the ride is a documentary on professional bull riders .

it was produced by vice media and directed by meredith danluck , after originally being created for vbs.tv .

it premiered at the sxsw film festival in 2010 .

the ride ( 2010 film )

the ride is one of the official “spotlight premieres” at the 2010 sxsw film festival . for screening info , here .
ride the divide - a feature film about world ' s toughest mountain bike race .
so far , the best animated movie of 2010 . [ full review in spanish ]
on december 15 2010 , a group of friends set out for a day ' s mountain bike ride . 4 days later , a search and rescue team retrieved a helmet mounted video camera . last ride is the complete . . . see full summary »
for more information on how to visit the sxsw music and film festivals , march 12 – 25 , 2010 , austin , texas , u . s . a . , go to
for 2013 , simon starling invites you to take a ‘rollercoaster ride on invisible rails’ through histories and memories of tate britain’s famous duveen galleries with phantom ride .
there are no critic reviews yet for ride the divide . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
though it ' s a ridiculous ride , it offers the heightened pulse of a great race .
there are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about ride the divide !
never underestimate the power of a well - crafted film to make a difference .
crew : camera ( color , hd ) , jake burghart ; editor , lauren cynamon ; music , the weight . reviewed on dvd , houston , march 21 , 2010 . ( in sxsw film festival - - spotlight premieres . ) running time : 91 min .
undoubtedly dreamworks ' best film yet , and quite probably the best dragon movie ever made .
we are proud to announce , reveal the path , our follow up film to ride the divide . your incredible support has been inspiring to say the least . we’re beyond excited to be producing another heartfelt film about grand adventures by bike . production will start july 2011 . please visit reveal the path . | | urltoken
you ' ve got to give full marks for the look of the film . it looks absolutely great .
we ' re doing a variety of things to benefit livestrong with the release of this film .
on july 14 , 2016 , the comic - con schedule listed a panel on the maximum ride adaptation , referring to it now as a feature - length film rather than a webseries , but this panel was later cancelled . [ 7 ]
the ride takes us along the annual 300 - mile journey through the south dakota badlands , where young lakota sioux ride horseback and reflect upon the history of their ancestors , many of whom were massacred at wounded knee in 1890 . this intimate , stunningly photographed account captures the thoughts and emotions of the young riders and the guidance and wisdom of the adults .
the film was released on digital hd on august 30 , 2016 and on demand on sept 30 .
november 2015 saw the release of the highly anticipated ski movie streif : one hell of a ride . the film is about the legendary downhill run of the same name in kitzbühel , regarded as one of the toughest ski race courses on the planet . charting the bravery and determination of those who race the streif course , this ski film isn’t short of jaw - dropping crashes and showcases the courage and dedication required to compete at the highest level of downhill racing .
take a complete tour of hogwart ' s castle and a pov ride on harry potter and the forbidden journey at the wizarding world of harry potter located at islands of adventure at the universal orlando resort . i filmed the queue and castle with my video camera and used my sunglasses camera to film on the ride to avoid violating any park rules . it ' s a very dark on the ride , so my camera had a hard time picking up everything on the ride . filmed on june 30th , 2013 watch in hd ( 1080p ) for best quality . theme park videos from all of florida ' s theme parks on my channel : urltoken subscribe to my youtube channel : urltoken 2nd channel : urltoken twitter urltoken facebook urltoken
every season , with the development of new technology and the popularity of events such as the banff mountain film festival world tour , production budgets seem to be stretching further and further . all this allows some of the world’s top skiers and snowboarders to push themselves ( and their film crew ) to new extremes , all in the hope of producing the next big ski film .
the phantom ride was a genre of film popular in the very early days of cinema . a camera was fixed to a moving vehicle to simulate a journey for an immobile cinema audience . they sat pinned to their seats , white - knuckled for fear they might derail on the next precipitous bend . the train tracks or the road anticipated the trajectory of the ‘phantom’ vehicle . here though , the way has vanished . the highly precise and repeatable movements of the huge robotic arm on the similarly track - bound ‘motion control camera’ used to make this film facilitate a rollercoaster ride on invisible rails . the film’s soundtrack is the only remaining evidence of the camera’s week - long presence in the duveens – the audible contractions and expansions , the ascents , descents and contortions , of a very real machine . simon starling
to the deserts of the southwest pursuing glory and a paycheck in a winnebago . beyond the excitement and danger ( one rider died during production ) of the rodeos , the film follows these men—often boys , really—in the long stretches of boredom and discovery as they ride their motor home steeds across this great land . the exteriors alone , shot by director
paced with the bucolic ease of downing beers on a front porch at sunset ( the acronym of the professional bull riding circuit is conveniently pbr ) , the film is interspersed with shit - kicker action and road - life but follows many riders on through candid disappointment , injury , and even tragedy ( one rider died during production ) . after the jump , we have the official trailer for the ride , images , and thoughts from / film’s exclusive screening…
unstoppable is a pure thrill ride from beginning to end . well - staged action , strong performances and great direction make it one of the most exciting films of the year .
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 .
although the film was not well - received in a fangoria magazine review , the title
hard ride to hell
( which originated solely with the screenwriters ) was later taken by fangoria as the name for one their
fangoria eye scream
horror - themed ice cream products during 2011 ' s halloween season .
tron 3 , according to kosinski , would have been an invasion movie starring garrett hedlund’s sam flynn and olivia wilde’s quorra , who returned to the real world from the virtual one in the 2010 film . tron 3 had been in the works , but was never greenlit , and was shelved in 2015 following tomorrowland ’s disappointing release . an animated series , tron : uprising , aired for a single season in 2012 .
plus : a booklet featuring essays by critic godfrey cheshire and edward e . leslie , author of the devil knows how to ride : the true story of william clarke quantrill and his confederate raiders
this 72 - page report gives a digestible overview of the film , vod and television sectors in europe , covering 41 countries .
in 2010 , masters and two friends completed a 2 , 000 - mile ride along the continental divide trail . for the journey , they adopted some $ 125 mustangs from the bureau of land management to supplement their string of quarter horses . they were surprised to find the mustangs outperformed the domestic horses . intrigued , masters looked into the wild horse controversy and found a sad and complex situation : tens of thousands of unadopted wild horses and burros living in holding pens and pastures . wanting to inspire adoptions and raise awareness for the horses , the unbranded idea was born .
the ride revolves around the professional bull riding ( pbr ) circuit , a tour that includes 45 of the worlds top riders . the film is bookended with explosive competition footage brimming with hulking bulls , airborne riders , and high - wattage pyrotechnics . sandwiched in the middle is a journey across the back roads of america that reveals the rides cast of characters , each with genuine wit and that unmistakable cowboy aura .
unstoppable may be a predictable , unsubtle and clichéd variation of speed , but that doesn ' t stop it being the most exhilarating thriller of the year . strap yourselves in for one hell of a ride .
in many ways the film plays out like a bargain basement version of race with the devil with a group of ordinary folk in a winnebago being chased across country by a bunch of crazy satanists . obviously it pales in comparison to peter fonda’s film but director , penelope buitenhuis , does keep the…
interview : vice ' s jesse pearson on where the wild things are , spike jonze , and the future of vice films & vbs . tv – / film
has the promise of being a film that can satisfy both of their specific group desires at the same time . now , speaking as someone who has seen the movie , i am
nine lives ( 2005 ) - clip 4 of 14 / film starring robin penn , glenn glose , sissy spacek , etc .
the film certainly deserves to stand alongside such films as gallipoli ( 1981 ) , kokoda , the odd angry shot ( 1979 ) and breaker morant ( 1979 ) .
an award - winning feature film about the world ' s toughest mountain bike race , which traverses over 2700 miles along the continental divide in the rocky mountains . the film weaves the story of three characters ' experiences with immense mountain beauty and small - town culture as they attempt to pedal from banff , canada to a small , dusty crossing on the mexican border .
we felt that the interactions between the characters and how they live their lives gives the film this air of melancholy . did you at all pick up on that while you were filming ?
just over halfway through ang lee’s masterful civil war drama ride with the devil , the small group of men at the story’s center , young , southern - sympathizing bushwhackers fighting in divided missouri , meet up with other ragtag bands of rebels . …
last ride is a movie starring hugo weaving , tom russell , and anita hegh . a young boy travels across australia with his father , who ' s wanted by the law for committing a violent crime .
but the films that were actually inspiring to us for the ride were much more mainstream or indie films . slacker by richard linklater was a big influence for us ; the relationships between characters and how one character kind of goes into another one in a seamless way . a film like that or big fish . those were what we wound up referring to along the way and not necessarily a western .
hunter stephenson : hi jesse . vice has released a film issue that arrives during a very interesting , chaotic time for cinema , especially in the states . and spike jonze’s where the wild things are is an important film that i think signifies a steamy unification between two of the aughts’ biggest influential youth movements ; to the eye rolls of many on both sides : the geeks and the hipsters . and as such , it seems a great time for / film and vice to have a chat . since spike is the creative director at vice ‘s urltoken , what are your thoughts on his latest film in terms of its cultural relevance and do you agree with these notions ?
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
hard ride to hell is a cheap direct - to - video horror film that mainly gets by on its silly premise and the decent actors slumming it in roles way beneath their talents . the plot revolves around a group of friends on a road trip through texas who stumble upon a black magic biker gang . soon they are fighting for their lives as the cannibalistic devil worshippers work their insidious magic .
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a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a one - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . . . . see full summary »
i ' m actually getting ready for my next film which is being shot in siberia . i ' m trying to figure out what the hell you wear in siberia .
disney is considering booting the grid back up . that’s the word from the hollywood reporter , which broke the news that the company was considering resurrecting the franchise for another outing , with suicide squad star jared leto eyed for the lead role . this is at a very early stage , thr cautions . no writers or directors have been attached , although tron : legacy ’s producer , justin springer , will reportedly produce the film along with leto ( if he ends up starring in the film ) .
a documentary that revolves around the professional bull riding ( pbr ) circuit , a tour that includes 45 of the world ' s top riders . the film is bookended with explosive competition footage . . . see full summary »
at least twice during “ the ride , ” documaker meredith danluck’s behind - the - scenes look at competitors , entertainers and other participants on the professional bull riders circuit , announcers warn cheering crowds : “this is not a rodeo ! ” no bull : the man - vs . - beast matchups depicted here appear to be , quite literally , death - defying encounters — for the riders , if not the bucking bulls — and even auds who neither know nor care anything about the sport will be enthralled . outside the arenas , however , pic often dawdles as danluck spends too much time with some subjects , not enough with others . a shorter “ride” could work on cable and homevid .
i believe audiences will enjoy
north face .
i did . but there ' s too much baggage along for the ride . it involves not only luise but also the nazis . a love story is not needed here , particularly when the reputed lovers got along perfectly well apart for 10 years . and as for the nazis , must every german film set in the ' 30s involve nazism ? do you climb a mountain for hitler , and think about him all the way up ? not these climbers . they don ' t give a damn about hitler .
the uk represents a massive 21 % of the european tv market 1 , 203 tv channels out of 3 , 005 in the eu ( 28 ) are based in the uk the uk is the second largest exporter ( after france ) of film titles exported to other eu28 countries for projection in cinemas and broadcast on tv .
if the film had stayed there , it might have been devastatingly good . it ' s powerful enough as it is . but consider the 2004 film
touching the void ,
about a climber who broke his leg , driving a bone through a knee socket and later fell into an ice crevice and agonizingly , unbelievably , made his way alone back down the mountain . that semi - documentary by kevin macdonald showed only the two climbers . that was more than enough .
just watched it for the sake of the great miguel ferrer who unfortunately passed away recently . this mess of a film takes a couple of cliches , mashes tham together and serve it quite amateurish to the audience . at least you know what to expect .
two train operators must stop a runaway train . the opening credits claim that this film is based on a true story , but there are moments that are so implausible that i thought tony scott was pulling a coen brothers ' fargo on me . real or not , the film is exciting and fun and perfect for all of scott ' s gimmicks - - his ever - moving camera , quick cuts , big ( unrealistic ) explosions , hyper - masculine dialogue . it ' s all predictable but enjoyable , much like 1994 ' s speed . overall , this film is unsubstantial fun .
at least twice during
the ride ,
documaker meredith danluck ' s behind - the - scenes look at competitors , entertainers and other participants on the professional bull riders circuit , announcers warn cheering crowds :
this is not a rodeo !
no bull : the man - vs . - beast matchups depicted here appear to be , quite literally , death - defying encounters - - for the riders , if not the bucking bulls - - and even auds who neither know nor care anything about the sport will be enthralled . outside the arenas , however , pic often dawdles as danluck spends too much time with some subjects , not enough with others . a shorter
ride
could work on cable and homevid .
i started in spring of 2008 . and we finished it . . . what is finished when you talk about a film ? i guess we finished it a few months ago .
anchor bay ' s new thriller
frozen
to be released february of 2010 . synopsis from urltoken a typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run . as the ski patrol switches off the night lights , they realize with growing panic that theyve been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down . with the resort closed until the following weekend and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in , the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death . once they make theirmove , they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold . as they combat unexpected obstacles , they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die . i do not own any rights to this film . etc enjoy !
at least twice during “the ride , ” documaker meredith danluck’s behind - the - scenes look at competitors , entertainers and other participants on the professional bull riders circuit , announcers warn cheering crowds : “this is not a rodeo ! ” no bull : the man - vs . - beast matchups depicted here appear to be , quite literally , death - defying encounters — for the riders , if not the bucking bulls [ … ]
this nineties snowboard film captures its time period perfectly . the soundtrack has some great indie tunes by the likes of placebo , feeder and the stone roses to go along with the portrayal of the huge hype surrounding snowboarding at the time – although in the clip below it ' s all about the jazz flute . the story is simple : a group of pro riders , including k2 poster boy travis parker , sets off in a bus around the us to hit the best powder and jumps in the country .
a native texan , masters graduated from texas a & m with a degree in wildlife biology . during college , he attended classes in the spring , led horseback rides in yellowstone during the summer , guided pack trips in the fall , and managed the jacalon ranch in south texas over the winter . masters is the main author of the book unbranded . since the unbranded ride , he has made numerous wildlife and conservation films . to see more of his work visit urltoken or follow @ bencmasters .
critics have called it
open water on a ski lift
and
jaws in the snow .
it remains perhaps the most intense and terrifying film of 2010 : as sunday evening falls , three snowboarding friends decide to take one last run down the slope . halfway up the mountain , their chair lift stops , the lights go out , and the resort closes for the week . they are stranded , but the worst is still to come . a storm is approaching . frostbite is setting in . and on the ground below them , a pack of hungry wolves have gathered to wait . kevin zegers ( dawn of the dead , wrong turn ) , shawn ashmore ( x - men , the ruins ) , and emma bell star in the relentlessly chilling thriller from writer / director adam green ( hatchet ) that harry knowles of ain ' t it cool news hails as
a vicious , scary and horrifying experience . . . frozen is a howling good time !
the first zaz film was the kentucky fried movie , which they only fell back on when they couldn ' t get airplane ! financed . and since they didn ' t know the first thing about film - making , they hired a then - unknown young director called john landis to direct it ; landis would go on to become a colossus of the 80s and 90s , the maker of the blues brothers , an american werewolf in london and the thriller music video . kentucky fried , a wholesale transfer to film of their stage spoofs of tv ads and bad dramas , included , in its 20 - minute chop - socky spoof a fistful of yen , the germ of airplane ! . although they liked landis , says david , they wanted their suggestions adhered to
100 % of the time – not just 89 %
.
the hollywood reporter ’ s sources say that this potential new film won’t be a direct sequel to tron : legacy . instead , it will be “built out of the source code of the deleted tron 3 script , ” with leto playing a character from that screenplay named ares .
there is this guy who is doing the world ' s largest artwork , in a shaman village in siberia , and we ' re going to film him . it ' s going to be a drawing on a frozen lake the size of paris .
let’s switch it up . i’m curious to know what you consider your top three favorite films . can you tell me a little about why you consider each film to be superlative and the personal appeal they have for you ?
short but spectacular nonetheless , this ski film is a visually stunning work of art . shot in the deep powder of the esplanade range , canada , at night , it captures skiers weaving through a blend of colours and lights , accompanied by poetic narration . the crew used eight 4 , 000 - watt lights to illuminate the mountain and filmed for over six weeks to create the perfect edit . plus the futuristic led jackets they wear in some of the scenes would make any style - savvy skier jealous . the full film was made in association with electronics company philips as part of an advertising campaign to support its new ambilight tv .
cauldron was meant to be grand , a generation - defining work of animation . it was the first disney feature filmed in 70mm widescreen since sleeping beauty . it boasted 6 - track dolby sound and the first computer animation ever in a disney film . the company even planned for the cauldron - born sequence to include a special holographic sequence that would bring the deathless swordsmen into the theater .
the black cauldron would change all that . in an era of dungeons and dragons and the face - melting action of raiders of the lost ark , a darker , swords - and - sorcery epic seemed like a gamble worth taking . hale plucked one of the series ' minor villains , the horned king , to be the big bad of his movie . and he made the film ' s action centerpiece the gruesome transformation of dead warriors into the zombie - like cauldron - born .
a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a one - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . pursed by the devil worshiping biker gang responsible , they hole up in an abandoned church near the border , only to discover that they are pawns in a decades - old battle between good and evil .
a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a one - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . pursued by the devil worshiping biker gang responsible , they hole up in an abandoned church near the border , only to discover that they are pawns in a decades - old battle between good and evil .
a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a on - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . pursued by the devil worshiping biker gang responsible , they hole up in an abandoned church near the border , only to discover that they are pawns in a decades - old battle between good and evil .
due date is a movie starring robert downey jr . , zach galifianakis , and michelle monaghan . high - strung father - to - be peter highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor ethan tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child ' s birth on time .
this movie adapts the angel experiment only up to the flock ' s escape from the school .
it wouldn ' t be a ski movie list without a warren miller film . the legendary miller started out narrating his own home movies , and went on to make 750 sports films during his directing career . after over 50 years of making ski movies , warren miller films are still being made today despite him not being directly involved . many moods of skiing is one of his early classics , released in 1961 . the film follows three skiers as they hit the slopes of four different countries , and was ground - breaking as one of the first ski movies to be shot around the world in one feature .
a documentary that revolves around the professional bull riding ( pbr ) circuit , a tour that includes 45 of the world ' s top riders . the film is bookended with explosive competition footage brimming with hulking bulls , airborne riders , and high - wattage pyrotechnics . sandwiched in the middle is a journey across the back roads of america that reveals the cast of characters , each with genuine wit and that unmistakable cowboy aura .
one of the first ever professional ski movies features american ski legends glen plake ( check out the first outing of the american ' s crazy mohican ! ) , mike hattrup and scot schmidt , in undeniably retro outfits , with an undeniably eighties soundtrack . all three skiers are the inspiration for many pros on the scene today , and this rockumentary - style film sees them tear up the mountain . made in 1988 by the pioneering director greg stump , it really marked the start of freeride skiing .
there are uncomfortable moments , but those were also some of the most interesting moments in the film , at least to us . the duality of rocky and shorty and their take on living in border towns was interesting . shorty takes the stance of ,
this is our country and we don ' t want people crossing over the border ,
and there ' s some derogatory terms used , and then rocky is the opposite and wants to help the immigrants .
sure . with wtwta , i don’t recall another film that vice has supported this much . however , last year vice films released heavy metal in baghdad , which saw one of the company’s co - founders , suroosh alvi , interviewing a civilian rock band over there for several years and encountering numerous realizations along the way . that film is my fave about the u . s . occupation of iraq thus far—it’s an incredibly intimate look at life outside the green zone . it was also one of my top 10 films of 2008 . as one of the senior dudes at vice , what is the future of vice films ? i know that you’re releasing white lightnin’ next…
as the nhs turns 70 , the university of hertfordshire reflects on the benefits its successful , collaborative relationship have brought to both the university and the nhs . . . .
the much - anticipated film about british ski jumper eddie “the eagle” edwards and his hapless turn at the 1988 winter olympics burst onto cinema screens in march 2016 . starring taron egerton as eddie and hugh jackman as his coach , the feature - length underdog tale left us believing that maybe , just maybe , anything is possible if you put your mind to it . . .
scott sanders ' s uproarious blaxploitation spoof , just released in the uk , shows how the zuckers ' legacy keeps on giving . those airplane ! scenes in which the superfly dialogue of two black men is treated to subtitles ( and later translated by an old white woman ) touched on taboos film - makers today are applauded for even approaching .
people outside of texas have this idea of how people behave in texas and the bull riding circuit is a different beast from that , but it is of the same species . when we think about growing up , some of those impressions of what a cowboy is were drawn from songs , country songs and also western films . were there any specific songs or movies that inspired you to make the ride or informed your views on what a cowboy should be ?
ari and the erasers corner max , only for the flock to arrive with the bomb . max leaps out of the way and escapes safely .
inspired by true events , healing is a story of redemption , the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit - in the most unlikely place for the most unlikely men .
a charming , likeable animated story concerning an insecure boy ( voiced by jay baruchel ) who forms an unlikely friendship with a dragon named toothless after being tasked with capturing one as the last step to becoming a man . the thing that makes this movie so special is its fearlessness and willingness to take big risks that do not fall into the cookie - cutter norm that we have come to accept with some animated films . because of this , it possesses a degree of unpredictability which proves to be original and much more enjoyable . the voice acting is terrific , and the action scenes are fun and the film ' s versatility to all age ranges cannot go unnoticed . this is a stellar , near - perfect film .
no it wasn ' t that surprising . you go into these things really open and we had an idea of who was who , and who was charismatic , who we wanted to film and why we wanted to film them , and apart from that we didn ' t really have any expectations or any agenda of what we were going to get or not get or try to get or whatever . i wouldn ' t say i was surprised , because i didn ' t really have any expectations .
some things just happened incidentally . our title cards for the ride are almost exactly like the title cards in the wild bunch but we didn ' t do that on purpose . it was just one of those things where jake burghart , who was also the cinematographer , designed the title cards and then afterward we realized ,
oh my god , it ' s exactly like the wild bunch ! that ' s so cool !
one of the most bad ass western of all time and here it looks like we ' re really smart making this reference . it was actually just one of those accidental , subconscious influences .
using video , film , photography , slide projection and sculpture , simon starling reworks existing objects and architectural spaces , adding layers to their histories to create compelling poetic narratives . his works often use historical or geological research as a point of departure , and explore the origins of materials and the processes which transform them into functional objects .
the tef award is the government’s assessment of teaching excellence in higher education ; ranking institutions as bronze , silver or gold . the gold award recognises the outstanding teaching at the university of hertfordshire .
kosinski noted that at the time he was shooting legacy , disney had yet to pick up marvel or lucasfilm . owning those huge properties would likely mean that any sort of re - reboot of the tron story would come up against a high bar , given the box office success of those properties . that said , tron : legacy did a decent job of picking up from a film that was almost three decades old . kosinski’s plans for a sequel “invasion” movie makes perfect sense given what legacy established about programs coming to the real world , and it would be interesting to see just what “source code” this potential third film could draw from , and what role this new character would play in it .
riveting and visionary tale that gives new life to dreamworks animation skg . how to train your dragon has crisp animation and a compelling story , which helps justify this film to be ranked one of the top animated films for dreamworks ( as well as top animated films of all time ) . 4 . 5 / 5
the self - proclaimed
best ski movie ever
does its best to live up to its own humorously arrogant assessment . it’s the last feature length film to star canadian skiing icon shane mcconkey before he died in a basejump ski accident in 2009 . the pioneer of modern freeride skis ( he strapped water - skis to his feet to tackle the deep powder ) , he was able to adapt to both freestyle and freeride skiing scenes with ease . a scene set to the final countdown sucks you into the high octane spirit of the movie , when all the riders fist pump after landing incredible drops .
welcome to the nominations page for the 2018 school of life and medical sciences dean’s awards . the dean’s awards were inaugurated in 2017 to recognise the exce . . .
what do you think of when someone says the word
cowboy ?
for us , we imagine leathered faces , dirty hands , saddles and the open range , but there is a different kind of cowboy that exists in america : the professional bull rider—daredevils who put their neck on the line , literally , every night , entertaining crowds of eager fans with their feats of bravery , tempered with what we would consider insanity . in her newest film ,
the norwegian tourist board must have had huge grins when this film was released ; it brilliantly captures the beautiful landscapes and expansive freeriding in norway . it also showcases the immense amount of talent scandinavia has when it comes to alpine snow sports – as well as american freestyle skier tom wallisch and snowboard legend terje håkonsen . a guest appearance by world cup ski race star aksel lund svindal freeriding in deep powder instead of bullet - proof ice race tracks is one of the big highlights .
gritty australian bio - pic about one of the unsung heroes of the first world war .
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of international women’s day and 2018 the year of engineering , over 100 young women were given the opportunity to delve into the world of engineering . . .
getting all the actors on board took some persuasion : there was peter graves of mission : impossible , who plays captain oveur ; nielsen , the star of forbidden planet , who plays dr rumack ; lloyd bridges of sea hunt , the man in the tower ; and the stony , growly robert stack of written on the wind and the untouchables , playing rex kramer , the man who talks the aircraft down .
i look at wtwta as a possible gateway film—this weekend’s box office , willing—in that it looks to kick start a time when original , mainstream films from visionary artists are more acceptable and accepted by studios . michel gondry’s the green hornet and david gordon green’s your highness are further examples . such cultural movements in cinema are said to be cyclic , the ’70s being a primary example . what do you think ?
i hate lists . that question was a trick . in the film issue , you once again interview david lynch , who , it must be said is a fellow practioner of transcendental meditation . you’re obviously a fan of his work . here’s a hypothetical for fun : what does a where the wild things are directed by lynch look and play like in your head ? how would it compare to jonze’s ?
it wasn ' t like i saw a bunch of westerns and then decided to do this . it was kind of the opposite . we went to a professional bull riders ( pbr ) event and it was like ,
oh my god , this would be such a good film .
and then we watched some sam peckinpah movies and clint eastwood movies . during the course of our filming we learned so much about music just from the cowboys .
the earl of wessex kg gcvo , trustee of the duke of edinburgh award , visited the university of hertfordshire on tuesday 26 june to view displays and demonstrations showcasing the diverse . . .
granted , i don’t want you to get the wrong idea here – hard ride to hell is not , by any means , a remake of or trying to cash in on rwtd – but the filmmakers did obviously take some of the storyline and make it their own , and i don’t hate them for that – in fact , i applaud them . there’s a great story in there that goes back decades and the way it all culminates in modern times in the final showdown is pretty damned well done . plus , they put their own little spin on immortality and what the vampirish demons have to do to stay that way that i really dug into , and it left me wanting to know more and see more – always a great sign .
what i really like about vice ‘s film issue , and vice in general , is that you guys don’t apologize or offer elitist standpoints for featuring directors therein like werner herzog , gaspar noé , jonze , and david lynch . they aren’t presented as under - appreciated per usual or working beneath an “indie shield . ” these are simply smart guys who represent the best today’s cinema has to offer , and they are filmmakers everyone should know about . as an editor who works in culture , is this something you gave thought to or have started to ? and do you feel a responsibility , because i definitely do , to tip the spotlight away from the hacks and on to guys ( and women ) who make cool fucking movies—not just for art and film school kids but essentially for everyone ?
who risk life and limb to keep the spirit of the american cowboy alive in our times .
the boys found themselves in los angeles in the 1970s and by 1975 were running their own sketch - revue show , the cultish kentucky fried theatre .
the pace you see in airplane ! developed through the live theatre show ,
jerry says .
we weren ' t really actors , just performers , so we were cheaper . we didn ' t even have the ability to make characters . all we could do was write jokes and act them out . we literally couldn ' t stand being on stage and not getting a laugh . a lot of people said their jaws ached after the show – and we wanted to get that on to film .
jesse pearson : i’m looking forward to hearing more about your highness , and it’s interesting that gondry is doing hornet . but to my thinking , the closest recent parallel to that ’70s era you’re talking about would be there will be blood . i read your review of it , so i am assuming that you agree . [ me : definitely . ] that film , to me , is on the same scale as some of those big , heavy ’70s motherfuckers like the deerhunter .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
last words : with a little more money in the budget and another polish or two on the script , this could have easily been one of my favorite movies so far this year . as it stands now though , i’m still not complaining at all . with equal parts race with the devil and rosemary’s baby ( and call me crazy , but i could swear there was more than one nod to warlock : the armageddon thrown in there ) making for a great story , ferrer in top form , isabelle looking her hot self as always , and a nice little spin on the “keeping your immortality by feasting on humans” story , there’s more than enough here for genre fans to get their geek on with , and i highly recommend you take the hard ride to hell as soon as possible !
from the early days of film , america turned to the cowboy , that stoic dust - covered hero in leather and denim , to create a origin myth about ourselves , to define ourselves as we trotted out of our isolationist past into a global future . now that bronco - ridin’ figure , so much as he ever existed in true life , is in his sunset years—the movie theaters are no longer filled with blackhats and buckaroos and those factory - bred cattle no longer need much rustlin’ . but
a young scientist arrives to a small fishing town to fight against the creature living under the water .
what’s interesting about the ride is how the pbr circuit seems to have cultivated a self - sustaining culture and business that—perhaps not dissimilarly to vice —empowers and endorses an image - and ideal - conscious lifestyle . yet the pbr lifestyle and business cannily and protectively harkens back to a rural , romanticized past . one of the doc’s more memorable scenes is when a stretch - limo customized with lambo - doors and blacked out lights chugs into a dirt - clomped arena and cocksure riders , competing for millions of dollars , exit in cowboy hats to fanfare . what might read like a scene of condescending americana for some reason plays lighter and less irritating than , say , a comparably flamboyant entrance involving skateboarders on espn .
the movie shares the novels ' distrust of glory won in battle , and makes the peril taran and his friends face feel very real . the three witches who guard the cauldron are as creepily funny as they are in the books . and despite the cuts that removed its goriest details , the cauldron - born sequence is still a glorious outlier in the disney canon—loud , gross , and delightfully scary , with dramatic gouts of green flame and melting fiery skulls .
marks the welcome return of the epic war movie , in this post - gallipoli true life story of heroism , mateship , and the consequence of warfare .
a great deal of the books ' power comes from the development of assistant pig - keeper taran from callow youth to reluctant hero to lost soul to , in the end of the series , wise leader of men . but at the time disney opposed sequels , so the full , five - volume epic was merely grist for the disney mill : joe hale plucked story elements from the first two books and discarded the rest . even before it flopped , the black cauldron would always be the only prydain movie ; that it fumbled such terrific material just made it worse .
in 1985 , a single movie almost killed disney animation . with an announced budget of $ 25 million—later accounts place it closer to $ 40 million— the black cauldron was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made . based on lloyd alexander ' s fantasy series the chronicles of prydain , cauldron ' s scary villain and dark themes earned it disney animation ' s first - ever pg rating . in its opening weekend it made only $ 4 million at the box office , good for fourth place—behind an e . t . re - release , the month - old back to the future , and , at no . 1 , national lampoon ' s european vacation . its final domestic gross was just over $ 21 million .
hearing their perspectives is interesting . shorty is annoyed with it . he is annoyed that he has to deal with these guys coming on his property , and that his wife has to have a loaded gun . it ' s threatening and i can imagine feeling the same way and i can also imagine feeling bad for these guys . i can keep those perspectives crystal clear . it ' s a very complex issue . it ' s also not a new issue , you know going back to sam peckinpah , the american - mexican relationship is part of the western identity . the issue of immigration and the border and the american dream just cropped up throughout the film . even at the end , when the brazilian bull rider wins , that ' s another part of it . this national identity of the cowboy is actually steeped in these other foreign identities and the american dream , which involves not just americans , but also people coming to this country to achieve something .
the duveen sculpture galleries opened to the public in 1937 . stretching over 300 feet , the two long galleries with high , barrel - vaulted ceilings were the first public galleries in england designed specifically for the display of sculpture . they were founded by sir joseph duveen and designed by the architects romanie - walker and gilbert jenkins .
she was right . this badly behaved schoolkid would go on to reinvent us screen comedy with a movie called airplane ! , which he co - directed and co - wrote . today , speaking in manhattan , david is feeling a little rough . he was out the night before , it turns out , celebrating the film ' s 30th anniversary with the movie ' s co - creators , his younger brother jerry and their lifelong friend jim abrahams .
i just couldn ' t get out of bed this morning ,
he says .
this is a fascinating insight into the life of a world cup alpine ski racer . lindsey vonn is the most successful woman in the history of skiing and is still competing at a top level in the speed events . this documentary follows how she overcomes the many challenges of recovering from a serious knee injury before the sochi 2014 olympics . it reveals the complex sports science and psychological battles that go into maintaining a position at the top .
has every chance of joining the ranks of gallipoli and breaker morant . it may even contribute to future generations ' understanding of the australian experience in the great war .


the saint meets the tiger is the title of a crime thriller produced by the british unit of rko pictures , produced in 1941 but not released until 1943 .

this was to be the last of the eight films in rko 's film series about the saint after his the saint 's vacation ( 1941 ) , hugh sinclair makes his second ( and final ) appearance as templar in this adventure , which sees templar investigating a dead body left on his doorstep .

this leads him to a quiet seaside village in cornwall where he pursues a mysterious villain known as the tiger .

co-starring in the film is jean gillie as templar 's love interest , patricia holm .

although this character made many appearances in the book series , this is to date the only film in which she appears .

the character next appears on screen portrayed by eliza dushku in an unbroadcast pilot for a saint tv series produced in the 2010s .

because of a dispute between rko and the saint 's creator , leslie charteris , the film was put on hold after shooting finished in june 1941 .

the reason for the dispute was that rko was about to release the gay falcon in october 1941 , the first film in their new the falcon series , and leslie charteris felt that the falcon was nothing but a copy of the saint , enhanced by the fact that george sanders played the falcon .

he was the most established face of the saint , after having played the character in five of the previous films , whereof the last had been released earlier the same year .

rko eventually sold the us distribution rights to republic pictures , while its british arm handled the uk distribution as planned , and the film was released in both countries in 1943 .

the saint meets the tiger is an adaptation of charteris ' first saint novel , meet - the tiger ! , and was the last saint novel adapted by the rko series .

in a sense it was also the last film in the rko series , as the final film , the saint 's return did not come until ten years later and was produced and distributed in the uk by british hammer films , while rko only handled the us distribution .

the saint meets the tiger

the saint meets the tiger ( 1943 ) directed by paul l . stein • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
meet the tiger
( later retitled
the saint meets the tiger
) published in 1928 , was leslie charteris ' s first book in the saint saga ( even though hodder & stoughton later . . .
the saint meets the tiger [ dvd ] : urltoken hugh sinclair , jean gille , gordon mcleod , paul l . stein : dvd & blu - ray
the saint : five complete novels : the man who was clever , the lawless lady , the saint closes the case , the avenging saint , the saint vs . scotland yard
when a crook develops a conscience and tries to expose his cohorts , they murder him at templar ' s doorstep in the saint meets the tiger . the saint trails the mystery to a remote english village where small - town manners cover up a hotbed of intrigue and a bloodthirsty band of gold smugglers .
the last words uttered by by a conscience - stricken crook dying on the saint ' s doorstep lead the detective in pursuit of gold smugglers and the master crook known as the tiger .
the saint meets the tiger
was the first of the saint books , but appeared rather late in the series of movies . the saint is following the trail of a million pounds sterling of gold stolen from a bristol bank by a gang headed by
the tiger
, a criminal mastermind . hugh sinclair , who doesn ' t much look the part initially , grows on you as the saint with his witty and confident performance . his sidekick , horace , has been transformed from a rough retired seaman to a dapper butler . the story isn ' t , of course , exactly the plot of the book , but it is close enough to give you fond reminiscences of the book . the cast is very similar in most respects to the main characters in the book . one of the main differences is that the identity of the tiger is revealed quite early in the movie , and that revelation is virtually the last event in the book . some of the action scenes are a bit simplistic , to the point of virtually being bungled . yet the charm of the dialog and the heroes overcomes those deficiencies . if you like these classic old mysteries , you can do a lot worse than
the saint meets the tiger
.
the saint meets the tiger : urltoken hugh sinclair stars as simon templar in this thrilling double feature of the saint . in the saint ' s vacation , templar is puzzled by an innocent - looking music box . surrounding it is a legacy of robbery , torture and murder . as the saint explores sinister places in the dead of night , he learns the box contains the key to a valuable code sought by ruthless thieves . when a crook develops a conscience and tries to expose his cohorts , they murder him at templar ' s doorstep in the saint meets the tiger . the saint trails the mystery to a remote english village where small - town manners cover up a hotbed of intrigue and a bloodthirsty band of gold smugglers . - - - - - - 1 , 000 + rare films , tv movies , and series on dvd direct from the studio . urltoken
when a man is killed on his doorstep and he is suspected of the crime , the saint swings into action against a gold - smuggling gang and their ruthless leader - the tiger .
simon templar contre le saint ( simon templar vs . the saint ) ( the art of alibi ) ( lsdm # 72 )
ldp 5501 . le saint se fache ( 1981 ) ( the saint gets angry ) ( the saint in trouble ) ( by graham weaver , john kruse & terence feely ) .
livre de poche originals : ldp 5045 . le saint et le collier des hapsbourg ( 1977 ) ( the saint and the hapsburg necklace ) ( by christopher short ) . ldp 5362 . le saint et les faussaires ( 1980 ) ( the saint and the forgers ) ( catch the saint ) ( by fleming lee & norman worker ) .
( the saint fights nazi scientist anton morgan and his wife greta to prevent the release of the deadly virus 13 . the saint eventually kills anton but greta escapes with the money . )
the best saint yet late in the day having seen all of the others . but hugh sinclair is far more like the saint in the early books . than any of others . better film the others too .
emily ( the doodlebug ) ( also published in mystère magazine no . 40 , 1951 , under the title le saint a le filon ( the saint finds the gold ) . )
ldp 5456 . le saint à la télévision ( 1980 ) ( the saint on tv ) ( by fleming lee & john kruse ) .
simon templar , the saint , travels to san francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department .
while on vacation , the saint discovers a much - sought - after music box .
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leslie charteris & apos ; third book , and the first to star the saint . he refused to allow reprints after 1981 . the world met the tiger in june 1928 , in the third novel by leslie charteris . the story introduced an athletic 27 - year old , simon templar , who lived in a converted devon pill - box with his manservant orace . partly because of his initials , he had acquired the nickname saint some eight years earlier , although we have never known how . simon meets a local ward of court , patricia holm , and falls in love . he later meets the eponymous tiger and also detective inspector carn , who is on the trail of a missing million dollars . needless to say , the saint beards the tiger in his den and appropriates the loot for a 20 % reward . in 1980 leslie wrote a new introduction for the charter edition . in it , he wrote
i can see so much wrong with it that i am humbly astonished that it got published at all
. he never allowed it to be republished after this . therefore there is a finite number of copies of this scarce book .
thakkar , tiger . cedars , s . r . ed .
fifth business summary
. gradesaver , 29 july 2014 web .
watched
the saint meets the tiger
first since it was based on the first book of the series . i really liked the complexity of the story , things get really twisted up till the end when the saint cuts through the tangled strands to explain everything . the second film in the set -
the saint ' s vacation
is a more of a hid & seek sort of story with a mysterious non - musical music box being hunted by various parties , with the saint trying to keep it out of their hands long enough to figure out what makes it valuable enough to kill . this was a bit shorter movie - coming in about an hour long . i enjoyed both films and am happy i added this set to my collection . the dvd - r worked fine and the quality of both films was more than adequate given the age of the source material .
and although the main character ' s name was simon templar , the
saint
was never mentioned .
in 1941 , george sanders left the role simon templar in the saint series and was replaced by hugh sinclair . the contrasts between sanders and sinclair is pretty striking . for sanders , the saint was an early highlight of a career that would see him earn parts in a pictures and even earn an academy award . for sinclair , this was as good as it got . sinclair just didn ' t have the presence that sanders did , and so both of his saint films were below sanders best stories . though both films were better than sanders subpar the saint ' s double trouble . the saint ' s vacation ( 1941 ) is the better of the two films and truthfully above average when compared to most 1940s b detective features . the saint is on vacation and gets involved in international intrigue over a music box which serves as the stories macguffin . it ' s not an original idea , but the execution of it in this film is pretty enjoyable . the end is somewhat frustrating and drawn out particularly since we never get to find out what exactly the hubbub was about other than that it was a macguff . the saint meets the tiger ( 1943 ) is based on the first saint novel and finds the saint on the trail of international gold smugglers . most of the movie is a little boring and hard to follow , so it ' s a bit below average . however , at the end of the movie , a madcap scene where the saint ' s sidekick and girlfriend are knocking people out aboard a ship really livens things up . so in short , the two films are almost mere images of each other . the saint ' s vacation is an above average film that ' s pretty interesting in the beginning but is bogged down by a slow ending . the saint meets the tiger is a below average film that ' s propped up by an ending that ' s a lot more fun than the film itself . overall , i ' d give the dvd 3 . 0 out of 5 . 0 and recommend it only for saint completists at its retail price .
at last i managed to get the last book in ` the saint ' collection within breaking the bank . great find , thrilled
once you get past the idea of the saint having a moustache , the films are a pleasure . i enjoyed the clever way the original stories are re - scripted for the screen .
although not the first screen appearance of simon templar , this film is based on the very first saint novel .
a man murdered at the saint ' s doorstep manages to utter a few words to simon templar before he dies , sending him off to the quaint resort village of baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind ' the tiger ' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country .
a superb introduction to the saint in north devon . although leslie charteris was rather critical of his first saint adventure , there is plenty of action and the true identity of . . .
1 .
beauty scam
( the saint defeats a beauty institute scam in hollywood . )
the saint returns to london and with the help of an american pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring .
i like all the saint ' s characters no matter the actor . these two films are two of my favorites .
it ' s a shame hugh sinclair didn ' t continue as the saint because he makes a decent fist of it in this and the preceeding movie ' the saint ' s vacation ' . here he ' s battling gold smugglers on the english coast in the penultimate film in the series . louis hayward ( who began the series with the saint in new york ) was to return for the final movie . . .
one of the two saint films that rko made in britain , the saint ' s vacation is a brisk little tale in which the eponymous hero ( hugh sinclair ) successfully smuggles a box out of an . . .
a man murdered at the saint ' s doorstep manages to utter a few words to simon templar before he dies , sending him off to the quaint resort village of baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind ' the tiger ' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country . written by doug sederberg
unpublished : the saint returns ( by fleming lee , d . r . motton , leigh vance and john kruse ) ( except that one of its two stories , the gadget lovers , translated by m . michel - tyl , was published in le saint detective magazine nos . 151 - 152 ) the saint and the fiction makers ( by fleming lee and john kruse ) the saint abroad ( by fleming lee and michael pertwee ) the saint in pursuit ( by fleming lee and leslie charteris ) ( arguably , since an earlier french version was published as fayard no . 64 ) the saint and the people importers ( by fleming lee and leslie charteris ) send for the saint ( by peter bloxsom , john kruse and donald james ) the saint and the templar treasure ( by graham weaver and donne avenell ) count on the saint ( by graham weaver and donne avenell ) salvage for the saint ( by peter bloxsom and john kruse ) capture the saint ( by burl barer ) movie novelization : le saint ( the saint ) ( by burl barer ) ( flammarion / j ' ai lu , 1999 ) original pastiches :
le saint en france
by thomas narcejac ( in confidences dans ma nuit , coll . , athénée , 1946 , reprinted as usurpation d ' identité , credited to boileau - narcejac , hachette , 1980 ) . this is a collection of literary pastiches - - short stories written in the styles of simenon , maurice leblanc , sir arthur conan doyle , g . k . chesterton , pierre very - - and leslie charteris . in the prologue , narcejac is recovering from his wounds in a ww ii hospital and meets lupin , maigret , dr . watson , father brown , the saint , and pierre very ( creator of prosper lepicq )
a bit better than vacation , but still not as good as the sanders films . the movie has a decent mystery involving who the tiger is and a few saint - like attributes ( a bit of humor between the saint and his detective friend , a little fun with his support team ) , but its still missing too much of what made the sanders films fun that it never becomes more than a bland generic b - picture .
( greta morgan uses a drug to brainwash the saint , who then helps her run a pirate ring in the atlantic . eventually free of the drug ' s influence , the saint then prevents greta from kidnapping greek millionaire kyros chrysos . greta escapes . )
hugh sinclair stars as simon templar in this thrilling double feature of the saint . in the saint ' s vacation , templar is puzzled by an innocent - looking music box . surrounding it is a legacy of robbery , torture and murder . as the saint explores sinister places in the dead of night , he learns the box contains the key to a valuable code sought by ruthless thieves .
1 . ( the saint fights crime bourgeois leo garmish , his lieutenant halber and the beautiful midnight over the murder of a journalist in new york . )
hugh sinclair steps into the immaculate shoes of leslie charteris ' gentleman adventurer the saint for a grand british adventure in this 1943 comedy - thriller ! when a petty crook promises him a million pounds - and then turns up dying on his doorstep - simon templar realises he ' s in for one of the strangest and most dangerous cases of his career . the dying man mentions a criminal mastermind named ' the tiger ' and a tantalising clue to his location . . . and soon the saint and his faithful manservant horace are on a tiger hunt - in deepest , darkest cornwall ! the tiger himself remains strangely elusive , but as simon templar mingles with cornwall ' s high society he soon finds a pretty girl ( jean gillie ) and some dirty rotten bankers intent on swindling out of her land rights . as the bullets start to fly and the double crosses come thick and fast , the saint must uncover the connection between the girl ' s supposedly worthless land , some old smuggler ' s tunnels and a fortune in gold bullion from a recent bank robbery in bristol !
simon templar , the saint , is brought to new york . his search for the identity of
the big fellow
takes him through many dangerous situations .
1 .
chinatown
( in san francisco , the saint fights a racket preying on chinese families . )
another
saint
story that suffers from low - budget and hugh sinclair . . .
when a man is killed on his doorstep , simon templar ( hugh sinclair ) tries to find out the reason in
the saint meets the tiger ,
a 1943 film also starring gordon mcleod , jean gillie and wylie watson . in this episode , the saint has a butler ( wylie watson ) who regrets not taking a job in chicago so he could work with mobsters ; a death on the doorstep is what he ' s been waiting for . the man utters a few words before he dies , which lead simon and his butler to a small town . there they meet a young woman , pat ( gille ) , who becomes part of the
team
trying to uncover the identity of
the tiger
and reveal a scam involving gold and an old mine . the scenes on board ship were good , with the butler and pat working together knocking people out and not realizing simon was on board , too , and simon not knowing they were on board . the two would run across a body and accuse the other of knocking him out . inspector teal shows up posing as a professor . this is pleasant enough , though sanders brought a certain panache to the role of the saint that is missed here . and why , when the series was imported to britain , wasn ' t the saint ' s whistle brought along with him ?
i was disappointed when the saint didn ' t kiss his butler / man - servant horace at the end , but the girl did , causing horace to shoot his gun off . i ' m thinking that if the saint would have kissed horace , more than a gun would have gone off !
the overwhelming reason why anyone would be anxious to catch
the saint meets the tiger
is the bright , charismatic , lively and super lovely jean gillie . here delightfully animated gillie not only has a lead role that is right up her alley but a photographer in australian - born robert krasker who really knew how to present her super - attractively . the rest of the players – including the rather dull hugh sinclair as
the saint
– in this otherwise rather routine if reasonably pacey entry , don ' t make anything like the same impression – aside from charles victor who registers strongly in a very small role . the direction by the always competent paul l . stein would certainly win no awards here . as said , it ' s competent but routine , serviceable but unexciting . i ' d normally give a movie like this one , a seven , but miss gillie turns into a top - drawer eight ! available ( coupled with
the saint ' s vacation
) on an excellent warner archive dvd .
george sanders shall always be my favorite saint ( followed a distant second by roger moore in the 60s and warren william while on break from perry mason ) , yet hugh sinclair ' s portrayal is not too far off and fits well with my 30 ' s - 40 ' s collection of crime - solving amatuers and pro ' s , alike . the saint ' s vacation is closer to the sanders version while tiger seems a bit too thin and likely ended sinclair ' s saint career . yet , i ' ll likely watch them both as often as my favorites !
translates to ' the saint lies in wait ' in english . this film was not distributed in any english - speaking country .
the saint meets the tiger is the second film rko made in britain with a british cast with hugh sinclair in the title - role . the plot is a familiar one : the saint ( hugh sinclair ) travels down to cornwall to uncover a smuggling plot involving in which one million pounds of gold will leave the country . what makes this thriller worth watching , however , is its incidental pleasures : although much of it is shot in the studio , with quite obviously phony backgrounds , there are occasional sequences shot on location in cornwall , where we get an authentic impression of what british seaside life was like during the middle of world war ii . there are some notable performances from wylie watson as horace , the saint ' s faithful butler with a penchant for listening to gangster thrillers on the radio . when he is drawn into the action he takes every opportunity to assume the tough - guy role , pointing his loaded pistol at the villains . the eponymous tiger / tidemarsh ( clifford evans ) comes across as a very clever mastermind - on the one hand he is more than willing to look after pat holm ( jean gillie ) and ensure that she comes to no harm ; on the other hand he shows his true nature while trying to deal with his gang . the members of said gang are cleverly delineated , ranging from crooked financier lionel bentley ( dennis arundell ) , whose facial expressions seldom change , even when he is holding the saint at gunpoint ; to bittle ( charles victor ) , a tough - guy with an accent combining south african clipped vowels and a chicago twang . needless to say they are outwitted at the end , leaving the saint to walk off into the sunset with pat on his arm , but one has to admire their ambition .
an enigmatic gang leader known as
the boss ,
who is a dead - ringer for simon , puts
the saint
under suspicion of murder .
the saint meets the tiger
features competent british acting circa 1940 ' s but is just not up to the high expectations you might have after seeing the george sanders
saint
series . there is nothing really wrong with hugh sinclair ' s acting but it seems he would be more suited for one of those tough british wartime roles as a heroic commander or something like that . he is more in the strong military or policeman mold rather than the suave saint type as personified by the smooth , charismatic sanders . jean gillie is cute and youthfully energetic as the female lead and does a fine job of perking up this movie . the overall story is outstanding as the saint is on the trail of a crime ring and coyly infiltrates the inner workings of a small coastal town to look for stolen gold . i don ' t regard this movie as slow , but you could consider it methodical and geared for mystery / crime fans , and competently directed and plotted to showcase the well - conceived story . if you are expecting an example of beautiful 1940 ' s black - and - white cinematography you won ' t find it here . the movie seems more
grey - and - white
, at least the print of it i saw on tv . a shame . die - hard saint fans should be satisfied as the movie seems to make a great effort to remain true to its book - series roots .
the criminal - turned - sleuth finds a dying man whose last words provide a clue to the whereabouts of the loot from an unsolved gold robbery . following the trail to a cornish village , he is drawn into a showdown with a criminal mastermind known as the tiger , who has a plan to smuggle the ill - gotten gains out of the country . detective adventure , starring hugh sinclair and jean gillie .
the supporting cast is mostly weak , though jean gillie isn ' t bad as the love interest , and charles victor has a fair scene in which he tries to frame the saint for murder .
after a two - year gap , rko continued its wildly inconsistent saint series with this feeble story of smuggled ingots and worthless gold - mine shares . hugh sinclair is simply dreadful as simon templar in a cheapskate mystery directed by paul stein , an austrian who spent 25 years churning out insignificant programme fillers in both britain and hollywood . the studio bosses were so embarrassed by this penultimate film in the series , that they passed it to poverty row company republic to distribute in the usa . the sole interest comes from the fact that the tale was based on leslie charteris ' s first saint novel . eleven years later , louis hayward - the original saint in 1938 was tempted back to the role for the final film in the series , the saint ' s girl friday .
over in europe , dunstan meets a jesuit priest named padre blazon , an eccentric whose attitudes on religious are devout but questioning . through long conversations , he encourages dunstan to become more active in his own life , and to embrace his natural dark side .
the eighth and final saint film from rko . well , technically it was released here by republic but it was produced by rko two years earlier and sat on the shelf while the studio worked out its legal issues with saint creator leslie charteris . it ' s also the worst movie of the series , although still perfectly watchable . the plot has the saint up against a villain called the tiger . that ' s pretty much all you need to know to realize this isn ' t going to be much more than a generic programmer . returning as the saint is charmless hugh sinclair . his comic relief sidekick this time is valet horace , played by wylie watson . he ' s an improvement over the last sidekick but not by much . pretty jean gillie is the would - be love interest pat holmes . apparently this character was a bigger deal in the saint books but is just now making an appearance in this series . gillie does a fine job and arguably has the most personality of anyone in the cast . but her banter and romance with the dull sinclair is never very believable or interesting . everything is very 1940s british , staid and mannered and leisurely paced . the story isn ' t particularly strong but they shove enough humor and action in to keep it your interest .
val kilmer stars as simon templar , alias the saint . elisabeth shue stars as the leading lady . other cast members include valery nikolaev , rade serbedzija , and evgueni lazarev .
i became a saint fan in my teens and collected all the books eventually up to about 1980 but this one was one of the hardest to get - no internet then .
i have really enjoyed watching the saint movies today . simon templar has been so busy catching the bad guys . love too see charlie chan , boston blackie , . . .
this movie is fast on action as the saint finds out about stolen gold from a man murdered on his door step . it has low budget rko written all over it during this wartime release . because of this , there was no follow up to what could have enriched this film series . that is the addition of jean gillie as a love interest for the saint . this is her only time as pat holme who is a character in the novels . it actually looks at times that there are some real sparks between her hugh sinclair who is taking his second turn as the saint here . this followup to the saint takes a vacation is actually a pretty much standard detective film other than that . because of a dispute between the creator of the saint , leslie charteris and rko , this movie completed filming in june , 1941 and was not released until 1943 . it is also rko ' s last actual saint production as rko ' s the saint returns was actually produced by britains hammer productions . sadly jean gillie would die a few years later on pneumonia at age 33 .
a highly entertaining movie - adaption of the first adventure of simon templar ! hugh sinclair performs for the second time as
the saint
and gives a nice performance . great plus of this movie - adaption ( presented in very good picture - quality ) is the appearance of templar ' s love - interest pat holm ( she appears only in this movie ) and templar ' s butler horace . and we can watch how
the saint
uses his infamous knife ! that ' s very rarely seen . because of that this dvd is a great addition for your personal
the saint
- collection ! thanks to
odeon entertainment
for releasing the
saint
- movies !
ultra lightweight movie almost floats away . jean gillie is fine as pat holm ( borrowed from the very early saint novels ) , but hugh sinclair suffers compared to the more magnetic george sanders and lacks the vocal charm of vincent price ' s radio saint . one of the appealing things about the simon templar character was the suspicion that he was only on the side of the good guys for as long as it would prove profitable . none of this comes through in this republic effort , though the production values are reasonably high .
when boy , as head of colborne ' s board , asks dunstan to step down after the war , dunstan asks for a sabbatical , and with it travels to mexico to conduct some saint research . there , he meets paul again . paul has excelled even more as a magician , and has re - branded himself as magnus eisengrim . his show amazes dunstan . he spends time with the troupe at the behest of liesl , the bearded lady who manages the show ' s finances . she is a brilliant woman , and commissions dunstan to write a fictional biography of the great magician .
i enjoyed this saint double - feature and expect to do so again in future . the stories move along briskly ( at just 61 and 69 minutes long , respectively ) , the actors are all very capable , and there ' s plenty of excitement and humor . hugh sinclair is no george sanders , and i much prefer the latter in the role of the saint , but mr . sinclair isn ' t bad and he has two pretty solid screenplays to work with . in fact , the stories are better than those for a number of the george sanders
saint
films , so these hugh sinclair ones are worthwhile viewing . recommended for fans of
the saint
, british classic films , and light murder mystery or crime capers .
( in the south of france , the saint thwarts a new plot by greta morgan , who steals famous paintings and threatens to destroy them unless insurance companies pay her ransom money . )
at the geographer’s suggestion , the little prince visits earth , but he lands in the middle of the desert and cannot find any humans . instead , he meets a snake who speaks in riddles and hints darkly that its lethal poison can send the little prince back to the heavens if he so wishes . the little prince ignores the offer and continues his explorations , stopping to talk to a three - petaled flower and to climb the tallest mountain he can find , where he confuses the echo of his voice for conversation . eventually , the little prince finds a rose garden , which surprises and depresses him—his rose had told him that she was the only one of her kind .
( in the original nyh - t strip , the grey hoods are called the gray ghosts . )
i have been a saint fan for years , with the exception of that horrible recent movie with val kilmer . this movie pack has two movies , and hugh sinclair is an affable , if not somewhat goofy , version of the saint . his interpretation is quite contrary to the george sanders debonair saint most of us remember . having never read the books , i do not know which actor has the closest portrayal to the original . nonetheless , both of these movies are good fun , and produced back when movies were cranked out by studios by the day . good and simple scripts , decent acting , and few if any special effects - all lost arts . add this to your collection of saint movies starring george sanders .
( the saint foils the plans of big tony , a gangster who is determined to do everything in his power so that his daughter , lizza , who ignores his identity , is happy . )
saint meets the tiger , the ( 1941 ) * * ( out of 4 ) eighth and final film of the original series switched from rko over to republic . this time out the saint ( hugh sinclair ) gets involved with a gang of gold thieves who will stop at nothing to keep their riches . this entry is certainly better made than the previous film but in the end it still doesn ' t work too well . once again , we ' ve got a pretty interesting story to follow but sadly there ' s really no excitement and never any sense of real danger going on . this film also has a lot more comic relief than previous entries but , again , none of it really comes off too well . i think sinclair is a lot better here than he was in the previous film as he manages to make the best scenes in the movie . the supporting cast are all pretty forgettable , which is another downside to this series as they never really had any good character actors working in them . having now seen all of the films in the series i must say that overall this was the least interesting of them all . i think holmes , chan , boston blackie , the falcon and the crime doctor all were better series and this one here , to me , ranks at the bottom . i know this series has a strong following but it just didn ' t cut it for me .
( in the south of france , the saint defeats sir charles to keeps his niece wendy living in a fairy tales castle , château sorcelou , so that he can have her committed and keep her inheritance . )
( in los angeles , prof . pilby discovers a wonder drug endowing super strength and speed . the saint defeats gangsters who have their own ideas for its creative use . )
( drug kingpin warner wilson uses the saint to eliminate his four partners : lane , becker , harlan and henley , so that all the profits from their traffic will remain his alone . the plot revolves around the crestview medical facility and lane ' s use of chinese coffins to smuggle drugs . )
when you deposit a body on simon templar ' s doorstep what else can you expect but that the saint will get involved . but on which side of the law ? in an opening that was taken from the maltese falcon when captain jacoby arrives on sam spade ' s door dying and with the falcon , simon templar has a similar experience and before long is involved in exposing a smuggling racket . he ' s got competition though , another master criminal called the tiger , identity unknown , is also cutting himself in on the plans . we ' re not sure who ' s with who except that scotland yard has an undercover man as well . this is the second of two films that hugh sinclair starred in as simon templar over in great britain . this one ' s not as good as the first though sinclair makes one breezy saint . the story line is kind of muddled though that could be bad editing . for fans of the series only .
( in england , the saint takes part in a cross - country race to protect young automobile engineer ian foyle and his fiancée margaret westland from her villainous cousin charles west . )
the narrator takes comfort when he cannot find the prince’s body the next day and is confident that the prince has returned to his asteroid . the narrator is also comforted by the stars , in which he now hears the tinkling of his friend’s laughter . often , however , he grows sad and wonders if the sheep he drew has eaten the prince’s rose . the narrator concludes by showing his readers a drawing of the desert landscape and by asking us to stop for a while under the stars if we are ever in the area and to let the narrator know immediately if the little prince has returned .
for sinclair , his two films as the saint were a mere blip on his career radar . he would continue his stage career with notable performances in t . s . eliot ' s
this late , british entry in the saint series starts and ends quite well , but has an incredibly boring , extended middle , full of secret passages , dull characters and awkward pauses .
jean gillie ( sp ? ) makes this movie . she ' s too cute for words with her gung ho attitude . she ' s not really believable imo . she ' s just too calm in the face of danger given her background , but it ' s fiction after all , why not have a really strong female character to match up with the saint . a lot of the supporting cast is pretty dull george sanders is better as the saint imo . hugh does ok - he ' s charming and competent enough the plot is weak like most saint movies . i don ' t care really as long as the dialog entertains , and it does . i admit to having a real love for the early saint movies for their totally relaxing experience - the violence is comic when there is violence , and you always just assume the saint will manage to come out alive . even though the violence is comic , the body count is high in this movie . heck , i can ' t even remember how many people get killed ( or one assumes their wounds are fatal . ) i would say , if you liked the sanders saint movie , this one might appeal to you . if you like comic - mysteries from this era and don ' t mind weak plots you will like this . i think most people just have to like jean gillie here , what ' s to not like ?
i enjoyed the clever way the original stories are re - scripted for . . .
( the french motion picture
adaptation
bears no resemblance to the book . )
while journeying , the narrator tells us , the little prince passes by neighboring asteroids and encounters for the first time the strange , narrow - minded world of grown - ups . on the first six planets the little prince visits , he meets a king , a vain man , a drunkard , a businessman , a lamplighter , and a geographer , all of whom live alone and are overly consumed by their chosen occupations . such strange behavior both amuses and perturbs the little prince . he does not understand their need to order people around , to be admired , and to own everything . with the exception of the lamplighter , whose dogged faithfulness he admires , the little prince does not think much of the adults he visits , and he does not learn anything useful . however , he learns from the geographer that flowers do not last forever , and he begins to miss the rose he has left behind .
was met with decidedly weak box office response . in fact , rko was so unhappy with their two british - shot saint films they kept the second from u . s . screens for two years after
altogether not too bad a saint entry , the big problems being it was low budget and the annoying decomposition of the film when the ' 50 ' s tv dupe was made . unfortunately this can give you the feeling that by mistake you ' re watching dick barton , another ( ultra ) cheapo british sleuth series i like . i take it the original is lost ? to make up for it they did their british best with some atmospheric sets , nice templar repartee and a competent story . i haven ' t seen this film for over 20 years now or read meet the tiger for over 30 but it seemed familiar ie faithful to charteris ' s first saint story written in 1929 . i can ' t remember inspector teal in it however but all of the stalwart british cast work well together in an effective potboiler . the incidence of a man murdered on the saint ' s doorstep leads him and valet ( mr memory from the 39 steps ) - and teal - to a nest of savage gold smugglers in a quaint english seaside town . there ' s a pretty frank love interest and many twists and turns and multiple plot lines going on to keep you guessing how it will all turn out , although if you know your saint you know the ultimate outcome with the opening titles . hugh sinclair was not my idea of simon templar - he was chunkily adequate - but at this distance i wish he ' d gone on to make a dozen or so more i ' d yet to see ! so , imho well worth watching for fans and completists alike , especially if you can get over the bad condition of the print .
this entry begins with an intriguing opening - - a man is found dead on simon ' s doorstep and immediately simon calls an inspector who , as usual , suspects simon is holding out and knows more than he cares to reveal about the murder of a well - known bookie . inspector teal also has a confrontational moment with simon ' s innocent butler .
but i don ' t know anything ,
says simon ' s butler .
if you say that again , i ' ll arrest you on suspicion .
simon refers to his butler as a man who
sees the world through crime - colored glasses .
the attempts at humor are as dull as the script . unfortunately , hugh sinclair as
the saint
, has none of the charisma of either a george sanders or a tom conway , which is a huge drawback and jean gillie is so - so as the romantic interest . her instant dislike of simon is a bit overdone .
i didn ' t recognize you without your halo ,
she tells him by way of apology . nothing much happens that hasn ' t happened in a dozen other
saint
movies as simon attempts to find stolen gold and expose a crime boss called the tiger .
crooks work in the most select circles these days ,
he says , on the trail of gold thieves , while he moves through upper crust society . once again , inspector teal comes close to arresting simon for murder in a cat - and - mouse game . all the other familiar ingredients are here too , with simon making escapes from the bad guys in incredible fashion . but i was already weary of the plot by the time it got to the smuggler ' s cave of gold . the revelation of the tiger is only a modest surprise . summing up : moves quickly , but only moderately satisfying for
saint
fans .
omnibus editions ( les trois saints ) vol . 1 ( 1955 ) rep . nos . 72 , 2 & 6 vol . 2 ( 1956 ) rep . nos . 18 , 10 & 9 vol . 3 ( 1956 ) same as vol . 1 vol . 4 ( 1956 ) rep . nos . 70 , 5 & 8 vol . 5 ( 1957 ) rep . nos . 7 , 11 & 13 vol . 6 ( 1957 ) rep . nos . 16 , 15 & 12 vol . 7 ( 1958 ) rep . nos . 17 , 19 & 20 vol . 8 ( 1958 ) rep . nos . 22 , 14 & 21 uncollected : le noble sportsman ( the noble sportsman ) - le saint detective magazine no . 24 ( febr . 1957 ) le saint et les prospecteurs ( the saint and the prospectors ) - le saint detective magazine no . 112 ( june 1964 ) bruce taylor , a hollywood writer , buys the rights to adapt the tall tales stories that an old prospector / gold miner old man gibbs likes to tell . adapted from a ny herald tribune strip ( september 13th - november 6th , 1954 ) . vendetta pour le saint ( vendetta for the saint ) ( with harry harrison ) . - le saint detective magazine no . 130 - 135 ( dec . 1965 . - may 1966 ) - serialized in télé 7 jours ( 1967 - 68 ) amours , gadgets et colonel ( love , gadgets and colonel ) ( the gadget lovers ) ( with john kruse & fleming lee ) - le saint detective magazine no . 151 - 152 ( sept . - oct . 1967 ) untranslated : the uncritical publisher
( in california , hamilton uses simon to unmasks a foreign spy ring led by raab , dancey and hilda shane . they throw the saint in the ocean , but he escapes . he pretends to be dead and returns to spook them up into surrendering . )
an otherwise innocuous - looking music box is the coveted macguffin that provokes treachery , robbery , torture , murder , and a chase across the continent involving one of simon templar ' s greatest nemeses , rudolph hauser .
the saint
is aided by amiable sidekick monty hatward and spunky girl reporter mary langdon .
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it is now the narrator’s eighth day in the desert , and at the prince’s suggestion , they set off to find a well . the water feeds their hearts as much as their bodies , and the two share a moment of bliss as they agree that too many people do not see what is truly important in life . the little prince’s mind , however , is fixed on returning to his rose , and he begins making plans with the snake to head back to his planet . the narrator is able to fix his plane on the day before the one - year anniversary of the prince’s arrival on earth , and he walks sadly with his friend out to the place the prince landed . the snake bites the prince , who falls noiselessly to the sand .
the next day , boy is found dead in the bay , clutching his steering wheel and with the stone in his mouth . that night , dunstan attends the eisengrim show , and realizes through one of the episodes that paul had killed boy . he has a heart attack on the spot .
( in new york , simon is framed by lorraine , the wife of gambler tom clark , for her husband ' s murder . in reality , clark is still alive under the guise of gangster steve masco . the saint also becomes involved with a crooked fight , and escaped convict savadel who is looking for revenge . )
the second , and last , of the saint films made by rko’s british subsidiary ( although , strangely , distributed in the states by republic ) – like the first it stars hugh sinclair . and , although not nearly as formalized as the hollywood saint films , it’s not nearly as good . not that the hollywood ones were that marvellous , but george sanders gave them a certain charm ( admittedly , a slightly smug charm ) and a certain humour . . . he always looked like he was having fun . but hugh sinclair is just a bit dull : there were times when i was hoping that the bad guys would have done with it and just shoot him . and the whole thing is plodding . and there is lots of humour that is just…
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l ' artiste de la puissance ( the power artist ) ( previously published in le saint detective magazine no . 153 - 154 ( nov . - dec , 1967 ) as un puissant artiste , translated by m . michel - tyl )