tear gas squad is a 1940 american drama film directed by terry o. morse , starring dennis morgan , john payne and gloria dickson .

the film was made under the working title of state cop .

it includes the song i 'm an officer of the law ( m.k. jerome , jack scholl ) .

tear gas squad

tear gas squad ( 1940 ) directed by terry o . morse • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
a nightclub entertainer ( dennis morgan ) joins the police force . first assignment : tear gas squad ( 1940 ) .
a nightclub entertainer ( dennis morgan ) joins the police force . first assignment : tear gas squad ( 1940 ) . >
the original trailer for tear gas squad . everything about it is a lie . ( the video may take a few seconds to appear . )
my wife couldn ' t ' get ' why i was dying all day to watch this pearl .
tear gas squad
. . . those words never mentioned in movie ! tear . . .
terry morse directs 1940’s tear gas squad , a film that mixes cop drama and romantic comedy . the film was written by kenneth gamet , don ryan and charles belden .
by the way , the tear gas squad doesn ' t show up until the final three minutes . right before dennis morgan sings to gloria dickson while his horse looks away in utter boredom .
more like lapd choir squad . no tear gas until the last 5 minutes . extra half star for having superman ( george reeves ) and perry white ( john hamilton ) in the same movie .
saturday night ' s match between villarreal and luis enrique ' s celta vigo was suspended for half an hour due to tear gas on the pitch .
tear gas squad has many fun and cutesy songs , all delivered by an adorable and completely charming performer . dennis morgan , the performer in question , completely won me over in christmas in connecticut and he’s just as wonderful to watch here .
from the time al jolson opened his yap in the jazz singer , the movie musical became one of the mainstays of american culture . my fair lady . . . funny girl . . . the sound of music . . . tear gas squad . . .
but after several hours of partying , dozens of hardcore fans known as “barras bravas” started throwing stones at police , who responded by firing rubber bullets , tear gas and water cannon .
in the new york times , bosley crowther wrote ,
tear gas squad , now at the palace , is not the sort of propaganda to inspire confidence in the guardians of the public peace , nor , for that matter , in its highly improbable plot . . . if the film is dubious as a tribute to the police force , it is even more so as entertainment
; while allmovie wrote ,
tear gas squad manages to pack thrills , comedy , romance and songs into a neat 55 - minute package .
celta were leading the match 1 - 0 at el madrigal before white smoke began billowing out from around the vigo club ' s goal , said by local press to be tear gas .
after the ruling , hundreds of people gathered outside the newspaper ' s offices in istanbul protesting against the move , before police fired tear gas at protesters as they stormed the head office building .
so if you have a thing for inane , schizophrenic , lower - case
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entertainment , then by all means wallow in tear gas squad ' s charms . if not , you can regard it as an audio - visual history lesson - - an example of a time when something had to be projected onto a screen for a couple of days . the strange thing is , if you added some new numbers and re - wrote the script , it would make for the next cult off - broadway comedy - - tear gas squad ! : the musical . now that might be worth watching .
eventually police deployed tear gas causing the thousands gathered to fall back . once the crowd , that was seemingly unprepared for a gas attack , had fallen back to safety , a police “anti - terrorism” squad moved in to clear the area with mp5’s and other rifles ( presumably loaded with live rounds ) . unicorn riot left the area after our team was gassed , hosed down , our data was depleted , and another camera was destroyed .
no tear gas was actually used until the final minutes of this b - musical . actors george reeves and john hamilton would later on become known in the superman tv - series , and edgar buchanan ( petticoat junction ) .
turkish police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowds protesting outside the headquarters of the opposition zaman newspaper . they moved in to secure the premises following a government decision to take over the management of the media group .
dry , romantic back - lot melodrama with crooner dennis morgan fighting john payne for the heart of gloria dickson . morgan sings some cloying tunes , joins the cops and there ' s no action - or tear gas - till the finale .
the first explosive story of the law ' s chemical warfare against gangdom . . . and the suicide squad that wages it !
protests that erupted following what was widely seen as the seizure of zamans headquarters in istanbul by the government were glossed over in the new edition , reuters reported . on saturday , police used tear gas , water cannon and fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds - strong crowds of zaman readers .
italian police fired tear gas into the crowd .
all of a sudden , for no apparent reason , my eyes started to water ,
says goalkeeper ray clemence .
a horrible feeling came over me and i couldn ' t see anything . then i realised there was a problem behind me .
wait , what the - - tear gas squad ? you mean you don ' t remember that ? neither do i , hardly , and i just watched it the other day . not that i was planning on watching a musical . not with that title and its 55 - minute running time - - technically , five minutes shorter than what a feature was considered back then . never was such a baldfaced bait - and - switch perpetrated on ticket buyers .
tear gas squad is nothing out of the ordinary . there are no big , unpredictable developments in the plot ; it follows the exact path you would expect it to and doesn’t offer anything that hasn’t been seen on screen before . however , it’s such a fun little watch . with an extremely charismatic cast , a fast pace and an upbeat mood , i enjoyed watching it a whole lot and would definitely watch it again . the score : 4 / 5
buenos aires — a crestfallen lionel messi kept a low profile as thousands of people greeted the argentina squad on their return home monday , just hours after their world cup final defeat to germany .
the thing that tear gas squad has going for it is the supporting cast . anyone who grew up in the ' 60s would get lockjaw from saying ,
oh my god , that guy !
two future stars from superman , george reeves and john
great caesar ' s ghost !
hamilton appear as tommy mccabe and chief ferris respectively . reeves gives it his all - - you can tell that he thought this was a stepping stone to better things . too bad he thought wrong . hamilton does his usual
i ' m in charge here
routine that he appeared to have patented some time during the mckinley administration .
mccabe and jones are shown in a two - shot seated on their adjacent motorcycles , but on the cut to a wide shot showing the entire motorcycle squad , jones is not one of the riders .
matias ruiz ( 17 ) , one of those who met the squad’s charter flight from rio , echoed the sentiments of many , saying : “they gave everything for us and they deserve our support . ”
throw him off the staircase !  one of the officers allegedly shouted , as the raid squad pushed one of the publications employees down to the hall , according to a tweet written by a zaman employee .
having little to do with tear gas , this cheapie casts morgan as a nightclub piano player who has a thing for a cop ' s daughter , dickson . in order to prove that he ' s no pansy , he joins the police , gets trained by the girl ' s beau ( policeman payne ) , gets kicked out , and eventually becomes the hero after saving payne ' s life . of course he gets the girl . includes . . . read more
despite its promise , the squad had fallen foul of its woeful inexperience of international tournaments . aside from hughes , an unused member of ramsey ' s 22 in mexico , none of the squad had experienced a major finals .
even though we ' d had so much success at club level in europe , our failure to make it to the 1974 and ' 78 world cups , and the euros in ' 72 and ' 76 , meant we were lacking ,
says clemence .
kirchner had the bright energy of a school teacher as she greeted the squad — who in turn resembled pupils shyly trying to keep to the back row and avoid being called on to speak after their 1 - 0 extra - time loss on sunday .
next came the nonsensical decision to send a makeshift 16 - man squad to sydney for the australian fa ' s centenary celebrations less than a fortnight before the start of the championship . of those 16 who returned home after a 2 - 1 victory , only joe corrigan , trevor cherry , paul mariner and glenn hoddle were included in the squad for the finals . bryan robson , capped for the first time in the qualifier against ireland , was surprised to be told he was left out . robson described the flight back from australia as ' perhaps the worst journey i ' ve ever had '  .
the squad spent their last days in england holed up in a large hotel in hertfordshire , finding ways to amuse themselves as they prepared for the biggest games of their lives . one focal point became the stereo that dave watson insisted on taking to all england get - togethers ( steve coppell had drawn the short straw as room - mate ) .
another 23 - year - old was luckier . birtles , fresh from a second european cup success with forest , was so convinced he had no chance of making the squad that he had gone to stay with [ forest reserve keeper ] chris woods in lincolnshire when he got the call telling him he was going to italy . it would be quite some adventure .
a manager who had produced a reliable and little - altered group for so long was suddenly breaking up under the real strain of competition ,
 wrote norman fox .
he used 19 players in three games . his argument that all 22 players in the squad were equals was wrong and told of a nice guy who didn ' t like to hurt feelings .
the social whirl continued with a cocktail party at number 10 thrown in the squad ' s honour .
it was a nerve - wracking evening ,
 says kenny sansom .
we were all there in our suits looking very smart and meeting the ' iron lady '  . i was very shy back then and a little tongue - tied . on meeting the prime minister , what do you say ?
whilst the past three years have seen a great deal of progress in the art of building collective spirit and confidence , nevertheless the raw material with which he [ greenwood ] is working remains much the same as that which he inherited ,
wrote norman fox .
in spite of all the medals the squad could muster , as a team they were not versatile enough to win even when the opposition was mediocre .
though the pm expressed concern about the team playing in such high temperatures , she needn ' t have worried . northern italy had been hit by four days of non - stop rain and thunderstorms , and the narrow , cobbled streets of asti - the nearest town to where england would stay , and famous for its sparkling asti spumante - were awash . the squad were to stay in a small hotel perched on a hilltop ; but unlike the local drink , england ' s finals would be anything but sparkling .
it’s the old mike tyson axiom : everyone has a plan until they get hit . the upstart bloodhounds took a sor rungvisai sized cross to the jaw at oskie on friday , giving up 58 points while struggling to contain a speed and size laden spread offense . tony shiffman’s challenge is no preventing a crisis of confidence for a team that was sky high in that department this time a week ago . the psyche of rebuilding teams trying to elevate after years of dormancy is always tricky after these kind of losses . the ft madison staff has had all the right answers to this point . bridging this crossroads back into a winnable game against west burlington / notre dame squad seems a critical crossroads moment here .
then there ' s frank wilcox , who would go onto . . . well , let ' s see . there ' s the bill dana show , bewitched , perry mason , mod squad , mr . ed , mona mccluskey , wild wild west , beverly hillbillies . . . had enough ? you remember the guy - - an authority figure , whether it be a judge , doctor , banker or , here , cop . resonant voice , no - nonsense manner , distinguished mustache . probably second only to charles lane for appearing incessantly on prime time television . it ' s really something that he was believable in each role since you saw him as a different character every goddamn night of the week .
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nightclub singer becomes police cadet to impress blond female from police family , ends up with her current dating partner as his cadet trainer .
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .
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a rich railroad tycoon , bored with his marriage ( his wife has no time for him - - she ' s too busy giving parties and sailing on yachts ) starts seeing a showgirl . this are going ok until the . . . see full summary »
the adventures of motorcycle cops , from their academy days , to chasing crooked truckers .
ginger rogers , an actress living with stanley baker on the riveria , becomes involved with jacques bergerac and learns he is a dangerous criminal .
a young turn - of - the - century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day ' s paper . this brings more problems than fortune , especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act .
chicago reporter p . j . mcneal re - opens a ten year old murder case .
bill takes trina into his depression camp cabin . later , just as he finds showgirl larue who will support him , trina becomes pregnant .
a detective goes after a ring of phony
mediums
who are trying to swindle a rich widow out of her fortune .
two undercover agents infiltrate a drug - smuggling ring in mexico , but neither is aware of the other ' s identity .
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to save his job , newsman jeff sherman offers to help his boss get out of a swingeing alimony settlement . but his devious plan to compromise cornelia porter , the judge on the case , while she . . . see full summary »
a woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship .
druggist joe mccabe foils a robbery , and his brother tommy decides to join the state police in order to impress joe and tommy ' s new date , jerry , a policeman ' s daughter . when the robbers exact revenge on joe , tommy hunts them down .
this film ' s earliest documented telecast took place in tucson thursday 20 september 1956 on kdwi ( channel 9 ) ; it first aired in albuquerque monday 1 october 1956 on koat ( channel 7 ) , in boston wednesday 14 november 1956 on wbz ( channel 4 ) , in salt lake city tuesday 15 january 1957 on kutv ( channel 2 ) , and in indianapolis sunday 6 march 1957 on wfbm ( channel 6 ) .
i love this one - - it ' s the little film that could . it is easily my most favorite b - film . it has some great irish music , some fast - paced action scenes ( especially at the end ) , and appealing lead performers ( like dennis morgan , john payne & gloria dickson ) to sustain our interest . but what impresses me most is the way this story deftly combines several different genres - - it ' s a musical , police procedural , romance , mystery and gangster drama all rolled into one . it tries to be all things to all viewers , and since the cast is so versatile , it succeeds . and to think they packed it all into a film that doesn ' t even run a full hour ! great entertainment .
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i love this one - - it ' s the little film that could . it has some great music , some fast - paced action , and appealing leads ( dennis morgan , john payne . . .
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at west point , 1857 , in the conceit of wally kline and . . .
father barry ( karl malden ) with a fiery sermon in the hold . . .
just the top of the
yankee doodle boy
number from george . . .
blob , the ( 1958 ) - - ( movie clip ) do . . .
jobless vin ( steve mcqueen ) blows his stake at the saloon , . . .
this is how they did it , the transition in which the . . .
2010 ( 1984 )  ( movie clip ) my god , . . .
12 angry men ( 1957 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .
wounded zack ( gene evans ) and sidekick
short round
. . .
in the town for which the movie is named , sheriff shaw . . .
cop dave ( joe partridge ) puzzles over a series of women . . .
blinding plot speed as hildy ( pat o ' brien ) , who really is . . .
still from the opening scene , lord henry ( george sanders ) . . .
the movie debut of albert finney , at work in the raleigh . . .
it must have taken the writers longer to watch the final product than to have written it . small - time crooner tommy mccabe becomes a cop to impress jerry sullivan ( a woman , so don ' t get any ideas ) , who comes from a family of policemen . a hothead by nature , tommy is soon canned when he punches out fellow cop and romantic rival bill morrisey . but he redeems himself by catching the gangsters who killed his brother joe .
everybody sing ! ( if you ' re not too gasp - jammed . )
doesn ' t look like he could handle being a school traffic - guard , let alone a cop .
edgar buchanan (
that ' s uncle joe , he ' s a - movin ' kinda slow . . .
) is jerry ' s slob of a cousin andy . buchanan spends all of his time with suspenders pulled over an undershirt , like all off - duty irish cops in movies like these . he ' s so young ( 37 ) he ' d be unrecognizable without his froggy voice . and even then , i didn ' t recognize him until his very last scene .
i ' ll just have a wee drop o ' the wee dram o ' the wee whiskey .
a couple of other familiar faces turn up , too , playing their usual types . ben welden , who , if he hadn ' t become an actor , would had to have become a two - bit crook . ( in today ' s beauty - obsessed society , he ' d have no choice . ) scottish - born mary gordon could play irish ( as she does here ) or british ( as mrs . hudson , the housekeeper in the basil rathbone sherlock holmes movies ) although her accent never changed . a method actor she wasn ' t .
i remember watching this on tcm when i was about ten years old and loving it . i remember it was playing in the middle of a jack carson and dennis morgan
guys from some place or the other
marathon . i still have a fond nostalgia for those films , but i never did watch them for the plot .
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boasting 19 european cup winners ' medals , england went to the 1980 european championships sure of success . but as daniel ruiz explains , things quickly fell apart for ron greenwood ' s team , with poor performances on the pitch and chaos in the stands . . .
as ron greenwood made his preparations to take his england team to the 1980 european championship in italy , he had good reason to feel confident . the first man to lead england to a major international tournament since alf ramsey ' s team fell to gerd muller ' s volley in the world cup in mexico , he could also boast a group of players , in terms of honours at least , far superior to ramsey ' s 1970 vintage .
greenwood had taken charge in the summer of 1977 , arriving too late to steer england to the 1978 world cup finals in argentina , but had built an impressive - looking team by focusing on the fundamentals .
football ' s a simple game , you don ' t have to complicate it , and ron brought that simplicity back to the national set - up ,
recalls southampton centre - half dave watson , a survivor from the last days of the ramsey era . unlike don revie , he didn ' t play players out of position .
england looked in good shape . a 2 - 0 friendly win over fellow qualifiers spain was followed by a 3 - 1 wembley victory over world champions argentina .
with qualification confidently sealed from a group featuring denmark , the two irelands and bulgaria , england were among the favourites to lift the trophy , but their involvement in the championships was not top of the domestic agenda . it was a time of social and political unrest . unemployment had moved above two million for the first time since 1935 , and would rise by a further half a million by the end of the year , while the siege of the iranian embassy in london was gripping tv viewers worldwide .
on the sporting front too , the footballers were overshadowed by the forthcoming olympics , and in particular , by the decision to send a british team to moscow . the british olympic association was defying new prime minister margaret thatcher ' s efforts to back the us boycott in response to the ussr ' s invasion of afghanistan the previous year .
nevertheless , england looked in good shape . a 2 - 0 friendly win over fellow qualifiers spain in barcelona that spring was followed by a 3 - 1 wembley victory over world champions argentina , a game that introduced a 19 - year - old maradona to england fans and players .
he made this great run , similar to that second goal against england in mexico 86 ,
recalls forest striker garry birtles , who made his england debut as a late substitute .
on this occasion he put it into the side netting , but we were all looking at each other on the bench , having never seen anything like it . you could see this guy was going to be a massive talent .
leopoldo luque , their centre - forward , told me off for tackling him on one occasion ,
 chuckles watson .
he said , ' he ' s only a boy . '  but as far as i was concerned , if he was playing , he was big enough to take a tackle .
even a 4 - 1 defeat away to wales just days later , england ' s heaviest since 1964 , could not dampen the enthusiasm . but with the forest contingent in madrid for the european cup final against keegan ' s hamburg , greenwood was unable to field his first 11 for the rest of the home internationals , and the wales loss was followed by a fortunate 1 - 1 draw at wembley against northern ireland , and an unconvincing 2 - 0 win over scotland .
i was a big quo fan , but that summer some of the players would gather in my room to listen to the latest gerry rafferty album , night owl ,
recalls watson , whose fabled hi - fi included not only the usual tape - deck / radio , but also a television . eighteen inches long , six inches deep , it was so big that he had a flight case specially built for it .
horse racing enthusiasts emlyn hughes , mick mills and phil thompson took their minds off things by hiring a helicopter to fly them to epsom for the derby .
it was all the rage back then ,
he says ,
and i still have it to this day .
meanwhile horse racing enthusiasts emlyn hughes , mick mills and phil thompson took their minds off things by hiring a helicopter to fly them to epsom for the derby , where a record 400 , 000 crowd saw willie carson win for the second year in a row .
it was a superb day , one of those things you can ' t believe you can do ,
 recalls mills .
we ' d just had a full training session and got cleaned up , and shortly after midday the helicopter was buzzing its way into the hotel grounds .
the players landed in the centre of the course just before the first race was due to start .
we all had the derby winner and we had a couple of other little bets that allowed us to pay for the helicopter ,
says mills .
as we waited for it to take us back , we met up with willie carson and had a little chat .
as they landed back in the hotel grounds , keegan came sprinting over .
he ' d been entertaining a young boy with a terminal illness , giving him a special day out where he got to meet the players . kevin had a quick chat with the pilot and it was quickly arranged for the boy to go up in the helicopter for a spin .
watson , minus stereo , didn ' t seem to have a problem , finding himself on a private tour of downing street with the pm as guide .
she seemed to take a liking to me for some reason , and came over and took hold of my hand . suddenly we were off on this excursion . she showed me these paintings of the ex - prime ministers that were hanging on the walls and gave me their history . it was very enjoyable -  we didn ' t talk football at all .
mills remembers being taken aback by the size of the place .
the most amazing thing is that , when you see that door on television , it looks a pretty small building , but inside it seems to take off and go on for miles .
the eight qualifiers were divided into two groups of four . with no semi - finals , the top team in each group would contest the final , while the second - placed countries fought over third place . the favourites were jupp derwall ' s west germany , rebuilt after a poor defence of their world cup title in argentina , and drawn in group a alongside a dutch side in sharp decline , holders czechoslovakia and surprise qualifiers greece .
group b saw england up against belgium , spain and italy , whose fans expected a repeat of the 1968 success when they had last enjoyed home advantage . but the hosts were in turmoil , with 33 players - including some internationals -  due on trial in rome charged with fraud , having allegedly accepted money to fix the results of two games .
italy coach enzo bearzot threatened to resign unless his federation told him who would be available for selection , but on may 19 he got the news he didn ' t want . paulo rossi , so vital to italian hopes , was banned for three years , later reduced to two on appeal .
greenwood would also be without his first - choice striker , a ruptured achilles ruling out forest ' s £1m man trevor francis , while keegan ' s knee ligament was giving cause for concern . an exhausting season with hamburg and endless commercial commitments had taken their toll on the england captain .
sansom , however , was in heaven .
i remember the buzz i felt when we were all handed our identity badges -  that ' s when you realised you were part of something . the fact that the finals were in italy made it even bigger for me as i felt italian football was the best in the world .
in the evening of june 12th , the streets of turin played host to a running street battle between 200 english and italian hooligans .
sansom was rooming with tottenham star hoddle , but while hoddle was an early bird , the palace youngster found himself seeing out his evenings in the card school .
i was playing with the big boys ,
he says ,
kevin keegan , terry mcdermott and peter shilton . when we travelled to the games , we just played seven - card brag for points , but back in the hotel we ' d go down to three - card brag where we played for a little more .
as england relaxed , group a kicked off on june 12 with 1 - 0 wins for west germany over czechoslovakia and holland over greece . by that evening though , a new international phenomenon had taken centre stage , the streets of turin playing host to a running street battle between 200 english and italian hooligans . though 36 people were detained , the fighting , the first of what would become a familiar sight on the continent over the next decade , made only a small column on page six of the times . the following day , however , england fans made front - page news .
greenwood ' s men were overwhelming favourites to beat the unfancied belgians , but guy thys '  men had defeated scotland in the qualifiers and were going into the championship on the back of seven straight victories and a 13 - match unbeaten run .
the game started well for england . after 26 minutes , ray wilkins chipped the ball over the belgian back four , ran through them and lobbed home over the advancing jean marie pfaff to make it 1 - 0 . but the lead lasted a matter of moments , striker jan ceulemens stabbing the ball home from a corner . almost immediately , fighting broke out behind the england goal .
the violence seemed to begin when the italians cheered the belgian goal ,
wrote norman fox in the times .
as yellow smoke clouded the terraces , police waded into the england fans and greenwood appealed to uefa officials to stop the match .
we just made our way towards the middle of the pitch ,
 says sansom .
i don ' t think any of the players were hurt , though a couple of them had sore eyes .
the game restarted five minutes later , both sides struggling to get back into their rhythm before half - time . after the break , though , england pushed hard for the win . with 15 minutes left , tony woodcock got in ahead of his marker to score , but unknown to him , the linesman had raised his flag before lowering it again .
the england players were back at the halfway line before they realised that west german referee heinz aldinger had disallowed the goal . it was to prove a key decision : england were prevented from getting off to a quick start , and belgium took heed of the warning to hold out for a draw .
ceulemans feels that england didn ' t take belgium seriously , but concedes that they expected to be beaten .
england had a better side so we were surprised to hold them to a draw . it was then that we started to believe in our chances .
the result wasn ' t the main talking point , however . the hooligans were .
we are ashamed of people like this ,
said a furious greenwood .
we have done everything to create the right impression here , then these bastards let you down .
uefa hit the fa with an £8 , 000 fine for the crowd disturbances .
it could have been a lot more serious ,
said fa chairman professor sir harold thompson .
it is a lamentable disgrace that the work ron greenwood has done can be jeopardised by a few silly louts . they are not fans at all .
in the circumstances , a crucial game between england and italy was the last thing the italian authorities needed . the mayor of turin , signor diego novelli , threatened to cancel the match in the event of any more trouble from english fans , and banned the sale of alcohol in the stadio comunale . margaret thatcher , in venice attending an eec summit , described the events as ' disgraceful '  .
meanwhile the players tried to stay focused on football . many felt the hooligans were harming the team ' s chances , but mills admits they were largely unaffected by the trouble .
we ' d grown up with it . crowd violence was one of those unfortunate things that was around in the ' 70s and early - ' 80s .
italy been beaten at home in a decade , and were unbeaten on the mainland since england ' s 3 - 2 victory in rome in 1961 .
italy were having their own problems , outplayed by spain in a goalless draw , but england faced an enormous task . the hosts hadn ' t been beaten at home in a decade , and were unbeaten on the mainland since england ' s 3 - 2 victory in rome in 1961 .
greenwood made three changes for the game . up front , david johnson made way for birtles , whose ability against man - to - man markers in forest ' s european cup campaigns had impressed greenwood ( the manager had brought the young striker along mainly with this game in mind ) .
ray kennedy came in for trevor brooking in midfield , and peter shilton replaced clemence in goal , continuing greenwood ' s unusual practice of alternating his keepers every game . for many , this was the most glaring example of his weakness as a manager - niceness .
ron should have chosen one ahead of the other ,
says mills .
i think he was trying to be fair because they were both capable of being the england goalkeeper .
but , as mills points out , when greenwood finally settled on shilton for the world cup two years later , the side only conceded one goal in five games .
boosted by kevin keegan ' s recovery from a stomach upset , greenwood was in confident mood as kick - off approached .
somebody has to win ,
he declared , clearly believing it would be england .
as over 60 , 000 fans squeezed themselves into the stadio communale , supervised by a massive police presence , fighting broke out on the terraces 90 minutes before kick - off , but was quickly quelled . the england team had other problems . pre - match , birtles was interviewed by bobby charlton for english tv .
there i was being interviewed by one of the game ' s greatest players , and i was wearing purple trousers and these really loud purple shoes . quite what bobby made of me , i don ' t know .
nor was it the only fashion disaster .
we came out in our admiral tracksuits , who were among the leading kit makers at the time ,
says sansom .
then the italians , fantastically suntanned , appeared in these incredible ice - blue silk tracksuits and ray - bans - we felt like we were 1 - 0 down already .
once the game got underway , however , england showed no signs of an inferiority complex as wilkins and kennedy set about interrupting the italians '  rhythm , and birtles got stuck into the bruising encounter he had expected .
[ claudio ] gentile did everything he could to stop me scoring . if anybody was wrongly named , it was him ,
he laughs .
he was one of the greatest defenders in the world but he had his methods . he was kicking and pinching and he certainly let me know in no uncertain terms that he was going to get the better of me .
as the game wore on , bettega and scirea missed chances for the italians and england , too , came close , kennedy ' s shot crashing off the bar . but antognoni ' s influence in the italian midfield was growing , and 11 minutes from time , the fiorentina playmaker fed graziani near the left flank .
right - back phil neal went in clumsily , and was brushed aside by the italian wide man , whose low cross was headed into the back of the net by marco tardelli . england almost snatched a point , but dino zoff brilliantly pushed out keegan ' s last - gasp overhead kick .
it was a very quiet dressing room after the game ,
 says birtles .
to lose to such a late goal was very flattening , and things weren ' t quite the same afterwards .
that evening , goals from gerets and skipper cools were enough for belgium to beat spain 2 - 1 , making the belgians '  forthcoming clash with the hosts a decider for the final . the best greenwood ' s men could now hope for was the third - place play - off .
greenwood put on a brave face
i am only pleased we have been part of a game which has shown the best of football ,
 but england ' s difficulties were far from over .
the day after the match , italian newspaper tuttosport reported that keegan had accused romanian referee rainea of taking a bribe .
nobody can take it out of my mind that he has accepted money ,
england ' s skipper was alleged to have said . keegan fumed that the italian press had misunderstood him , but the row rumbled on , disrupting preparations for the spain match , until finally , the journalist who had written the piece admitted he had misquoted keegan and apologised .
criticised for the first time as england boss , greenwood was reeling .
if i ' ve failed , i ' ve failed ,
for greenwood , the knives were out . though his team managed a 2 - 1 win over spain in their final game , suddenly all of his methods were being questioned . the six changes he made for the match were seen as weakness .
criticised for the first time as england boss , greenwood was reeling .
if i ' ve failed , i ' ve failed ,
 he said .
i ' m certainly not making excuses for the team selection . we did our best , but it just wasn ' t good enough .
nor did the players escape the accusatory fingers .
the media reaction upon our return was vitriolic ,
says steve coppell .
i remember i was heavily criticised by former england players who ' d played in my position . it was very hurtful .
we were handicapped by missing out on tournaments after mexico . the germans and the italians had been there and done it over the years , and that was reflected in their performances .
greenwood stayed on for the final in rome , where horst hrubesch ' s late goal saw west germany beat belgium 2 - 1 . rumours that he would resign proved unfounded , but his honeymoon period was definitely over . the following season , the qualifiers for the 1982 world cup would yield three defeats and five matches without a win at wembley , the worst run in england ' s history .
sansom agrees .
we were handicapped by missing out on tournaments after mexico . the germans and the italians had been there and done it over the years , and that was reflected in their performances .
coppell puts it rather more succinctly .
the italy game was always going to be the big one ,
he says .
and we failed .
but for england , the true legacy of the 1980 european championship was far longer - lasting : hooliganism . despite the trouble , the fa optimistically made it clear they were keen to host the 1984 finals ; uefa gave the idea short shrift , awarding the tournament to france .
' the english disease '  overshadowed the football for more than a decade and , to this day , can cause bigger headlines than any group of players - even if they have got 19 european cup winners '  medals .
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joe mccabe ( george reeves ) is a pharmacist who finds himself in a sticky situation when a wounded robber demands to be treated by him . rather than treating the man , joe places him under arrest and becomes a hero .
joe’s older brother , tommy ( dennis morgan ) , is a nightclub singer . in the audience for his performance one night is jerry sullivan ( gloria dickson ) , a pretty lady who finds tommy’s act amusing since it parodies a police officer . jerry’s family happens to be made up of cops , from her dad to her cousins . she invites him to her home for dinner , knowing they won’t take too kindly to his little parody song .
tommy begins falling for jerry , and after being humiliated in front of her family he decides to join the police academy to impress her .
completely misleading promotional art makes this look like a hard - boiled crime drama ! ( image : impawards . com )
tommy makes it through the program much to his delight , but instead of getting the girl he soon finds himself taking on members of the gang that wants revenge on his brother for arresting the wounded robber .
this film was listed as a crime drama when it played on tcm in march , but it’s actually got a whole lot of comedy . jerry’s snide treatment of tommy in the beginning , forcing him to sing his police parody song for her family , is absolutely hilarious . they’re “one of those couples” i enjoy watching so much , who try so hard to pretend that they hate each other but have a ton of chemistry and will inevitably end up together .
the level of drama picks up in the final quarter of the film , shifting into actual crime drama territory rather than romantic cuteness .
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tommy mccabe ( dennis morgan ) is a cocky nightclub singer who gets his jollies out of making fun of the local police force . in fact , his act includes a parody of a policeman . this does not prove amusing to pretty jerry sullivan ( gloria dickson ) , the daughter of a police lieutenant ( harry shannon ) , nor to jerry ' s flatfoot boyfriend bill morrissey ( john payne ) . falling in love with jerry himself , tommy joins the police force , where he is subject to the rigorous training program applied by morrissey . eventually suspended from the police because of his carelessness , tommy ends up saving the day by saving morrisey ' s life . tommy is finally reinstated in the force , thus rewarding jerry ' s faith in him .
a nightclub singer ( dennis morgan ) joins the police force to impress a policeman ' s ( john payne ) girlfriend ( gloria dickson ) .
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go is a 2001 coming-of-age movie , directed by isao yukisada , based on kazuki kaneshiro 's novel of the same title , which tells the story of a japanese-born north korean teenager sugihara ( kubozuka yōsuke ) and a prejudiced japanese girl tsubaki sakurai ( kō shibasaki ) whom he falls for .

go ( 2001 film )

: that ' s a nice boy . go get ' em , dulli .
but disney made one major change to the film between the 9 / 11 attacks and the film’s release date .
there are no critic reviews yet for go . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
. intensely humane and energetically humorous , together is a film for film lovers and for anyone interested in human nature .
q : where was this movie filmed ? i ' d like to go and explore .
monk , katherine .
first takes : our home and native land .
in weird sex & snowshoes : and other canadian film phenomena . vancouver : raincoast books , ©2001 , p . 45 - 62 .
the animated hit features hawaii’s beautiful scenery and explores themes of loss and unity ― which particularly resonated after the terrorist attacks on sept . 11 , 2001 .
film that was never made . miyazaki played it relentlessly while making this film and decided to include it in the end credits .
there are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about go !
filmmaker ken burns tells the story of jazz — the quintessential american art form . jazz , first broadcast in 2001 , features thousands of rare archival music , photos and video clips .
the credits have a series of still images from the film . the last image before the film fades is chihiro ' s shoe in the river .
a pretty , popular teenager can ' t go out on a date until her ill - tempered older sister does .
the film ' s sequences at
harvard
were actually shot at ucla .
though uncredited , this was the last film to be released by october films .
told in the first person , via flashbacks , we ' re informed that go
is a story about my love
.
inaugurated in 1947 , eiff is the world ' s longest continually - running film festival .
according to the general manager of western long haul markets for tourism new zealand , gregg anderson , “we’ve seen a 50 % increase in arrivals to new zealand since lord of the rings . ” the first film in the trilogy , lord of the rings : the fellowship of the ring , was released in 2001 .
an f . b . i . agent must go undercover in the miss united states beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event .
the film soars on the strength of its own eagerness to display goodwill toward all its characters .
the wisconsin film festival is presented by the uw–madison division of the arts in association with the department of communication arts . founded in 1999 , the festival presents an average of 150 film screenings over 8 days every spring , making it the largest university - produced film festival in the nation .
ever since 2001 , many of us have come to recognize new zealand as “the place where lord of the rings and the hobbit , was filmed . ” now even more people know it as “the place where i took my vacation . ”
in the future , a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct - aversion experiment , but it doesn ' t go as planned .
“lilo & stitch” was the feel - good film the country needed when disney released it in 2002 .
this is a true photochemical film recreation . there are no digital tricks , remastered effects , or revisionist edits . this is the unrestored film – that recreates the cinematic event that audiences experienced fifty years ago .
] you go get my old army helmet out of the attic , i ' ll head down to the vfw and see if we can borrow their tank .
trailer for japanese movie go ! based on kazuki kaneshiro ' s novel . directed by isao yukisada , screenplay by kankuro kudo , starring yosuke kubozuka and kou shibasaki .
the film is based on the second book from the adventures of erast petrovich fandorin series of novels written by the russian author boris akunin . the film takes place in 1877 during the . . . see full summary »
knowingly exploiting the tropes and clichés of hollywood film while eschewing its formal and logical boundaries , lynch ' s film strikes at the heart of cinema ' s power to represent mood , sensation and altered states of perception .
official submission of japan for the ' best foreign language film ' category of the 74th academy awards in 2002 .
the film takes place in 1955 , 1968 , 1969 , 1976 , 1980 , 1987 , 1990 , and 1994 .
a photograph of the real george jung appears at the end of the film , as the credits start to roll .
being a massillon , ohio native this was a great film . it shows community spirit and pride . the filming and presentation were very well done . i saw it at sundance film festival and it is now showing at the seattle film festival . if you like football or are from a sports passionate town , it is a great movie to see .
in 1971 , alanis completed her first film , christmas at moose factory , a film that reflects her attachment to the children of this remote cree village on james bay . she did this by presenting the drawings and paintings of the children and by giving them the opportunity to talk about these images and daily events in their community . her second film , mother of many children ( 1977 ) was a project alanis felt very strongly about from the beginning . in this film ,
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i saw this film at the berlin film festival where it was part of the ' panorama ' showings ( not in the actual competition itself ) . it was perhaps unhelpfully billed as a film about the ' taboo of relationships between japanese and koreans ' . i wouldn ' t say that it was particularly about that at all - more like a teenager ' s struggle for identity . i found it to be an excellent film . funny , touching and well - played . it deserves some international success .
amelie is a fun , entertaining and charming drama with comedic elements that is a unique film going experience . with a great story at hand , director jean - pierre jeunet crafts a film that is quite eccentric in the way that it ' s told . i don ' t want to get into comparisons here , but the film somewhat reminded me a bit of wes anderson ' s work due to the fact that it has a plateau of varied characters , whimsical story and unique style . this is an accomplished movie , one that boasts a terrific story and some splendid performances . for a romantic drama comedy , amelie succeeds at being an engaging film that will grab your attention from start to finish . i must admit , i didn ' t expect much from this film , but i was pleasantly surprised at how good the film was . audrey tautou does some great work here , and is perfect in the lead role , and i feel she brings a certain charm to her performance that really adds much more depth to the film . viewers wanting a good mix of drama and comedy , aided by a well written storyline , then this is a must see film . the film has enough wit and charm to satisfy anyone looking for a good film that is different in the way it presents a romantic story . this is a bizarre take on an old genre , and in many ways , it ' s a terrific way to tell a story . amelie has charm , and that ' s key in making a worthwhile film to watch . the acting and story go hand in hand , and for viewers looking for something different , amelie might be that film that you ' re looking for . this is a film that worth seeing , and one that exceeds expectations , and like i said , i expected to be disappointed , but i walked away enjoying it .
kid decides to go to his friend play ' s house party , but neither of them can predict what ' s in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives .
isao yukisada’s “go” is something like “swallowtail redux” : a film by a promising new director arriving in the theaters with terrific buzz , whose zainichi ( resident - in - japan ) korean hero exudes the kind of spunk and soul most of his japanese age - mates have either lost or never had to begin with . but in contrast to iwai’s asians , who were mostly cool figments of the director’s imagination , the hero of “go” — a teenager with a lion - mane hairdo and a temper to match — is the credible creation of kazuki kaneshiro , author of the best - selling novel on which the film is based , and a zainichi korean himself .
comes off like a flamboyant cartoon , another film about the deglamorization of glamorous people living it up in the glamorous world of drugs .
the first half of blow is a shallow but lively fun ride ; the audience gets a contact high . but when george ' s fortunes start to go from bad to worse , so does the movie .
an outcast new york city cop is charged with bringing down harlem drug lord frank lucas , whose real life inspired this partly biographical film .
the filmmakers rewrote the film’s denouement after 9 / 11 to feature jumba’s red , white and blue spaceship instead of an airplane , according to the film’s wikia page . they also changed the scene’s setting , sending their characters over hawaii’s picturesque mountains and volcanoes rather than a city skyline .
through the in - your - face violence and dazzling virtuosity of its approach , go often comes dangerously close to over - stating its case in a manner that is more cinematic flourish than verisimilitude . in this respect it ' s easy to criticise go ' s focus on the individual racism that its protagonist suffers from over the deeply ingrained institutionalised racism which ensures that even after several generations , many resident koreans are still refused japanese passports .
foreign critics have been quick to point out japan ' s strained relationship with its neighbouring asian countries , and the prejudice faced by ethnic asians living in japan . some have stated that the issue is completely brushed under the carpet , but the truth is , go , which received a simultaneous theatrical release in japan and south korea , is not the first film treatment of the subject . nor is it the first film about discrimination directly against koreans . it is however the first major film to challenge existing preconceptions about japanese identity within such a commercial format . that it does so in such a moving and high - spirited fashion makes it even more worthy of note .
the film ' s supposed status as a feel - good flick originates from its ability to remind us that we ' re never alone in our failings .
das sam spiegel international film lab in jerusalem – das 2011 von der sam spiegel film & television school gegründete projektförderprogramm für filmemacher * innen – vergibt 2018 zum ersten mal den „force - of - nature filmmaking award“ . mit der auszeichnung sollen jährlich herausragende persönlichkeiten geehrt werden , die sich für die entwicklung des weltkinos engagiert haben
she had difficulty convincing others to fund the film . the topic was not of interest to the film board , nor did it garner the support of the department of indian affairs ( which had partially financed other films ) . alanis received letters telling her to
forget it
. at one point , she gave up but then reconsidered because of all the energy she had already invested into it . she went to ottawa and started knocking on doors until she came back with funding from the secretary of state . it was necessary for her to do one segment at a time and then go looking for more funding . when the film was finally finished , she received a letter from the secretary of state saying they had
never invested their money in a better way in any film up to that time .
( alioff & schouten levine , p . 14 )
go tigers !
is a rare behind - the - scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the massillon tigers high school football team , played out in a small rustbelt town that draws its identity . . . see full summary »
an adaptation of homer ' s great epic , the film follows the assault on troy by the united greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved .
shrek and the princess marry and go about behaving exactly as they did before ,
and then they lived horribly ever after , scaring the socks off all who fell afoul of them
- which licenses the child reader to do the same .
she also made the film for other children :
i want people who look at the film to have a different attitude next time they meet what is called a ' problem child ' , and develop some love and some relationship to the child — instead of alienating him .
( alioff and schouten levine , p . 12 )
edinburgh international film festival celebrated its 72nd edition with the annual castle reception hosted by the scottish government and fiona hyslop , cabinet secretary for culture , tourism and external affairs .
mulholland dr is reissued some 15 years after it was released . it was rapidly hailed as the first great us film of the century . none since has been any more powerful .
announcing the afi docs 2018 audience award winners the american film institute has announced the afi docs 2018 audience award winners , concluding the five - day festival supported . . . > >
amelie contains enough material for a dozen or so charming shorts , but stretched to feature length , the whimsy grows wearisome , and the film delights far less than it seems to desire .
opening the series : 1955 film noir killer ' s kiss , an independent feature written , directed , produced , photographed and edited by a then - 26 - year - old stanley kubrick .
edinburgh international film festival is celebrating a hugely successful 72nd edition , which saw packed public screenings and special events , an array of high profile talent in attendance and widespread support across the city .
steven , peter .
interviews : alanis obomsawin .
in brink of reality : new canadian documentary film and video . toronto : between the lines , 1993 , p . 176 - 186 .
i was very pleased when the alberta government bought the rights to the film . many social workers in different departments see it now . one time i was in edmonton . . . and a man who had been the provincial ombudsman presented me with two new reports , saying that the richard cardinal film had helped force new policies and laws in alberta . young people in the audience said to him , ' why do you need a film to be made before you change the law ? ' he quickly replied , ' well , sometimes the government waits for the public to make a move , to push , otherwise they don ' t know . ' it was incredible . i was shocked but happy that the film was able to do that . but primarily , i made it for richard .
working from strong source material in the shape of kazuki kaneshiro ' s novel , ably adapted for the screen by kankuro kudo , director isao yukisada delivers a film with drama , emotion , and style .
. . . nobody is going to tell me who to interview or not interview . and if you feel that i , as a native person , cannot interview white people , we ' ll go through everything the film board has done with native people , and see who interviewed them . and i ' ll tell you something else , not you , nor any other person could have faced the minister the way i did . you ' ve got a long walk to do before you can do that .
todd rohal ' s 1986 short documentary
tiger town
( which seems to be completely unavailable anywhere ) offers an earlier look at massillon and its football culture , and seems a probable inspiration for this film .
from july 2 - 7 renowned film professionals like editor niels pagh andersen ( act of killing ) , director aliona van der horst ( boris ryzhy ) and editor jesper osmund ( becoming zlatan ) give guidance to a select group of up - and - coming international filmmaking talents during the idfacademy summer school . therefore we ' ve made a film selection from a few of our tutors . these documentaries can be viewed online for a small fee .
2001
is a story of evolution . sometime in the distant past , someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on earth ( presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well ) . evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon ' s surface , where yet another monolith is found , one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far . now a race begins between computers ( hal ) and human ( bowman ) to reach the monolith placers . the winner will achieve the next step in evolution , whatever that may be .
' you , your , yours ' : goofball gags that ' ll go over well with goofball guys love can drive you nuts . one recent illustration of how can be seen in the american tv show
crazy ex - girlfriend ,
about a successful new york lawyer who runs into her teen crush one day , and soon . . .
third film based on boris akunin ' s
priklucheniya erasta petrovicha fandorina
series of novels . on a train from st . petersburg to moscow general khrapov was killed and no one else but . . . see full summary »
one heartbreaker is shoichi ( takahito hosodayama ) , sugihara’s best friend , who has the most promise of all the korean kids he knows — and the worst luck . another is sakurai , who , as played by shibasaki , is flirty , flighty and supremely full of herself . but kubozuka is the real thing — and makes “go” worth going to .
does this mean director peter jackson has personally increased the gdp of new zealand ? although it’s difficult to put into numbers , it’s clear that the little - film - industry - that - could has positively affected the economy of new zealand .
i really enjoyed this film - everything about it glows and shines in a gentle luminosity . this film , if you have seen some of miyazaki ' s other work , is quite light . the characters are beautifully and lovingly created and the colouring and setting of this film is absolutely superb . this is a beautiful little film and i can ' t wait for the next feature from hayao miyazaki - he is better than walt disney . miyazaki blends the characters and the environment very well together , and i can see that this would be enjoyed for people at many different levels . miyazaki enjoys creating female heroines and i was pleased that chihiro lived up to the expression and beauty of her predecessors - like nausicaa from the valley of the wind . this is beautiful and i would advise anyone to take a look at it ' s scope and serenity , along with it ' s fast paced plot and of course , the dreamlike settings that make it truly wonderful .
a parisian girl devotes herself to secretly helping those around her , but is it only because she ' s afraid to go after love herself ? this crowd - pleasing comedy / romance with talking photographs and other magical elements is whimsical almost to the point of being flighty . enjoyable for sure , but i wouldn ' t have minded seeing a few cannibals pop up .
in preparation for the doolittle raid on japan , the film shows the japanese medals being wired to the nose of the bombs , where they might interfere with detonation . historic photos of the actual event show the medals being wired to the fins .
later , her films covered more political and social issues , beginning with incident at restigouche ( 1984 ) , a film about the two controversial raids by a battalion of 550 quebec provincial police of a small mi ' kmaq reserve on the restigouche river . the reason given for the raids was that the quebec ministry of fisheries needed to investigate alleged salmon overfishing on the reserve . this film was an important one for alanis because it was one of the first to demonstrate her strength of character . gittings calls alanis ' confrontation of the then quebec minister of fisheries , lucien lessard , one of the
strongest scenes
of any documentary film because she points out the
hypocrisy and short - sightedness of his position on national sovereignty
:
go tigers !
is a rare behind - the - scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the massillon tigers high school football team , played out in a small rustbelt town that draws its identity from football . during the course of the season , three young stars emerge who are forced to carry the burden of the town and their teammates as they confront their uncertain future .
the film traces the growth and friendship of two very different high - school ping - pong players .
peco
hoshino is a brash , arrogant player , determined to turn pro . he taught his quiet , nerdy . . . see full summary »
alanis obomsawin is the best known of many aboriginal canadian documentary filmmakers , perhaps because she is one of the first , having started with the national film board ( nfb ) in the 1960s . however , she is also well known because of her monumental undertaking of creating an educational film that delves into the complex and historical circumstances surrounding the
oka crisis
in the summer of 1990 . this film , entitled kahnesatake : 270 years of resistance , has been shown at many film festivals and other venues and is studied at schools and universities across the country . it is effective not only because of her style — using interviews that render a sense of subjective sensitivity and integrity — but also because alanis was the only filmmaker allowed
behind the scenes
and able to provide the point of view of the mohawk people . her reputation as an advocate for social justice for native people in canada through her filmmaking certainly garnered the trust necessary to enter into this sensitive and dangerous situation , yet she is much more than a filmmaker or an activist .
yet it was not just the minister of fisheries that alanis took it upon herself to confront . it was also necessary for her to challenge certain people at the film board , who thought she shouldn ' t be interviewing
whites
. she responded to these individuals :
the first time the film showed in edmonton . . . i saw many people i assumed were social workers . their faces were severe and some took notes . they looked very unfriendly . i understood . i knew how they felt . after the film , i ' ll tell you , it was dead silence . but when i started to talk the atmosphere changed totally . i said to them , ' i know some of you think i ' ve made this film to point the finger at you . i didn ' t do that . i want all of us to look at what has happened to this child . i want to force the government to change the rules — to find better foster places for these children . ' . . . i wanted the feeling that this must not happen again .
not for the sake of high art , but for simple escapism , argues legendary film critic pauline kael , who died this week . in this extract from her most famous essay , she explains why we should not be ashamed of what we like to watch more arts news and features
the most noticeable difference , as is the case with most film adaptations of children ' s stories - such as winnie the pooh and more recently eb white ' s stuart little - is that irony is hard to lift off the page . the slower pace of books makes for a richer experience : certainly the message of the book is more empowering to children . sadly , that slower reward may never now be attained , as the novelisation of the film , the scratch - and - stink storybook and the shrek gag book will have a far more immediate impact .
“lilo & stitch” originally was supposed to end with an action - packed scene featuring stitch and jumba hijacking a commercial airplane to rescue lilo from evil gantu ― something that’s visible in a side - by - side video produced by vox . the protagonists take over a passenger - filled boeing 747 and go on a high - speed chase through a dense city , brushing the sides of skyscrapers and coming close to pedestrians on the ground .
actress kirin kiki wants an ending with no twists when life gave her lemons , film star kirin kiki didn ' t make lemonade , but wild grass enzyme juice . it ' s the only thing that has satisfied her taste buds since her advanced - stage cancer caused he . . .
' blow ' is a horribly dull rehashing of classics such as ' scarface ' , ' goodfellas ' and ' boogie nights ' . the problems are abundant . its plot is rambling , bloated and tediously predictable ; so many plot points are crammed into it . this poorly constructed narrative results with sorely limited characterisation ; some seemingly important characters coming and going within ten minutes , it ' s a total mess . much of the film is one long dreary drug deal , only the most immature viewer would be engaged or , even worse , allured by it . most people will watch it thinking about how it lacks the energy , sophistication and talent of all the fantastic crime films it so crudely rips off . few films are as annoyingly kitsch as this . johnny depp again proves his lack of credibility in the crime genre , his first attempt being in the similarly dull ' donnie brasco ' . i ' m not sure why rt deems his performance ' excellent ' , his feminine features just don ' t work in the genre . ray liotta plays depp ' s father , the noble working class stock character that forms the film ' s rather flimsy anti - drug message . this fails because of the aforementioned narrative issues , the film is utterly devoid of any message that resonates with the viewer . most people who like this film appear to foolishly do so because they find it ' cool ' ; much like the bonehead rappers who idolise tony montana in ' scarface ' . to make matters worse , the film also has mawkish lashings of sentimentalism towards the end . the crew had to have known how inferior this film was during production , i can imagine it was exhausting for them to complete the project with any conviction .
most of all , it has a star - making performance by yosuke kubozuka who , as sugihara , brings a combination of brash attitude and boyish charm , raw toughness and comic flair . after a decade of looking for its next yusaku matsuda , perhaps the japanese film industry has finally found him .
so far , so quite like the film . and many of the themes - the friendship between shrek and the donkey , and above all the princess remaining in her ugly , bewitched state because that is beautiful to shrek - are in the film , too . but the balance is different and the message has been subtly altered . steig aimed his book at young children , whose greatest need is for parental love to be unconditional ; it tells them that accepting yourself for what you are is of the utmost importance . shrek remains true to himself , and the hideous , warty princess does too .
one executive told me that he was quite upset that his teenagers had chosen to go to bonnie and clyde rather than with him to closely observed trains . he took it as a sign of lack of maturity . i think his kids made an honest choice , and not only because bonnie and clyde is a good movie , but because it is closer to us , it has some of the qualities of indirect involvement that made us care about movies .
gittings adds that
by the end of the interview and the end of the film , lessard makes a personal apology for any problems his actions may have caused .
( gittings , p . 218 ) this is one of the prime examples of alanis
fighting back
in her adult life .
an exhilirating opening - all freeze frames , slo - mo , jump cuts , cut - to - bangin ' techno - gets your attention . understandably , it proves impossible to sustain this level of intensity , though the rest of the film is far from post - orgasmic comedown , with moments of brilliance .
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nevertheless , kubozuka , the top teen heart - throb of japanese cinema in 2002 through his roles in laundry and ping pong , fills his role as sugihama with an affable punkish charm that is hard to resist . go ' s dramatic trajectory may be a fairly well travelled one , but in its stronger moments , such as the romantic interplay between kubozuka and shibasaki , it ' s undeniably affecting , and as such , one of the most outstandingly compelling and thought - provoking films of its year .
this is the semi - biographical tale of drug dealer george jung ( depp ) , who grew to be the largest distributor in the united states during the seventies and eighties . the film begins with george living the american dream amidst parents who find potential in excess , and he goes on to make a name for himself on a huge scale to appease them . the entire film feels like a psa against drug addiction and crime , easily digestible for any adverse youths who might stumble upon this while scrolling through cinemax . the ending especially , with its sad sack holier than thou approach , smelled rank of propaganda . depp gives a flat , meandering performance as jung , which only reaches its emotional plateau when his daughter is featured ( roberts ) . the film may be engaging , in the same was as
scarface
but there ' s none of the punch , or unapologetic violence . morality tales often aren ' t thrill rides , and in this case this one is down for maintenance .
alanis obomsawin is a woman of complexity . her native culture is rooted in the beauty of her early childhood on the odanak reserve and the fight against discrimination and injustice of her teenage years . as a young adult , she became a singer , educator and activist . her work with the national film board , though not without its challenges to a woman and aboriginal filmmaker , has allowed her to further her role , through film , as an educator and advocate for social change , thus living up to her name as a
pathfinder
. she is a fighter who resonates with compassion and an understanding of the imperfection that underscores what it means to be human :
but , as the shakespeare quote (
. . . a rose by any other name . . .
) that introduces the film reminds us , it ' s all about words , meanings and contexts . shugihara is telling the story of his love , a love that is intertwined with his very particular circumstances as an outsider .
everything about this movie impressed me . the script was lean and inventive , the direction stylish without being overblown , the acting top notch . even the shot - on - video cinematography looked great ( with the exception of one or two exterior shots that had a hint of video look to it , most everything else was
filmic
and artistic ) . i also appreciate any horror movie that can generate real tension and suspense from imagination and suggestion rather than relying on lame and lazy tricks that populate most horror movies ( if something as limp as urban legends can be called a horror movie ) . first rate film and i recommend to anyone who appreciates a thinking - man ' s horror film .
obomsawin calls film a ' place ' where native people can talk to each other about their losses , their memories of injustice , their desire to share what is good about their way of life , and with that sharing as viewers of her documentaries perhaps arrive at a better appreciation of how the dispossessed , dislocated , and disoriented try to come out of the abyss . this social realism is what makes obomsawin narratives potent and cathartic ; they are like the axiom which says one has to deal with the poison before a process of healing can begin . to her as director / producer / writer , film must attempt to transform people and society ; it must be an artifice of social reform .
the festival is known for its diverse film offerings : american independent , international cinema , documentaries , experimental and avant - garde , restored classics , the wisconsin’s own competition ( selections featuring wisconsin filmmakers , themes , or settings ) and children’s cinema : big screens , little folks . we strive to make films screened during the festival accessible for all audiences .
still , if those kids had chosen wild in the streets [ barry shear ' s 60s satire about a rock star who becomes us president ] over closely observed trains i would think that was a sound and honest choice , too , even though wild in the streets is in most ways a terrible picture . it connects with their lives in an immediate , even if a grossly frivolous , way , and if we don ' t go to movies for excitement , if , even as children , we accept the cultural standards of refined adults , if we have so little drive that we accept
good taste
, then we will probably never really begin to care about movies at all . we will become like those people who
may go to american movies sometimes to relax
but when they want
a little more
from a movie , are delighted by how colourful and artistic franco zeffirelli ' s the taming of the shrew is , just as a couple of decades ago they were impressed by the red shoes , made by powell and pressburger , the zeffirellis of their day .
pearl harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything . it all starts when childhood friends rafe and danny become army air corps pilots and meet evelyn , a navy nurse . rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know evelyn and rafe are hooking up . then rafe volunteers to go fight in britain and evelyn and danny get transferred to pearl harbor . while rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as
pearl harbor .
as far as biopics go , it ' s not the best , and suffers from the flaws that come with the territory , but , as far as entertaining drug movies ( anti - drug movies that hypocritically glamorize drugs can still be good ) that are also strong character studies go , this film is amazing . the energy is high , the sets , decor , costumes , hairstyles , and soundtrack are excellent , and the performances are mostly really good . it ' s a little hard to buy liotta as depp ' s dad , but it could be worse . depp is phenomenal , suplee is really pretty good , and reubens is just a riot . it seems a little contradictory that he made this about a decade after his infamous
crack
psa , but he does an awesome job here . i find it sadly ironic that this movie makes the lifestyle fun and glamorous , and that the ultimate message is that drugs are bad , but that the director died of cocaine related heart problems . i ' ll admit that this movie is a mess , but i really like it . there ' s a lot of good technique and other stuff on display here , and to me , that makes up for some of its issues . it initially comes off as scorsese light , but ultimately comes into its own eventually . plus , the movie has some hilarious moments and some really great lines . it gets really depressing really fast towards the end , but it ' s mostly a fun ride .
chihiro and her parents are moving to a small japanese town in the countryside , much to chihiro ' s dismay . on the way to their new home , chihiro ' s father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely one - lane road which dead - ends in front of a tunnel . her parents decide to stop the car and explore the area . they go through the tunnel and find an abandoned amusement park on the other side , with its own little town . when her parents see a restaurant with great - smelling food but no staff , they decide to eat and pay later . however , chihiro refuses to eat and decides to explore the theme park a bit more . she meets a boy named haku who tells her that chihiro and her parents are in danger , and they must leave immediately . she runs to the restaurant and finds that her parents have turned into pigs . in addition , the theme park turns out to be a town inhabited by demons , spirits , and evil gods . at the center of the town is a bathhouse where these creatures go to relax . the owner of the bathhouse . . .
from this film , obomsawin went on to create another important work , richard cardinal : cry from a diary of a métis child ( 1986 ) , a poignant look at the short life of a métis adolescent who committed suicide after having been shuffled in and out of 28 foster homes and institutions . alanis felt very strongly about what happened to richard , saying ,
i tell the kids to look at the loss that we have , what a poet he was . he ' s gone . it ' s too bad nobody realized , what happened , how he got there .
( steven , p . 182 ) the film also provided a penetrating look at the child welfare system in alberta at the time , and it brought about change . says alanis :
it is this combination of strength and courage to challenge intermingled with compassion that define her as a filmmaker of substance and integrity . similarly , alanis has never wanted to publicize her own challenges as an aboriginal woman filmmaker in the male world of film . rather than speak out on her personal struggles , her priority is to advocate for social change and to bring the voices of aboriginal peoples to the forefront :
one misty morning , liz dunn stumbles down the road to her school and screams for help . a police psychologist gets her to reveal her story : a month earlier : three rebellious teenagers - mike , frankie and geoff are trying to ditch the school field trip to wales . the school nerd martin helps them out by allowing them to stay in an old war bunker for the three days on the condition that his friend liz joins them . the teens go down , party and have great fun but martin doesn ' t return to let them out and they hope and pray that someone will find them . . .
since then , alanis has made several other films , including one on an addictions recovery center near edmonton , one on homeless people in montréal , and a film about a day care center in montréal — all about aboriginal institutions serving aboriginal people . then came the events at oka , and the series of films that evolved from behind - the - scenes film footage , including the arrest of one of the individuals involved in the stand - off and a personal look at one of the
warriors
, an iron worker who had worked on high rises in new york city . more recent films include is the crown at war with us ? ( 2002 ) , which depicts the violence and racial tension evident in the political events concerning the new brunswick fisheries near the mi ' kmaq community of esgenoopetitj ( burnt church ) .
obomsawin ' s films represent a corrective to the historical exclusion of native image in film , the vast majority of it has been created without the consent and most often without the control of the native person whose image is being taken and utilized in media . i really believe alanis is using a medium to provide a voice and a story for a lot of people who historically have not had that opportunity .
there is such rubbish on the cable movie channels that i hit a gem with this one . from beginning to end it had me gripped and deserves top marks . father of two sons hears messages from
god
to kill people who he is told are ' demons ' . when the opening credits showed the director as one of the cast that can often be a warning of a bad film ; exceptionally it is the reverse here as the drama is non - stop from beginning to end . and there is not one moment in the movie when one is not fully enthralled as there are no unnecessary or needless sub - plots , and the script is first class . all the actors give wholly convincing performances especially the lead child actor who is exceptional . this film is at least as good as the likes of ' silence of the lambs ' .
when my 14 year old brother was younger , he was very much into the goosebumps books that r . l . stine was cranking out at a very rapid pace . he still has probably 75 or more of them . anyways , being an avid horror fan , and knowing full well the books were geared towards kids , i still gave them a shot . i must say r . l . stine writes like kids are idiots , or they won ' t questions things . his stories are very obvious , predictable , and sometimes down right dumb . . . my little brother quickly out grew the books , but nonetheless , my mother still has them . i can honestly say there were a few i go in to . the haunted mask being one of them . anyway , here we have a made for video movie starring christopher lloyd . he truly is the stare of the film . i must say this one wasn ' t that bad . the story was silly , but still gave a creepy halloween vibe . . . a creepy vide at all , which is missing from most stine ' s stuff . i was very disappointed with the ending . . . however , it is in true stine fashion . my wife and i watched this with my daughter , who is very intelligent , and loves saying
scary
in a very deep , almost demonic voice . she did that a lot though this film . she is only 21 months old , but movies like halloween , are more her speed for some reason . anyway , she seemed to like this , and i found it to be a refreshing blend of scare and fun . . . . recommend for any audience . . . decent effects , very colorful , beautiful sets . . . . overall not a bad kids flick ! 8 out of 10 2006 update : my daughter is now 6 years old and still enjoyes watching this film around halloween . it is a tradition during that time of year .
alanis continues to work for the national film board and has also continued singing and visiting schools , prisons and communities . her best - known recording , bush lady , was released in 1988 . on a more personal note , she has raised her daughter , kisos , who is now in her thirties . she also does etchings , some of which she exhibits publicly from time to time , to help de - stress from the work of the day .
in 1965 , the canadian broadcasting corporation ( cbc ) made a documentary on her performances and her social activism for their telescope program , which brought her to the attention of two national film board producers , wolf koenig and bob verrall . they were working on a documentary on activists and invited her to consult on this and several other projects . by 1967 , she was working on her own projects , including multimedia educational kits for the manowan and l ' hawat tribes .
elizabeth receives her admission letter to harvard in october , before halloween . ( the party she and donnie have is a halloween party to celebrate her admission . ) however , harvard belongs to the universities that use the universal application and notification dates : applications have to be received by januay 1 and letters of acceptance ( or rejection ) are mailed on april 15 . to be coherent with harvard ' s system , the film would have to take place in april , not october .
as a promotional tool , the creators developed an elaborate internet game of discovery and problem solving , through hidden messages and puzzles in internet sites , telephone answering messages , e - mail accounts and clues in the film ' s trailers . the game , set in the world of a . i . involved websites registered in several countries around the world as well as telephone numbers from across the us , and a group of followers called
the cloudmakers
followed the puzzle , sharing information .
in the film adaptation , however - even with a u certificate - the love dynamic has been made romantic . shrek and the princess are both lovable to the outside world because their love for each other renders them beautiful . shrek is changed by his love : the implication as they slip away in the pumpkin coach is that he will be a cleaner , more socialised creature from now on . it is a message of social acceptance - not the narrow focus of parental acceptance that so often provides the glue for a picture - book story .
this hero , sugihara , simmers with the rage that comes from being different in a society that celebrates its homogeneity and defines membership by blood . though they may be the third generation of their families in japan and they may look , talk and act like the japanese around them , sugihara and his korean pals are still excluded , in ways subtle and not so subtle , from the mainstream . they are , the film notes in a funny , fast - paced , slickly edited opening sequence , more likely to end up in a police lineup than behind a company president’s desk .
obomsawin has said that the most important part of her making kahnesatake was that ' there had to be a document that came from us . . . that was crucial . ' less than an attempt to be the definitive voice , kahnesatake was a distinct voice , one among many , and one that , finally , would allow the people under siege and their compatriots to give their side of the story . going so far as to call the film ' s approach demagogic shows a lack of clear understanding of the uses to which obomsawin ' s subjective voice is put .