amanat ( kazakh : аманат ) is a 2016 kazakhstani drama film directed by satybaldy narymbetov .

the film was selected as the kazakhstani entry for the best foreign language film at the 89th academy awards but it was not nominated .

amanat ( film )

amanat premiered in kazakhstan in may and was produced by arman asenov and kazakhfilm studios .
kazakhstan has submitted satybaldy narymbetov ' s historic drama amanat to the oscars in the best foreign - language film category .
the film was selected as the kazakhstan entry for the best foreign language film at the 89th academy awards in 2016 .
composer is honored person of kazakhstan aktoty raimkulova . “nomad stunts” under the leadership of zhaydarbek kunguzhinov worked on this film . special film editor from france is herve schneid .
by kazakhstan to compete for the best foreign language film prize in the 2017 academy awards .
a film based on the true life story of a young man who becomes a storyteller in jail .
kazakhstan ' s annual international film festival , eurasia , the 12th edition of which closes friday in almaty , where the film is screening in a regional section , noted the film brings to life
the forgotten names of the true sons of the kazakh people…designating the true parameters of the spiritual power of the people .
the film was shot in almaty and almaty region . the creators had to evoke the way of life and atmosphere of that period : consultation with witnesses , creation of settings . art director of film is mukhtar mirzakeyev .
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the academy award for best foreign language film is handed out annually by the u . s . - based academy of motion picture arts…
introduced in 2013 , kamala khan is a pakistani - american superheroine , making her marvel’s first muslim superhero . ms . marvel’s costume is far more modest than the standard superheroine’s and was influenced by a shalwar kameez . kamala possesses the ability to stretch or shrink her body at will . the character’s creator , sana amanat , set out to create a character who could educate the world as well as be a role model for young boys and girls .
magician , homo magi and occasional justice league affiliate , zatanna’s story makes for the perfect superhero film in the noir vein . the character has already appeared in various dc universe television series including young justice and smallville . she is set to appear in justice league dark penned by guillermo del toro and still in pre - production . however , the film was never announced in dc’s line - up through 2020 so it’s unsure what the future of the film and zatanna will be .
this film follows three distinct story lines depicting unfortunate fates of kazakh patriots who refused to be subjugated by the colonial policy of tsarist russia and later by that of the soviet totalitarian system .
the film “walnut tree” directed by yerlan nurmukhambetov and produced by jsc “kazakhfilm” named after shaken aimanov participated in the main competition of the 22nd international festival of asian cinema vesoul ( france ) .
the film , starring berik aitzhanov , karlygash mikhamedzhanova , sanzhar madiev , aziz beishenaliev , uncovers some layers of kazakh history . clashes of time , the peak of glory and fall from a triumphal feat into oblivion – such are the destinies of the film’s heroes . the forgotten names of the true sons of the kazakh people sound again , designating the true parameters of the spiritual power of the people .
set during the algerian war of independence . in the film , the french army surrounds a southern algerian village where they believe an enemy is being hidden and force the inhabitants to either confront the issue or die of thirst .
on the 31st may , at the day of remembrance of victims of political repressions , there was a premier of the historical film “аманат” in one of the theaters of astana “kinopark 7 ( keruen ) imax 3d” . this film is dedicated to the fate of the first historian of kazakhstan and central asia , a prominent scholar and the patriot of his country ermukhan bekmakhanov , who was given / awarded a title of doctor of historical sciences for his work “kazkahstan in 1920 - 1940 of 19th century .
hard luck of ermukhan bekmakhanov is a perfect example of deep and sincere patriotism , the backbone . we must know our history and historical persons . you can’t build the future without understanding / knowing the past , - said the film director satybaldy narymbetov .
kazakhstan first submitted a film to the oscars in 1992 and has done so annually since 2006 . sergei bodrov ' s mongol made the shortlist in 2007 , making it the only central asian country so far to have been nominated for a foreign - language oscar .
conspicuous statesmen , prominent public and cultural figures / persons of the republic of kazakhstan , as well as friends and family of ermukhan bekmakhanov and the crew of film were participated in the ceremonial screening of one of the anticipated projects of “kazakhfilm” studio named after shaken aimanov .
debuting in 2015 , the alternative universe in which this story takes place shows gwen stacy getting bit by a spider instead of peter parker . young actresses like chloe grace moretz and dakota fanning would be perfect for what could be the film with the most potential on this list .
so glad your daughter enjoyed the film ! my 10 year old cousin loved it too and after seeing it asked me which female superhero movies i watched as a child and realised there weren’t any that came to mind . so glad she gets to grow up with this marvelous role model .
the film is set in the several periods : in the middle of 19th century in the days of kenesary’s reign , in the middle of 20th century and in the end of 1960s . at the heart of it all there is a story about the fate of a former political prisoner historian ermukhan bekmakhanov . he was convicted / sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment for his works about kenesary kasymov’s liberation movement / insurgency . despite of different periods of actions of film characters there are common basis and throughline – concernment in the fate of kazakh people , need for freedom and independence .
the film director and scriptwriter is honored person of kazakhstan , laureate of state prize of the republic of kazakhstan , laureate of “platinovyj tarlan” independent awards satybaldy narymbetov ( «дон кихот моего детства» ( 1978 ) , «жизнеописание юного аккардеониста» ( 1994 ) , «молитва лейлы» ( 2002 ) , «мустафа шокай» ( 2008 ) .
main cast of the film is the young stars local filmmaking : berik ajtzhanov ( ermukhan bekmakhanov ) , karlygash mukhamedzhanova ( khalima ) , sanzhar madiev ( kenesary ) , aziz bejshenaliev ( buchin ) . supporting actors are kuralaj anarbekova , azat nurtaev , gaukhar zhusupova , azhar ibraeva , erden telemisov , artem mitnev , dmitrij skirta , shynar zhanysbekova , etc .
hi gemma . i’m pleased you’re aware of the 1984 supergirl film – the article does suggest the opposite - although “supergirl” is certainly ripe for a remake . i agree the list is long and fantastic . here’s hoping ww unleashes a crop of fabulous features with kick - ass gals front and centre . my 9 year old gal loved ww just as much as me .
since 2010 , scarlett johansson has been the sole thread of estrogen within the avengers . fans have been clamoring for a black widow film since the first avengers . while some naysayers point out that she’s not the sole avenger to be denied a stand - alone film ( hawkeye has yet to receive the honor ) , she is one of the most constant characters within the avengers ‘ branch - out films , appearing also in captain america : civil war , iron - man 2 and captain america : winter soldier . this decision to overlook the character has drawn a lot of attention seeing as the character is already established within the marvel cinematic universe and is portrayed by an a - list starlet , even prompting saturday night live to make a spoof trailer when johansson hosted a few years back .
introduced in 1992 , squirrel girl is a human mutate with squirrel dna . she has a lot of squirrel properties and can communicate to the animal as well . quirky and fun , she isn’t taken seriously by tony stark despite her prowess in combat so she joins the great lakes avengers , a group of somewhat outcast superheroes . a squirrel girl film would be fun and different , breaking up the pace of so many superhero movies with some humor . anna kendrick has expressed a desire to play squirrel girl – a brilliant idea .
the film narrates three stories of the brutal russian occupation of kazakhstan , starting from the colonial period ( 1837 - 1847 ) , moving on to stalin’s totalitarian system ( 1917 - 1952 ) , and finally to soviet stalin and khrushev period ( 1960 - 1980 ) . each story depicting attempts by the russian empire to erase the kazakh traditions , culture and history . this story is revealed through a young kazakh journalist ramazan duman . for the first time in history , kazakh cinematographers dared to address a topic , which had been long under the seal of taboo , and consequently provoked a strong reaction of the general public and an unprecedented box office success .
a story that spans three periods in kazakh history , it links mid 19th century struggles against the russians to two 20th century episodes revolving around the fate of former political prisoner ermukhan bekmakhanov , who was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for writing historical books about kazakh national hero kenesary kasymov and his national liberation movement .
kazakhstan produces around 15 features a year . last year , 344 features were released across the country ' s 89 cinemas and 246 screens , most of them hollywood and international productions . box - office receipts last year were $ 47 million , with domestic films accounting for $ 3 . 3 million of that , according to figures released earlier this week at the eurasia iff ' s industry sidebar eurasia spotlight .
amaanat is a story about a drought driven village . the village has not received rainfall since the past 3 years . a youngster named vijay takes up the responsibility to free the villagers from this calamity . vijay goes to a city to arrange for the water supply , but he is robbed there and turns broke . one day he sees some thieves beating up a guy named amar and saves him . they become good friends and help each other in fulfilling their dreams . sign up for free and get daily updates on new videos , exclusive web shows , contests & much more urltoken send us your feedback and suggestions at : connect @ urltoken
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it ' s a very touching profound movie that educates the audience on the history of kazakhstan under the soviet regime . the director did a great job combining storylines from three periods of the kazakh history . easy to watch , great actors .
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vijay lives in village where people do not have enough water to drink , vijay decides to go to bombay and purchase tube wells which will bring water to his village upon reaching bombay vijay ' s money gets stolen and he his left helpless one night he comes to aid of amar whose beaten by goons soon they become friends and vijay starts living with amar , but what will happen when vijay will find out that amar is the same person who robbed his money .
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spider - man , thor , iron man , the hulk , batman , superman , ant - man ; doctor strange . what do all these names have in common ? they’re all superheroes who have had stand - alone films with budgets over $ 100 million in the past few years . you may have also noticed they’re all men . the list for female superhero films of the same scale you ask ? wonder woman . that’s it . seriously . and that was only in the past week . whilst female superheroes like black widow , cat - woman and the invisible woman have all appeared in recent blockbusters , they’ve always played a supporting role ( dressed head to toe in leather bodysuits , might i add . ) so , now that we’ve seen the success and importance of films like wonder woman , here is my list of female superheroes that truly deserve the big screen treatment . be warned , this list is long – but fantastic !
first appearing in the 1940s when marvel was still timely comics , miss america was revamped in 2011 by joe casey and nick dragotta . this new miss america is a latina lgbtq + teenager named america chavez . so with miss america you don’t only have a female superhero but you also have a woman of color who just happens to be part of the lgbtq + society . miss america was given her first solo comic book in march of 2017 so it may be a while before we see her on the big screen but i personally can’t wait for that day to come .
possible cast : diane guerrero ( orange is the new black ) ; seychelle gabriel ( falling skies ) ; christian serratos ( the walking dead ) . stephanie beatriz ( brooklyn nine - nine ) and gina rodriguez ( jane the virgin ) have already expressed interest in the role .
possible cast : alexandra daddario ( true detective ) ; emilia clarke ( game of thrones ) ; maiara walsh ( the vampire diaries ) .
my personal favourite member of the teen titans , raven encompasses the perfect moody teenager . an empath and total badass , this teenage superhero deserves a shot at the big screen . half - demon and half - human , raven is the epitome of dark superheroines and would be a lovely foil to the overtly positive and bubbly superheroines that are more likely to grace screens . the titan is set to appear in an upcoming live action warner brothers television show but the series is still in its initial phases .
possible cast : bex taylor - klaus ( mtv’s scream ) ; hailee steinfeld ( pitch perfect 2 ) ; odeya rush ( the giver ) .
we have the cw series but i’ve always felt that supergirl deserves to be on the big screen . supergirl / kara danvers was first introduced to readers in 1959 and physically embodies the classic girl next door . in reality , she is much more than that . strong , passionate and smart , it’s only fair that supergirl get to grace the big screen – in the end her cousin superman has been doing it for decades !
possible cast : nicola peltz ( bates motel ) ; evan rachel wood ( across the universe ) ; teresa palmer ( warm bodies ) .
this african superhero with the power to mimic the abilities of any animal who has ever lived on earth is currently portrayed by two actresses on two different television series . the classic vixen , also known as mari mccabe , is the star of the cw’s web - series vixen while dc’s legends of tomorrow features another iteration of vixen that is made to be mari’s grandmother . nonetheless , vixen deserves a shot on the big screen and thanks to her powers , i can only imagine how awesome the visual effects would be !
possible cast : freema agyeman ( sense8 ) ; rutina wesley ( true blood ) ; samira wiley ( orange is the new black ) .
silk’s origin story may sound familiar : she was bitten by a radioactive spider during a demonstration of functional radioactive rays . yes , cindy moon , or silk as she comes to be known , was present when peter parker was bitten by the spider . in fact , she was bitten as well . the newest character on this list , silk was introduced to the world in 2014 and is set to appear in spider - man : homecoming .
possible cast : anna kendrick ( pitch perfect ) ; shannon purser ( stranger things ) ; saoirse ronan ( the grand budapest hotel ) .
possible cast : sophia taylor ali ( faking it ) ; summer bishil ( the magicians ) .
so this isn’t an independent superhero but rather a team of badass superheroines . debuted in 2015 , the a - force was cancelled due to bad sales despite positive critical reception . the story line and characters are ‘decidedly feminist’ . the team takes place in the ‘secret wars’ timeline , a marvel crossover in which all superhero teams have been disbanded . cue the a - force . all women , all badass , all the time . is it really too much to ask for ?
middle - aged mama , i’m aware both of the 84 supergirl and marvel have done a feature of elektra ( starring jennifer garner ) before they launched the mcu . i think i was just unclear that i intended for these to be superheroes introduced in the new mcu and dceu . should have been clearer about why i only included dc and marvel characters . hope you enjoyed the article nonetheless : )
my point still stands – at a budget of $ 35m in 1984 that’s big bikkies for way back then , plus it had a big name cast . the author has not done her research . us middle - aged ducks know what’s what . i agree helen is fabulous .
hi middle aged mama the opening paragraph says ‘the same scale’ . helen slater’s 1984 movie was hardly in the current superhero marvel / dm universe league . tho point taken helen is a fabulous person and still around fyi . love from another ‘muddle - aged’ mama ( not mad about the middle )
you do know that there already has been a supergirl movie , right ? admittedly a bit hokey but a feature nevertheless – in 1984 with helen slater , faye dunaway , peter o’toole , mia farrow .
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funny dirty little war ( spanish : no habrá más penas ni olvido ; original title translatable as " there will be no more sorrow or forgetfulness " , a line from mi buenos aires querido tango lyrics ) is a 1983 argentine comedy drama film directed by héctor olivera , written by olivera and roberto cossa , based on a novel of the same name by osvaldo soriano .

it was produced by fernando ayala and luis o. repetto , and stars federico luppi , miguel ángel solá , ulises dumont , héctor bidonde and víctor laplace .

funny dirty little war

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big , brutal and expertly executed , the dirty dozen is a quintessential , made - for - men war flick .
why is a puck called a puck ? because dirty little bastard was taken .
devils goalie martin brodeur .
in war , as in much else , there’s often wisdom in abstention . and when it comes to war , sometimes less is more .
i’d much rather criticize them about the jokes that really aren’t very funny . which is to say , “all the jokes that are based on being not funny , but being not funny for five minutes straight until you laugh just because they’re still doing it” and looking at you saying “is it funny yet ? * ten more seconds of vomit * is it funny yet ? * ten more seconds of vomit * ”
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after ' ' dirty dancing , ' ' it ' s ' ' bloodshot . ' '
this background is necessary to appreciate fully hector olivera ' s mordantly funny , furious , argentine film , ' ' funny dirty little war ' ' ( no habra mas penas ni olvido ) , a movie that begins as a rather picturesque comedy of provincial manners and quickly evolves into a harrowing , satiric demonstration of the ease - and self - righteousness - with which quite commonplace ' ' good ' ' people can turn murderously mean .
' ' funny dirty little war , ' ' written by mr . olivera and roberto cossa , based on a novel by osvaldo soriano , is set on a day in 1974 , shortly before peron ' s death , in a small town called colonna vela , where the rickety alliance between the peronist right and left falls completely to pieces .
' ' funny dirty little war , ' ' written by mr . olivera and roberto cossa , based on a novel by osvaldo soriano , is set on a day in 1974 , shortly before peron ' s death , in a small town called colonia vela , where the rickety alliance between the peronist right and left falls completely to pieces .
this background is necessary to appreciate fully hector olivera ' s mordantly funny , furious argentine film ' ' funny dirty little war ' ' ( ' ' no habra mas penas ni olvido ' ' ) , a movie that begins as a rather picturesque comedy of provincial manners and quickly evolves into a harrowing , satiric demonstration of the ease - and self - righteousness - with which quite commonplace ' ' good ' ' people can turn murderously mean .
what shocks me now is stupidity and racism , and all the things that are not funny .
jester does her trademark messing around with stores again . especially funny is the lead - up .
' ' funny dirty little war ' ' was shown as part of the 1985 new directors / new films series . these are excerpts from vincent canby ' s review , which appeared in the new york times on march 30 , 1985 . the film opens today at the public , 425 lafayette street , and will move to the quad , 34 west 13th street , on may 9 .
war is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow . you’re better off with a hammer .
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caleb describes the group as including
a dirty ginger
when talking to nott about their need to blend into the shadows . cue marisha silently questioning if liam meant her , before remembering that caleb is literally a dirty ginger .
even our greatest president , our most honest president wasn ' t above a little dirty politics ,
said paul begala , a cnn contributor who was senior strategist for president bill clinton ' s 1992 campaign .
a raw and preposterous glorification of a group of criminal soldiers who are trained to kill and who then go about this brutal business with hot , sadistic zeal is advanced in the dirty dozen , an astonishingly wanton war film .
there is nothing funny here ! just people who are lucky to be alive . . . . . for now !
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this is a very interesting and entertaining hub . some of those remarks were so funny . i think you could have also included a biden section as he has sure made some funny mistakes also . definited enjoyed this hub ! well done .
i strongly suspect that answer is no . if i had to guess ( which is what the surveillance state’s cult of secrecy constantly forces us to do ) i’d say that gen . alexander most likely invented a role for the nsa to play in a dirty little neocolonial war that offered relatively little scope for the agency’s wizardry , but that had , at least temporarily , overshadowed the global al qaeda communications dragnet that is its forte .
caleb ' s dirty appearance and terrible smell , and the tendency of the others , especially jester , to point it out .
the film has also been so cannily paced - and is so well acted - that there ' s never much time to consider larger meanings while the mayhem is going on . though ' ' funny dirty little war ' ' ends bleakly , the existence of the film itself - the fact that it could be made at all , and with such style - is ultimately invigorating . there ' s reason to believe that buenos aires ' s international airport no longer need look so eerily empty .
crude in nearly every sense of the word ,
dirty grandpa
is a nasty - humored , poorly made and desperately unfunny film .
the finale of “big little lies” was queasy , gorgeous , and smart , like the rest of the show .
historically speaking , though , since world war ii , calling on the generals has often resulted in abject failure .
( 94 % ) : ” instead of inspiring geniuses , iraq war backlash has only resulted in snarky self - righteousness that — from charlie wilson’s war and now british import in the loop — has demonstrated the low ebb of modern comedy . ”
in fact , he was notoriously skeptical of his generals’ advice and left office famously warning americans about a growing “military - industrial complex . ” the result of his presidency : the commanding general and hero of world war ii held down defense spending , never used nukes , ended the bloody stalemate of a war in korea , and - - most importantly - - avoided world war iii .
there ' s little doubt that lincoln was one of the most influential and important leaders ever elected to the white house .
sam : i ' ve been dabbling in the hip - hop world lately , so i ' ve prepared a little rap .
to al the people with no damn humor . go make your own video and watch it , its supposed to be funny , not safe ! ! !
there are funny and not so funny parts to this thing ! the people who let novices shoot incorrectly are really really irresponsible . that said , these folks keep doctors in business . i ' d like to see more of the aftermath in the clips . usually its fun to see the damage and the screaming and moaning !
lauren conrad ' s son liam takes a handful of cake . . . as proud mom ' celebrates one year with our little guy '
dirty grandpa
is like watching a friend ' s mediocre improv troupe do an extended spring - break sketch . and your friend just happens to be robert de niro .
the family climbs the steps to the lincoln memorial and gazes at the giant statue .
gravely my father said , ' and they shot him , the dirty dogs . '
, which came out in ‘51 , the same month i took the boat to come here . before , i had published a little text called
robert aldrich dissects the underlying ideas with just enough craft and thoughtfulness to make the implications of this gritty 1966 war drama unsettling in not entirely constructive ways .
microcosms of this sort aren ' t usually very effective . everything and everybody must be reduced and simplified to fit a prearranged plan . mr . olivera and his associates have not entirely avoided this problem , but they have created a group of comically idiosyncratic characters whose wild behavior appears to explode naturally , given the extraordinary situation colonia vela is in . farcical fray funny dirty little war , directed by hector olivera ; script ( spanish with english subtitles ) by roberto cossa and mr . olivera , based on a novel by osvaldo soriano ; cinematography , leonardo rodriguez solis ; edited by eduardo lopez ; music by oscar cardozo ocampo ; produced by fernando ayala and luis osvaldo repetto .
one of the smash hits of its year , this action - packed war movie is violent and amoral , and fans would say all the better for it .
the titles of ' best ' gun accidents is really absurd . it should not be celebrated . if , any of those who did not use proper weapons firing techniques were killed , shot , or killed or shot someone else , then the ' funny ' part would not be funny . any loaded weapon in the hands of inexperienced people without proper training should never be !
this is just ammunition for the anti - gun crowd to take away our guns . incidents like this are not really funny . you should always have proper training before operating any firearm . i guess if you took untrained people and put them in a car or had the fly an airplane it would be funny when they crashed ? quit giving the enemy ammo to use against us !
of course i went a little too far ! what i should have done was cut some things . does divine have to break every window in the car ?
up in the air : ( 90 % ) : “only seriously deluded people could enjoy reitman’s funny - sad whiplash . he’s playing that same hollywood game : keeping people ignorant of political economy . ”
when little miss sunshine screened for audiences at the 2006 sundance film festival , it sparked wild standing ovations and a four - studio bidding war . in the end , fox searchlight pictures emerged victorious—and it paid a pretty penny for the distribution rights . little miss sunshine sold for $ 10 . 5 million , a record sundance sum that was only surpassed this year when fox searchlight bought nate parker’s upcoming nat turner historical drama , the birth of a nation . its price tag ? $ 17 . 5 million .
well , three novelists who tried have found terrific success . miguel bonasso , who lives in mexico city , is the author of ' ' memories of death , ' ' a somewhat fictionalized narrative of the nightmare years in buenos aires . osvaldo soriano ' s 1982 novella of black humor , ' ' a funny , dirty little war ' ' ( later made into a movie ) , has sold a phenomenal 120 , 000 copies in a country where 1 , 500 copies can put a book on the best - seller list . most recently , ' ' the peron novel ' ' by tomas eloy martinez , published in 1985 , has sold 100 , 000 copies . ( the latter two books have been translated into english , by the way ) .
great british war - time prime minister winston churchill was famous for his powerful emotion - stirring statements . but he was also renowned for his one - liners and cutting jibes :
the fun of sex is the entire point of the raunchy , goofy dirty grandpa . you have to be humorless ( and sex - averse ) to be offended by its deliberate naughtiness as so many critics have demonstrated .
linda gottlieb , who produced the phenomenally successful ' ' dirty dancing , ' ' which has spawned not one but two hit records , a touring dance show and a television series , has decided what ' s next .
matt compares the smutty book said patron was reading to anne rice ' s fairy tale works , forcing him to recount his first encounter with anne rice ' s pornographic novels when everyone looks at him funny .
a humorous and engaging war - film with an all - star cast and well - paced direction from robert aldrich . it ' s so funny to see donald sutherland young again , and if you want to see the real origins of quentin tarantino ' s inglorious basterds - watch this film and glee . unfortunately , the hokey - looking violence just threw me out of the action in the second half .
( 7 ) a dirty shame ( 2004 ) , waters’ most recent directorial effort , stars british comic tracey ullman as a repressed housewife , who after getting smacked in the head by a passing car , becomes a ravenous sex addict .
“…cutaways and flashbacks have nothing to do with the story . they’re just there to be ‘funny’ . that is a shallow indulgence that south park is quite above , and , for that , i salute them . ” —seth macfarlane
nothing is rendered in a particularly funny or novel way - it ' s just crude , shocking statements . therefore , the film isn ' t actually offensive because it ' s trying so hard to be and failing miserably .
fjord suggests sending frumpkin , still a bird , into the gnoll ' s mine , leading beau to comment that it ' s a
canary in a gnoll mine
. the entire cast admits that was actually pretty funny .
jester leans towards accepting the gentleman ' s offer . . . mostly because it ' ll take them through hupperdook , a town she ' s wanted to visit since looking at the map in episode 4 because the name sounds funny .
greensleeves . . . . these quotes are absolutely
priceless
~ ~ just as all politicians are deluded into believing they are as well ! ! lol . . . thanks for sharing this great ( funny ! ) read . paula
everyone stopping what they were doing to remember a ridiculous past occurance isn’t nearly as disruptive to what little narrative family guy has , as the arbitrary sight gags in the middle of what’s going on .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you must not fight too often with one enemy , or you will teach him all your art of war .
that’s the dirty little secret of america’s wars : despite the omniscient claims of some veterans , most soldiers see their version of war as if gazing through a straw at 30 , 000 feet . combat and dedication to your unit and mission naturally steer you toward such tunnel vision . and here’s the sad thing that no one wants to admit : that mantra applies as strongly to generals as to sergeants ( and if you don’t believe that , just check out our wars of the last 15 years ) . so it’s worrisome when president after president defers to and all too often hides behind the supposed wisdom of active and retired three - and four - star flag officers .
malik911 - i see you have a website devoted to quotations . quotes are so appealing to read aren ' t they ? sometimes funny , sometimes crazy , and yet sometimes so clever and perceptive about the human condition . best wishes , alun .
little miss sunshine dropped in 2006 , a full two years before amc premiered its meth empire masterpiece breaking bad . oddly , the movie seemed to anticipate the critically - acclaimed series with a slew of unintentional references . little miss sunshine and breaking bad share the desert backdrop of albuquerque , new mexico . show stars bryan cranston and dean norris both appear in the movie , with cranston as stan grossman and norris as a pervy state trooper . oh , and that current breaking bad spin - off better call saul ? the actor who played marco in season one also acted in the little miss sunshine ensemble as officer martinez .
a burlesque like dirty grandpa means to
liberate the oppressed
and does so in a low - comedy way . ignore the bluenose critics who sharpened their dentures on this movie ; ironically , they ' re the same fools who swallow drivel like the hunger games .
( clearly by “he” i mean not seth mcfarland , but the fact that he has seth green on the show , and presumably contributing at least a little to what’s going on . stupid too many people named seth )
one thing leads to another , and by evening , real bullets are being fired , reporters are arriving from buenos aires and real cigarettes are being stubbed out on a real ' ' prisoner of war ' ' to make him confess .
nott then channels metal gear solid and creates an illusory box around herself to listen in , but only gets a 4 for perception , so matt has to skip most of his planned exposition about the newly - declared war with xhorhas .
mr . stone will direct from his screenplay , based on the book by ron kovic , who volunteered for vietnam , returned home paralyzed and began to speak out against the war , siding with the protesters he had once called traitors .
, with one half , consisting of fjord , jester , beau and molly , going to explore a little further downriver while the other half , consisting of yasha , nott and caleb , stays behind . naturally , the players
churches in the 60s had demonstrations . it was very common for churches to have leftwing activity – anti - war things . so it was not so odd . our movies premiered in churches . maniacs premiered in baltimore in the unitarian church .
make no mistake , abraham lincoln was chief political strategist : he relied on his aides maybe sometimes to do the dirty work , to be ruthless , to cut deals , but he was the lead dog ,
said david plouffe , president barack obama ' s campaign manager in 2008 .
in the 1960 ' s and 1970 ' s so many action films have grace the big screen , providing some truly classic and thrilling moments for the viewer . with an all star cast , director robert aldrich crafts a thrilling and exciting action picture that delivers some stunning performances , thrills , humor and memorable action that not even today ' s action flicks can top . the cast here is brilliant and each brings something to the screen that makes this such a great film . as an action film , the dirty dozen ranks as a classic of the genre . the pacing of the film is good and lets the action steadily build up to a killer climax . as far as classic action films are concerned , you have got to see the dirty dozen . this is a fun , entertaining film that should please either action fans or war film fans , even though this is not a straight forward war film . richard aldrich directs a solid piece of cinematic intensity that will certainly appeal to die hard action fans . this is action to its bare bones , with no fancy special effects , and that ' s why it is a terrific flick to watch . brilliant and well acted this is a solid entertaining classic that still is fun to watch even today . the actors chosen play their parts well , and each shine on - screen . lee marvin is terrific in the lead role as the major who commands the dirty dozen . little flaws , but you don ' t care because this is a nonstop testosterone driven action picture that has great performances , and enough thrills to satisfy the most demanding viewer .
lincoln ' s 1858 senate race against douglas was dirty : douglas even encouraged votes by providing liquor to those who supported him . it was a devastating loss for lincoln - - but when he sought the republican presidential nomination two years later , he didn ' t shy away from such maneuvers in his campaign .
since the mighty nein return to the evening nip at a pretty early hour in the morning , the gentleman has to be woken by sorah . however , from what little the party overhears , it ' s clear that he was already awake and
by now , it’s part of american lore that , facing a thorny problem or potential conflict abroad , a president should throw some stars at it . if only generals were indeed pixie dust . historically speaking , though , since world war ii , calling on the generals has often resulted in abject failure . there’s plenty of evidence of that in the last 15 years of , at best , inconclusive war in the greater middle east , but first , let’s take a brief tour of military advice from the previous century’s crises .
in october 1950 , just months after the korean war began , president harry truman met general douglas macarthur , commander of the coalition forces in korea , on wake island . there , macarthur assured the president of two things : that the chinese would not intervene in the war and that the fighting would be over by christmas . a month later , hundreds of thousands of chinese “volunteers” streamed across the yalu river into northern korea , sending macarthur’s troops into headlong retreat . wrong once , the general promptly called for a massive u . s . troop escalation and the bombing of china , perhaps even nuclear attacks on that country . truman recoiled , fired the general , and opened negotiations , all while avoiding nuclear war . and what happened to the twice - wrong macarthur ? in april 1951 , with the war still underway - - an armistice wouldn’t finally come until july 1953 - - he received a record - breaking 19 - mile - long ticker - tape parade through new york city in which 3 , 249 tons of paper rained down on him .
up ( 98 % ) : “all this deflated cinema and pixarism mischaracterizes what good animation can be ( as in coraline , monster house , chicken little , teacher’s pet , the iron giant ) . up’s aesthetic failure stems from its emotional letdown . ”
lincoln in washington , circa february 1865 . the photograph is by lewis emory walker . these and other images of this time show how much the president had aged during the civil war . he was only 56 when he was assassinated two months later by john wilkes booth .
for five seasons the crawley family has weathered scandal , war , and the impending threat of financial ruin . as their world continues to change all around them , they and their household staff are faced with two options - - either change with it or be left behind .
the grind of a season that lasts more than six months ( usually ) and 82 games complete with travel and tension often lends itself to funny moments . since hockey players are men playing a boy ' s game , they find a way to make a witty and insightful comment about the absurdity of the situation .
one could , no doubt , if sufficiently determined , see all this as some deep , dark ( in fact , practically subterranean ) satire on the military mind . but there ' s precious little evidence of irony in robert aldrich ' s direction or the script .
the script is by gary devore , an old friend of ms . gottlieb and a writer of scripts for such films as ' ' dogs of war , ' ' ' ' running scared ' ' and ' ' raw deal . ' ' mr . devore will direct as well .
it suggests the nsa is aware that it doesn’t hold a strong position in the war for public opinion , as indicated by the abrupt swing in the polls away from a pro - surveillance , do - whatever - it - takes - to - keep - us - “safe” mentality .
it highlights the siamese twin connection between u . s . counterinsurgency campaigns abroad and the metastasis of the domestic surveillance regime—which , with a nod to an earlier era , we could reasonably call the “bringing the war back home” effect ( also potentially in play with the use of drone technology ) .
dirty grandpa
boasts one great thing , and one great thing only . the chemistry between robert deniro and zac efron is much better than i was expecting it to be , and i really bought into their troubled relationship which each other . on the verge of marriage , jason kelly ( efron ) and his grandfather set out on a trip to florida once his wife passes away . at it ' s core , this film is here to explore these characters emotionally as the audience watches them take their wacky trip . self discovery and choosing what is right and wrong in life is what the message is here , and whether or not i bought into that is another story . i admired the attempt at something heartfelt , but when all of your humour is raunchy dialogue and visuals , it is hard to take a moment to enjoy the nice moments .
dirty grandpa
tries way too hard to impress it ' s target audience , and becomes a sloppily made comedy that really is not all that funny . in the end , i admired the attempt , but the execution was a little much for my taste . it really is a shame , because i love this cast , but they were not given enough to do . i did not hate sitting in the theatre watching this , but was it really worth the time ? sadly no .
this is funny , in its way . but the puny dimensions of the father ' s rhetoric are a little heartbreaking too . the truly thunderous phrases in
the plot against america ,
at least in its earlier sections , belong instead to lindbergh and his supporters . and the most powerful is this , the republican campaign slogan of 1940 :
vote for lindbergh or vote for war .
lindbergh is , after all , the dove , and roosevelt , the hawk , in the election that year - - though roth scrupulously clings to the 1940 ' s terminology of
isolationist
and
internationalist .
even the newark jews , some of them , fall prey to the isolationist logic , not to mention republican political pressure , after a while . a big - shot pro - lindbergh rabbi acknowledges that , yes , the jews of europe are suffering grievously under hitler . but won ' t things get even worse if america enters the war ? won ' t the jews of america end up suffering as well , not to mention america as a whole ? aren ' t the american jews making themselves ridiculous in their panic over anti - semitism , when lindbergh is , at bottom , a decent man with honorable goals ?
the snakerama gas station seen in the film also appears in spielberg ' s 1979 world war ii comedy , 1941 , with actress lucille benson again appearing as the proprietor . the two elderly people weaver tries to flag down in a car also appear as helpless motorists in close encounters of the third kind .
a small revolution breaks out in a small argentine town , as one group of peronists calls they newly elected peronist a communist . the newly elected official enlists the aid of allies ranging from the town drunk to young peronists to help hold his post . what follows is a slapstick war with a serious message .
what then is to be expected when it comes to the conflict with isis in iraq , the complex , multi - faceted syrian civil war , and america’s longest war of all in afghanistan ? all signs point to more of the same . open up a newspaper or check out a relevant website and you’ll find , for example , that u . s . afghan commander general john nicholson wants a new mini - surge of american troops dispatched into that country , while the u . s . commander in the fight against isis , general stephen townsend , may require yet more ground troops to “win” in iraq and syria .
' ' i believe in first - time directors , ' ' ms . gottlieb said , noting she had given first directing assignments to emile ardolino on ' ' dirty dancing , ' ' to tony bill on ' ' the ransom of red chief ' ' and to joan micklin silver on ' ' the immigrant experience , ' ' a forerunner of ' ' hester street . ' '
nott rolled a natural 1 when trying to make acid in her chemistry set . matt said that a little splashed on her glove , so she dropped it all on the floor , where it started making a hole in the wood until caleb woke up from frumpkin the sparrow and transmuted it into iron .
some of these failures are mainly from over charging hand made rounds that exceed the firearms standard . range safety seems to have gone out the window too . this just ain ' t funny folks i ' ve observed too many
close calls
as a safety nco in both the navy and army reserves and the after action activity ' s were far from hilarious .
but even the official pro - surge story ( one part steadfast resolve of george w . bush , war president ; one part counterinsurgency brilliance of gen . david petraeus ; and one part civic “awakening” that turned the sunni triangle against al qaeda ) was and is completely vague on how those epic virtues halted the ied epidemic .
we all know what our war memorial is affectionately called by residents but we can ' t print it here because the local rsl will be on the phone accusing us of being disrespectful . and we all know why it ' s called that by warrnamboolians . but we ain ' t explaining it here . you all know .
these examples obviously don’t imply that no general ever gave solid advice or that civilians weren’t perfectly capable of concocting their own hare - brained war - making schemes . rather , the point is to deflate - - just a bit - - the present all - too - popular notion of american military infallibility , or at least superiority .
presidents deserve and require such real options . too often , however , especially in this country’s 15 - year “war on terror” across the greater middle east and parts of africa , senior military leaders have failed to present plausible , achievable choices to the commander - in - chief . nearly all of them haveproved to be “more” guys .
it’s funny , though , people sometimes ask me now , “what’s really going on in afghanistan ? ” they ask the same question about iraq , where i led a unit back in 2006 - 2007 . i mean , the implication is : if you served over there , unlike those ( liberal ! ) pundits and politicians who regularly mouth off on the subject , who would know better ? but i’ve learned over the years that what they don’t want to hear is my real answer to such questions , so i rarely bother to tell them that historians , analysts , and thoughtful critics , even ones who haven’t been within thousands of miles of our war zones , probably understand the “big picture” better than most soldiers .
this was in the peak of peace and love , but it was also at the peak when everything fell apart like crazy . there was such a war going on then between the hippies and the straight world ; and straight didn’t mean heterosexual … it meant you didn’t smoke pot or you didn’t think the revolution was going to happen .
everyone loves telling you about how great things were at the long - gone rock venues of warrnambool . of course , no one actually tells you that they were dirty , sticky dives where the threat of alcohol - fuelled violence loomed large . mind you , the bands were awesome . remember that time split enz / men at work / the living end / george / rollerball played in warrnambool ? epic .
' ' there ' s something special about them , ' ' ms . gottlieb said of the novices . ' ' i believe in scripts and somebody who brings a vision to the project . gary ' s personality is very much in the script . it ' s very much the way he is as a person - irreverently funny , with a great , warm heart underneath . ' '
very little . that comes from the fact that the thing has already been at work inside me . when i see the rough drafts of certain of my friends , where everything is revised , everything’s changed , moved around , there are arrows all over the place . . . no no no . my manuscripts are very clean .
what this country needs right now are civilian leaders who think strategically , exude confidence , and aren’t afraid to challenge military advice . appropriate respect for senior servicemen shouldn’t mean either impulsive adulation or timid apprehension . civilian policymakers haven’t always been right , but since world war ii , the generals have the weaker ( and far more hair - raising ) record .
i don’t care . i’ve never met him and i hope i never do . i always said as a joke that bill [ clinton ] probably did see pink flamingos – and hillary probably did not . at the time , bill seemed a little bit more adventuresome , maybe on wanting to see weird stuff . i could be wrong !
admittedly we don ' t know where this originated from but it ' s definitely a rule . anyone who calls them
party pies
in warrnambool gets looked at funny and then corrected ( and rightly so ) . and while we ' re talking about pies , you ' re either a clarkes lover or a chitticks lover . it ' s warrnambool ' s equivalent to the beatles / stones question .
the very earliest novel by a jewish author to leave a mark on the wider literature of the united states was a lyrical album of new york street scenes called
jews without money ,
by michael gold , a bighearted and small - brained
proletarian
writer from the communist party , in 1930 . gold , in this book , had already lit on the idea of writing about himself as a fictional little boy . the idea may have come to him from reading isaac babel or other writers , probably in yiddish , who had been dabbling in autobiographical childhood fictions , back in the old world . gold ' s inspiration was to chronicle the adventures of little
mikey gold
from ages 5 to 12 , as viewed in sorrowful retrospect by his adult self . the plot , to the degree that
jews without money
has a plot , shows little mikey roaming around the lower east side , circa 1900 , growing an inch at a time and slowly discovering that his beloved father , coincidentally named herman , is merely a humble man of puny strength - - a stout - hearted father overwhelmed by powerful anti - semitic social forces , and berated by his superior , the jewish doctor , for failing to bow before his christian oppressors . and what was michael gold ' s purpose in sending little mikey around the jewish streets to make this childhood discovery ?
south park ‘s major problem with family guy is the insert gag . in “cartoon wars , ” the fictional episode of family guy seems to be a string of ( uncharitably flat ) cutaway jokes that do not relate to the narrative action . for south park , these gags are not funny because they are “random , ” not because the joke isn’t funny . the “randomness” interrupts the diegetic reality of the central emotional narrative of the episode by diverting the plot ( momentarily ) into a parallel universe without a causal or physical relationship with the narrative universe . since the jokes can never change the circumstances of the central narrative , they are without emotional weight . the audience is not permitted to relate to these gags as anything other than cleverness . it is the narrative equivalent of a stand - up monologue , rather than improv theatre .
consider , for instance , afghanistan in 2009 . things had been going poorly indeed in what was already an eight - year - old war . and so our nation turned its lonely eyes to him - - general stanley mcchrystal , a special operator fresh off a tour tracking down and killing al - qaeda in iraq’s leadership , including abu musab al - zarqawi .
the anti - semitism roth describes in the 1940 ' s springs mostly from an antiwar resentment - - from the belief that the jews , and not the nazis , bear responsibility for the war , and are trying to advance their own narrow interests at everyone else ' s expense . and perhaps a bit of this has likewise turned up in our own time . during the last two or three years , large publics in western europe and even in the united states have taken up the view that , if extremist political movements have swept across large swaths of the muslim world , and if baathists and radical islamists have slaughtered literally millions of people during these last years , and then have ended up at war with the united states , israel and its crimes must ultimately be to blame . and if america has been drawn into war in iraq , it is because president bush ' s second - level foreign policy advisers include a few jews ( though all of his top - level advisers are protestants ) , and these second - level figures have manipulated everyone else to the bidding of ariel sharon .
the military in latin america , they’re the ones who make me work harder . if they get out , if there were a change , then i could rest a little and work on poems and stories that are exclusively literary . but it’s they who give me work to do . the more they are there , the more i must be against them .
sure , we only go there once a year ( folkie ! ) and we refuse to drink the water , but port fairy is like our cool little cousin who ' s fun to hang around with but we only see at christmas time . and secretly we all want to retire there ( but none of us will be able to afford it ) .
lincoln in washington , months after he decided to grow a beard and soon after the civil war began in 1861 . frederick h . meserve
understood the value in keeping his images away from any type of light ,
said his great - great - grandson peter . many were kept in closets and boxes .
some prints have never seen the light of day .
before arndt wrote little miss sunshine , he held down a job as matthew broderick’s personal assistant . he eventually quit to focus on his writing , and it paid off big time . after winning an academy award for his very first script , he went on to pen the screenplays for toy story 3 , inside out , and star wars : the force awakens .
major danny sjursen is a u . s . army strategist and former history instructor at west point . he served tours with reconnaissance units in iraq and afghanistan . he has written a memoir and critical analysis of the iraq war , ghostriders of baghdad : soldiers , civilians , and the myth of the surge . he lives with his wife and four sons near fort leavenworth , kansas .
the directors spent several months attending child beauty pageants as research for the film . so when they were finally ready to shoot , they asked actual contestants they had met to play olive’s rivals in the fictional “little miss sunshine” competition . those contestants included eight - year - old girls like maliah hudson , who had been a fixture of the pageant circuit since she was an infant .
producer peter saraf’s niece rebecca annitto played an extra in the movie , but she sadly never got to see the final print . the teenager died in a car accident before little miss sunshine was completed . but the editors included a sweet shout - out to her in the end credits that reads , “in loving memory of rebecca annitto , a true beauty inside and out . ”
in general , no , because as i was explaining , the story is already made somewhere inside me . so , it has its dimension , its structure , it’s going to be a very short story or a fairly long story , all that is as if decided in advance . but in recent years i’ve started to sense some problems . i reflect more in front of the page . i write more slowly . and i write in a way that’s more spare . certain critics have reproached me for that , they’ve told me that little by little i’m losing that suppleness in my stories . i say what i want to , but with a greater economy of means . i don’t know if it’s for better or worse . in any case , it’s my way of writing now .
inventor : percy spencer year : 1946 what happened : with the end of world war ii , the raytheon engineer was looking for other uses for the magnetron , which generated the microwaves for radar systems . while spencer was standing next to the device one day , a chocolate bar in his pocket melted . big discovery : the magnetron worked even better on popcorn . as a result : orville redenbacher became very rich .
as with
girls , girls , girls and guns
i can see where some could only see the humor and totally miss the life altering / life ending results of poor range safety , regardless of where the range happened to be and nothing said of the complete idiots who were not killed in this video and i can ' t understand why . i ' m a vietnam era veteran , i ' ve been involved in gun safety since long before basic in 1964 . starting in 1972 , after discharge , law enforcement and i have slept , ate , drank , and wept over an
accidental discharge
of a weapon when no such thing as
accidental
exists .
unintended
, maybe . yes , this video has some really funny stuff , belly slapping in fact . what was the soldier firing that put him on his rear end ? looked a little like the yet to be fielded xm25 counter defilade target engagement system ? and the vehicle mounted machine gun barrel falling off . no , not a bit funny in a combat situation but for this video , yes . what was it anyway , a 60 ? the leo training officer discharging a round in front of a class ! that was a classic when i was teaching classes how to change their vocabulary , never refer to any gun as unloaded , anywhere , anytime . it really is that simple .
riding around in an old vw bus with a motivational speaker , an angsty teen , a depressed proust scholar , and a surly grandpa sounds like a terrible time . but little miss sunshine managed to turn the hoover family road trip into a delightful experience . in honor of the indie darling’s 10 - year anniversary , check out these facts about the movie’s arnold schwarzenegger - inspired screenplay and numerous breaking bad references .
when the hammer being wielded is one that would make the old kgb ( and the new fsb ) green with envy , and the nails are the private communications of the entire world—with residents of the good old usa just a percentage point of probability away from being lumped in with all those perpetually threatening foreigners—a little less enthusiasm for the job might not be such a bad thing , especially from gen . alexander .
cheryl’s sullen , silent son dwayne was a little different in the original casting notes . the los angeles times described this dwayne as a “mohawk - sporting bodybuilder . ” but dayton and faris cast skinny , floppy - haired paul dano in the role instead because the then - 22 - year - old actor was too good to pass up . “his mohawk was a feeling , not an external statement , ” dayton joked .
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inventors : scientists at pfizer year : 1992 what happened : a welsh hamlet was ground zero for a test on a pill to fight angina . unfortunately for the afflicted , it had little success against the disease . big discovery : though it didn’t work , the men taking part in the study refused to give up their medicine . as a result : the scientists switched gears and marketed the drug , viagra , for a very different purpose .
director robert aldrich took what he considered a hopelessly old - fashioned script by lukas heller and nunnally johnson and fashioned the dirty dozen into one of mgm ' s biggest moneymakers of the 1960s - - and the sixth highest - grossing film in the studio ' s history . lee marvin plays major reisman , assigned to coordinate a suicide mission on a french chateau held by top nazi officers . since no
normal
gi can be expected to volunteer for this mission , reisman is compelled to draw his personnel from a group of military prisoners serving life sentences . this
dirty dozen
includes a sex pervert ( telly savalas ) , a psycho ( john cassavetes ) , a retarded killer ( donald sutherland ) , and the equally malevolent charles bronson , trini lopez , jim brown , and clint walker . on the dim promise of receiving pardons if they survive , the criminals undergo a brutal training program , then are marched behind enemy lines dressed as nazi soldiers , the better to overtake the chateau and kill everyone in it - - including the innocent wives and mistresses of the german officers . ~ hal erickson , rovi
as a bonus dividend , the nsa’s information operations specialists ( what the non - militarized world calls “flacks” ) may suspect the agency’s critics on the senate intelligence committee are less familiar with the details of its iraq war spying record than they are with the finer points of stellar wind , prism , mainway , marina ad nauseam , and are thus less likely to call them out on any clapperesque “mistakes . ” ( but that’s pure speculation on my part , obviously . )
instead , they did what they were meant to do and boxed the young president into an escalatory corner , a “more” decision being not just the commander’s favored but only course of action . obama grumbled and then sent mcchrystal his reinforcements . it sounded like iraq 2006 - 2007 all over again . only this time - - the president and americans more generally were assured - - the ensuing surge would be even better , involving a supposedly comprehensive , interagency approach to the afghan war .
one of roth ' s talents is the ability to spin the decibel dial as he writes dialogue , such that , in
the plot against america ,
his little boys emit thin little sounds ( which are rendered still more plaintive by shifting into present tense ) , and the father in his humbleness emits a slightly louder tone , and cousin alvin a shriekier one . in this fashion , the tones ascend in volume until , at last , franklin roosevelt addresses an anti - lindbergh rally at madison square garden . roosevelt sonorously declaims , in syllables so majestic that only dashes will suffice ,
we - - choose - - freedom !
and the patrician grandeur booms and trembles with such fervor and magnificence that as you read these lines , you want to leap to your feet and , like churchill ' s parrot , or what is said to be churchill ' s parrot , hurl curses at the nazis .