , do not try to be clever . just say the lines straight , and give them your own sweet personality , and they will be excellent comedy lines” lubitsch told him ( swindell 186 ) . cooper , of course , played tom bradley with ease . the montana cowboy with the english boarding school education knew how to be innocent and sophisticated at the same time . 1936 was a big year for him , this film , considered by many to be his finest comedy performance , and next up , one of his classics , mr . deeds goes to town , in which he reforms not a wayward jewel thief but corrupt society as a whole .
the forming of the film ' s narrative started with hazanavicius ' desire to work again with actors jean dujardin and bérénice bejo , hazanivicius ' s wife , who had starred in oss 117 : cairo , nest of spies . hazanavicius chose the form of the melodrama , mostly because he thought many of the films from the silent era which have aged best are melodramas . he undertook extensive research about 1920s hollywood , and studied silent films to find the right techniques to make the story comprehensible without having to use too many intertitles . the screenplay took four months to write .
borzage had been a director for years . born in salt lake city to swedish parents , he directed his first film in 1916 , when he was 23 and went on to become on of the most highly regarded directors of the twenties and thirties . he won the first - ever oscar for direction for his 1927 film seventh heaven and won the same award five years later for bad girls .
i’m sorry to have to be the bearer of sad news . toronto film society’s good friend james cozart from the library of congress , died yesterday , saturday , march 25th . james . . .
, and the national film studios of ireland . this was the landmark film in his career : a larger production , again starring t . p . mckenna , with a prestigious cast including bosco hogan , niall o ' brien , and joan o ' hara . in this film , whose script won an arts council award , hickey portrayed an intense sexual drama played between three middle - class irish men and a french woman , brought together by chance in a situation of repressed opportunity overshadowed by respectability . he contrasted irish repression with french openness , revealing the chasm of misunderstanding that lay between .
comic book artist jim steranko was commissioned to produce original illustrations for pre - production , which heavily influenced spielberg ' s decisions in both the look of the film and the character of indiana jones himself .
the artist is a 2011 french romantic comedy drama in the style of a black - and - white silent film . it was written and directed by michel hazanavicius and stars jean dujardin and bérénice bejo .
director michel hazanavicius had been considering making a silent film for many years , both because many filmmakers he admires emerged in the silent era , and because of the image - driven nature of the form .
the $ 20 - million film was a huge success , easily the highest grossing film ( earning $ 210 million approx . ) of 1981 , and , at the time , one of the highest - grossing movies ever made . according to the 2005 edition of the world almanac ( from variety data ) , the first two star wars films are the only pictures released prior to 1981 that have out - earned raiders .
the archetypal southern belle whom blanche so desperately plays , eighty years after the civil war , would have been instantly recognizable to audiences from scarlett o’hara of gone with the wind , the blockbuster film ( based on margaret mitchell’s 1936 best seller ) that had been released in a tremendous burst of international publicity just eight years earlier . ( coincidentally , a british actress , vivien leigh , would win two academy awards for best actress for playing both scarlett o’hara and blanche dubois . ) belle reve is partly tara , the family plantation for which scarlett fights tax collectors and carpetbaggers . but it is also ( as williams attested ) the cherry orchard in chekhov’s 1904 play of that name , a precious patrimony that is mortgaged and seized by vulgarians .
the u - boat scenes were shot at la rochelle , both outside the harbor and inside the u - boat bunkers there , built by the germans in 1942 . filming was done here due to the need to obtain a u - boat to film with — the film
borrowed
the u - boat that was being prepared for filming das boot , which was also filming at the same time and in the same area .
the chachapoyan fertility idol , sought by jones and satipo in south america in the opening scenes of the film , was designed with eyes that would unnaturally follow jones around the room . although this was eventually cut from the film , the idol ' s eyes can be seen scanning back and forth briefly as the camera pushes in for its first real look at the artifact , just after jones bounds over the steps leading up to the sanctuary .
when madeline drives by tom , who is stopped to take a photo of himself , she splashes mud all over him - and some of the water from the puddle lands on the lens of the film ' s camera .
in addition to any special events and programming , the toronto film society programmes 5 regular series and events each year . below is a list of those programmes . [ sws _ 2 _ column title = ”” . . .
for its 1999 vhs re - issue , and the subsequent dvd release four years later , the outer package bears the new title indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark . however , the title in the film itself remains unchanged , even in the restored dvd print . this change was made to correlate with the titles of the film ' s prequel and sequel . raiders was later released on dvd in 2003 and was reissued in may 2008 .
john gilbert tested for the role of carlos , and to his and marlene’s delight , won the part . and the major male role , the detroit motor - engineer tom bradley , went to her old co - star and lover , gary cooper . this was unfortunate for gilbert . when she met cooper again , marlene found her old desire for him rekindled . it was true that he had recently married a society lady , and that lupe velez was rumoured to still have her eye on him , but nonetheless he and marlene resumed their affair . gilbert found this devastating . marlene had become his confidante and support and with her off cavorting with gary cooper he quickly drifted back to the bottle for consolation which caused him to have a series of small heart attacks . this caused paramount to remove him from the film and was replaced by john halliday , which was a shame because although halliday was a good actor , he did not have much sexual charisma , and a theme in the plot of desire was to have been his jealousy as madeleine’s love for tom became more apparent . this theme now disappeared .
that he shared in the author ' s book dedication and in later editions had an entry in the work which was both obituary and memorial . with timely good fortune , the galway film fleadh of july 1992 , held in parallel with the galway arts festival , included a retrospective celebration of his work . exactly one year later , having recently partnered philip davison ( who had collaborated on some of hickey ' s earlier work ) in script - writing a projected new film called
in this film , lifelong friends martha dobie and karen wright manage an exclusive girl ' s boarding school . student mary tilford spreads a rumor that martha has been carrying on an illicit affair with doctor joseph cardin , the boyfriend of karen .
the story takes place in hollywood , between 1927 and 1932 , and focuses on the relationship of an older silent film star and a rising young actress , as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the ' talkies ' .
the film ' s music was composed by ludovic bource and produced in belgium . it was recorded by brussels philharmonic and conducted by ernst van tiel . recording took place during six days in april 2011 at flagey ' s studio 4 in brussels .
the scene in which jones threatens belloq with a rocket propelled grenade was shot in the exact same tunisian canyon where george lucas shot a scene involving tusken raiders attacking luke skywalker in his film star wars episode iv : a new hope ( 1977 ) .
lucas began production on the movie soon after the surprise success of his 1977 motion picture star wars episode iv : a new hope . while vacationing in hawaii with friend and director steven spielberg , spielberg mentioned how he ' d always wanted to make a
james bond - like film
. lucas countered that he had a story that was better , and proposed a concept he and writer / director philip kaufman had worked on in 1975 based around lucas ' desire to see a movie - style return of 1930s and ' 40s action serials . the story was set aside while lucas finished his work on star wars . spielberg ' s comment gave raiders new momentum and together , with spielberg directing , contacted lawrence kasdan to write the screenplay .
critics consider the 1954 paramount pictures adventure film secret of the incas starring charlton heston as adventurer harry steele on the trail of an ancient incan artifact , to be prototypical to raiders of the lost ark in both theme , and style . [ 2 ] while the film is not officially credited as an influence , costume designer deborah nadoolman notes that the steele character ' s outfit was the direct inspiration for jones ' s attire and recognises secret of the incas as raiders almost shot for shot . [ 3 ]
shot in just 73 days and with a budget of around $ 18 , 000 , 000 ( us ) , the release of raiders of the lost ark on june 12 , 1981 saw the movie quickly become the highest grossing film of the year with $ 384 , 140 , 454 worldwide , and in 1982 was nominated for eight academy awards including best picture from which it won four : best sound , best film editing , best visual effects , and best art direction - set decoration . it was re - released on video in 1999 , again in 2003 for the dvd release and once more in 2008 . [ 1 ] in 2012 , the film received a restored , high - definition home video release as part of indiana jones : the complete adventures .
' raiders of the lost ark ' was nominated for eight academy awards in 1982 and won four ( best sound , best film editing , best visual effects , best art direction - set decoration ) . it won numerous other awards including seven saturn awards .
quinn also established a solid career on the stage , appearing in the 1947 broadway production on the gentleman from athens . he had worked as a replacement actor in the 1947 production of a streetcar named desire , and took over the famed role of stanley kowalski in the play & apos ; s 1950 revival at city center . additional broadway projects included borned in texas ( 1950 ) , becket ( 1960 ) , for which he earned a tony nomination , and tchin - tchin ( 1962 ) .
quinn did some of his finest film work in the 1950s and 1960s . alongside marlon brando , he played mexican revolutionary eufemio zapata in viva zapata ! ( 1952 ) , a performance that won him the academy award for actor in a supporting role . quinn received that same honor again for his portrayal of the painter paul gauguin in lust for life ( 1956 ) with kirk douglas . he had also starred in federico fellini & apos ; s la strada ( 1956 ) , which won the foreign language film oscar .
i see the point patrick is making about mankind ' s nature . the petrified forest is filled with opposing views of man ' s base urges versus intellect . alan is in search of knowledge while duke is more like a cave man . alan will sacrifice for another person while duke steals from others . boze represents lust as all he seems to want is to get it on with gabby . he puts no thought into what she wants or what her goals are . alan falls for gabby but sees her potential and chooses to move on knowing he is not as right for her as she thinks . patrick also mentioned the two african american characters , which was very unique for a 1936 film . they too add to the theme . one is a servant to the wealthy couple whom he asks permission before doing anything . the other is a criminal and is free from such a stereotypical controlling situation .
director david lean cited this as one of his favorite films after it came out . lean ' s lawrence of arabia is on record as being director steven spielberg ' s favorite film . during the map room scene , indy is dressed very similar to lawrence .
the box office success of the film led to a prequel , indiana jones and the temple of doom ( 1984 ) , and two sequels , indiana jones and the last crusade ( 1989 ) and indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ( 2008 ) .
set in 1936 , a year after the events in indiana jones and the temple of doom , the story begins with dr . indiana jones ' s journey into a peruvian jungle with a few local guides to find the golden idol of fertility within the temple of the chachapoyan warriors . jones avoids various traps , the betrayal of his two guides , barranca and satipo , and a giant rolling boulder that chases him out of the temple . waiting for him outside is his nemesis , french archaeologist rené belloq , and a small army of hovitos natives . belloq steals the idol from jones , who barely escapes in a pontoon plane piloted by jock lindsey waiting nearby .
in the scene where jones threatens to destroy the ark , he ' s holding a soviet rpg - 7 , which didn ' t appear until 1961 , well after the war . he should be using either an anti - tank rifle or a rifle - fired grenade , since the film takes place years before the outbreak of the second world war . this scene was also shot in the same tunisian canyon where george lucas shot a scene involving jawas kidnapping r2 - d2 in his earlier film star wars episode iv : a new hope .
raiders of the lost ark is an action / adventure film created by george lucas and released through paramount pictures in 1981 . it is the first indiana jones movie ever released and is considered to be chapter twenty - four in the complete adventures of indiana jones . to be consistent with later titles in the franchise , the film was retitled indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark for its video release packaging in 1999 , though the original title is retained onscreen in the movie . amongst fans it is usually referred to simply as raiders .
in 1950 haines had an opportunity to return to the silver screen when he was asked to play a cameo in the card party scene in billy wilder’s sunset boulevard , but haines turned it down , preferring a life among film actors as opposed to actually being one . 1
marlon brando , carrying a “red - stained package” from the butcher and sporting blue - denim work clothes as the lordly , proletarian stanley kowalski , ambles insolently onstage at the opening of tennessee williams’s a streetcar named desire . “bellowing” for his adoring yet tart - tongued wife , stanley is the strutting male animal in his sexual prime . the setting is a seedy tenement in the multiracial french quarter of new orleans , whose picturesque verandas open to the humid air . street sounds and sultry , insinuating jazz riffs float in and out .
the film’s production values also helped a “new” dietrich emerge . travis banton , the studio’s brilliant wardrobe designer , gave her a simpler line , producing a cuisine minceur effect in dress where formerly there had been a banquet . in the opinion of eugenia sheppard , women’s features editor of the new york herald tribune in the 1960s , dietrich’s double - breasted sports jacket worn in the film over a white dress was an outdoor costume that “marked the beginning of today’s good taste . ” such details brought her closer to the audiences than von sternberg would ever have thought desirable .