sun valley serenade is a 1941 musical film starring sonja henie , john payne , glenn miller , milton berle , and lynn bari .

it features the glenn miller orchestra as well as dancing by the nicholas brothers and dorothy dandridge , performing " chattanooga choo choo " , which was nominated for an academy award for best song , was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1996 , and was awarded the first gold record for sales of 1.2 million .

sun valley serenade

the classic film “sun valley serenade” was released 75 years ago , helping to establish sun valley as a premier mountain resort destination .
1941 ' s
sun valley serenade
at byu film archive series jan . 24
producing “sun valley serenade” as a 10 - minute film required significant modifications to the original screenplay .
figure skating movie glenn miller h . bruce humberstone john payne lynn bari milton berle sonja henie sun valley idaho sun valley serenade travis banton twentieth century - fox
sun valley serenade ( 1941 ) directed by h . bruce humberstone • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
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sun valley , idaho  the 1941 sonja henie movie
sun valley serenade
might just be the world ' s most frequently shown film . it has been an entertainment staple at the sun valley lodge and inn for at least 25 years .
anderson , who joined the sun valley resort as beverage manager 25 years ago , says
sun valley serenade
and one of the movie ' s songs ,
it happened in sun valley ,
have had a huge influence in the resort achieving worldwide recognition .
with the headline : sonia henie in ' sun valley serenade , ' a sparkling and melodious outdoor picture , at the roxy .
1941 ' s
sun valley serenade
at byu film archive series jan . 24 - byu college of fine arts and communications
notes : you can watch sun valley serenade free on youtube . you can read vanity fair ‘s fascinating profile of sonja henie here .
a short film made by community school video production students , “sun valley serenade : a 10 - minute remake , ” has been selected for showing on march 7 at the sun valley film festival’s future filmmakers forum .
even glenn miller has to audition for the gig in sun valley . image :
“sun valley serenade” was the brainchild of then 20th century fox studio chief darryl f . zanuck . zanuck was on a winter vacation in sun valley with one of his contract directors , bruce humberstone , and their wives , and he thought sun valley would be a good setting for a sonja henie film .
sun valley serenade is a historic nod to our valley , how it came to be and what it was . our purposes in remaking the film were to recognize our history and observe ways in which our valley has changed . ”
video production students at the community school work on a remake of “sun valley serenade , ” a 1941 black - and - white classic movie . the remake will be shown on march 7 at the sun valley film festival’s future filmmakers forum .
jo stafford - ' it happened in sun valley ' . wmv ( 1955 / 56 )
sibbach said the movie’s filming in sun valley went along well with resort founder averell harriman’s plans .
sun valley serenade ,
the great gatsby
and
circus world
are among the flicks you won ' t be able to find on dvd .
sun valley serenade will make you long for winter adventures in crisp mountain air . it will also show you why sonja henie became a big deal in 1930s pop culture .
sun valley serenade ; 1941 , twentieth century fox . sonja henie , john payne , glenn miller , milton berle , nicholas brothers , dorothy dandridge , nicholas brothers . )
“we wanted to mirror the original aesthetic of the movie , while at the same time calling attention to modern day sun valley , ” burke said . “sun valley serenade is a historic nod to our valley , how it came to be and what it was . our purposes in remaking the film were to recognize our history and observe ways in which our valley has changed . ”
wendolyn spence holland wrote in her book ,
sun valley : an extraordinary history ,
that the shah of iran booked a sun valley ski vacation for his family and royal entourage after seeing the film .
it wasn’t always that way , though . sun valley owes a debt of gratitude to the movie “sun valley serenade” for cementing its reputation as more than a place to find great powder . the film marks its 75th anniversary this year , having been released on aug . 21 , 1941 .
2016 is the 75th anniversary of the 1941 20th century - fox motion picture
sun valley serenade ,
the first of two fox productions to feature glenn miller and his orchestra .
many famous actors have stayed at this resort and many also live in sun valley . the resort was the center of the film
sun valley serenade
. the resort plays this film every weekend at the opera house , and on a dedicated tv channel in the hotel 24 hours a day .
sun valley serenade stars john payne as a big band musician who is booked , along with his band , for a gig at a fancy - schmancy ski resort in sun valley , idaho . but get this : the band is actually the glenn miller orchestra , a wildly popular group during world war ii .
sun valley serenade is the first of the only two movies featuring the glenn miller orchestra ( the other is 1942 ' s orchestra wives ) . besides
it happened in sun valley
, other glenn miller tunes in the film are
moonlight serenade
,
chattanooga choo choo
,
i know why ( and so do you )
, and
in the mood
.
the musical comedy film “sun valley serenade” will have a one - time screening at brigham young university’s harold b . lee library auditorium on friday , jan . 24 , at 7 p . m .
“sun valley serenade” helped clinch sun valley’s reputation , and many more movies ended up being at least partially filmed there , including 1953’s “how to marry a millionaire , ” with marilyn monroe and lauren bacall ; 1956’s “the tall men , ” with clark gable and jane russell ; and clint eastwood’s 1985 “pale rider . ”
the band travels to sun valley for a christmas holiday performance , and scott’s sponsorship leads to romance on the ski slopes .
the sun valley film festival runs from march 4 - 8 . additional information is available from the festival website at urltoken .
sun valley has been known for decades as a premier skiing destination , a romantic getaway and a cultural hotspot in idaho .
there is lots of breathtaking ketchum and sun valley , idaho scenery , but only the second unit and stand - ins made the trip . for all the lovingly photographed , gratuitous skiing scenes , and for all the plot machinations of little refugee karen skiing her way into the hero ' s heart , it appears no star went on location . sun valley did , however have a long - standing reputation as a playground for the movie colony . and if you visit today , one of my correspondents informs me , the sun valley lodge tv station plays sun valley serenade around the clock .
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the movie features a scene , well - known to many sun valley locals , of henie ice skating on a frozen pond .
the pair of old smoothies took command of the stage in a showstopping duet juxtaposed with footage from their performance in the 1935 movie
sun valley serenade .
it soon had the audience on its feet as well .
sun valley serenade ( 1941 ) directed by h . bruce humberstone . sonja henie , john payne , glenn miller , milton berle , lynn bari , joan davis , the nicholas brothers , dorothy dandridge ( 86 min . )
“sun valley serenade” is a musical starring norwegian figure skater sonja henie , john payne , glenn miller , milton berle and lynn bari , featuring the glenn miller orchestra as well as dancing by the nicholas brothers and dorothy dandridge .
“sun valley serenade” was notable partly because it was the first of the only two movies featuring the glenn miller orchestra , the other being 1942’s “orchestra wives . ” the movie was partially responsible for the meteoric rise in popularity of the song “chattanooga choo choo , ” and it featured other glenn miller tunes including “moonlight serenade , ” “it happened in sun valley , ” “i know why ( and so do you ) ” and “in the mood . ”
reed , a longtime wood river valley resident , brings a not atypical background to the sun valley area . in addition to being a competitive skier , reed is an ice skater , a competition tennis player , a ski instructor , a ranch owner and a california native . she even did a stint in hollywood , appearing with sonja henie in an ice skating movie a few years prior to henie’s 1939 classic sun valley serenade .
sun valley serenade was actually paid for by the union pacific railroad company and was made to promote the newly developed ski area . union pacific created several resorts around the west as a way to promote more tourism and use of their trains .
sun valley serenade : starring sonja henie , john payne , glenn miller . directed by h . bruce humberstone . written by robert ellis , helen logan . twentieth century - fox film corp . , 1941 , b & w , 87 mins .
the magic lantern cinema is sun valley ' s first digital , state - of - the - art movie theater ! locally owned and operated–for over 38 years the magic lantern has been the valley’s most popular and . . .
moviegoers might not always know it , though , because sun valley has played stand - in for the mountains of europe , alaska , the arctic and a swiss village ( as the mountains around sun valley did in 1937’s “ i met him in paris ” starring claudette colbert , robert young and melvyn douglas ) .
“sun valley serenade” stars three - time olympic skating champion sonja henie and john payne who find love at the famed southern idaho resort . the 1941 film also features popular glenn miller and his orchestra who play the academy award - nominated hit song “chattanooga choo choo” and other popular tunes by the noted songwriting team of mack gordon and harry warren , including “it happened in sun valley” and “i know why and so do you . ”
the world premiere of 20th century - fox’s “sun valley serenade” occurred in salt lake city in the summer of 1941 and brought stars john payne , joan davis and george montgomery to utah’s capital city for a sold - out , reserved - seat engagement at the centre theater .
it’s stylish , cynical and loaded with dark innuendos and steamy encounters . yes , it’s the sun valley film noir series . second annual festival returning thursdays this september .
enjoy olympic medalists and world - class figure skaters under the stars on sun valley’s historic ice sheet this summer . dining al fresco at the sun valley lodge terrace buffet and an all new show with enhanced lights and sound add to the excitement and are sure to delight viewers of all ages—and don’t miss the spectacular fireworks show on july 4th .
ironically , not much of the film was actually produced in sun valley , although the stars visited the area . actors performed on hollywood sound stages where skating rinks and interior sets resembling snow - covered sun valley were created , said chris millspaugh , chief archivist at the ketchum community library ' s idaho history section . several sun valley skiers , however , doubled for the stars . skier gretchen fraser , an olympic gold medalist for whom the lodge ' s gretchen ' s restaurant is named , posed as henie in a ski scene .
“it put us on the map not only as a place to ski but also as a romantic spot , ” said jack sibbach , sun valley resort’s director of marketing and pr .
ever since sonja henie skated and twirled across the screen , and into our hearts , for the filming of 20th century fox’s classic movie sun valley serenade ( 1941 ) , the ice shows have been an enduring and star - studded staple in the growing entertainment scene at sun valley resort . henie , a world skating champion ( at the age of 14 ) and three - time consecutive olympic figure skating gold medalist , set the bar high on the caliber of skating featured at the outdoor rink . and the all - star lineup at the sun valley on ice shows , presented every saturday night from july 4 through labor day , have continued to raise the bar year after year .
at least 200 days a year , promptly at 5 p . m . , the film is shown at the theater - size opera house on the grounds of the sun valley resort .
i wanted to see sun valley serenade again because of yesterday ' s viewing of the glenn miller story . the plot is actually quite silly , with sonja henie getting on my nerves this time and also more aware of how completely bland john payne is . but at the same time glenn miller is in this film and his…
it was a tradition in sun valley to show the film in the small town every friday afternoon in a small movie theatre next to the skating rink . i saw it twice , once in 1956 when the town was exactly the same as the day it was completed in the mid 1930 ' s , and then again in 1978 . my last visit to sun valley was 1982 .
the movie featured one of the glenn miller orchestra’s best known jazz tunes , “chattanooga choo choo , ” which was nominated for an academy award . other famous miller songs in the movie are “moonlight serenade , ” “it happened in sun valley , ” “i know why ( and so do you ) ” and “in the mood . ”
sun valley serenade is a film starring sonja henie who , in the 1930s - 40s , was the most famous figure skater in the world . ( she was famous because she won 10 world figure skating championships in a row . plus , she won three gold medals at three different olympic games . also in a row . )
it’s not surprising svff has high aspirations to be a landmark film festival on the yearly calendar , the winter playground is steeped in hollywood and literary heritage . ernest hemingway completed “for whom the bell tolls” while staying at the sun valley lodge in 1939 . it was the winter playground for many stars of the golden age of hollywood including marilyn monroe , errol flynn , clark gable , lucille ball . it even took a starring role in the lightweight 1941 comedy , “sun valley serenade , ” which featured ice skating star , sonja henie .
our founders were a group of forward - thinking women . in 1955 , seventeen visionary ketchum and sun valley women founded the community library association ( cla ) as a privately funded , privately . . .
miller ' s recordings for orchestra wives and sun valley serenade do sound better than many of his original recordings due to better frequency range on 35mm soundtrack , though a lot of the broadcast transcription disc of miller ' s radio performances also sound better than his 78 ' s for the same reason , better frequency range on the larger 16 inch discs .
sun valley serenade is a classic hollywood film , not because of a scintillating story line , but because of sonia heine skating ( and skiing ) , the glen miller band and the nicholas brothers energetic dance routine . the big band sound may be a thing of the past but i thank those who preserve these things for posterity . love this film .
today we’re bringing you a movie with figure skating . no , wait ! don’t go . hear us out first . sun valley serenade is a film starring sonja henie who , in the 1930s - 40s , was the most famous figure skater in the world . ( she was famous because she won 10 world figure skating championships in a row . plus , she won three gold…
in 2008 , the family of woman film festival was founded by peggy elliott goldwyn in sun valley , idaho to bring awareness of the work of the united nations population fund ( unfpa ) , the leading global . . .
it was originally a magical place and felt a million miles from civilization at the time . there was a small re - creation of a european town with shops , restaurants and a large ski dorm surrounding the skating rink featured in the film . some distance away was sun valley lodge set at the base of mt baldy , where the skiing was filmed for the movie . for a while sun valley lodge was a world class restaurant and hotel .
i’ve never been particularly excited to see a sonja henie film , but after falling in love with the work of mgm’s henie ( esther williams ) , i figured it’s time i gave the lady a chance . tcm will be showing sun valley serenade in a few days and i’ve got it all set to record . i think i made the right decision after reading your fun post .
i saw this for the first time a couple of months ago . what a fun film ! i loved the scene near the beginning of the film where glenn miller ( ! ) has to audition for the sun valley gig .
sun valley may be most famous for its writers—poet ezra pound’s childhood home is on 3rd avenue in hailey , and ernest hemingway penned for whom the bell tolls in suite 206 at the sun valley lodge , also writing portions of islands in the stream , the garden of eden and a moveable feast from his ketchum home . the glamour of the hollywood elite and socialite a - list that flocked to sun valley when it first opened ( stars such as gary cooper , janet leigh , clark gable , lucille ball , and later clint eastwood , jamie lee curtis , arnold schwarzenegger , demi moore , bruce willis and tom hanks ) also made a splash , but idaho has hosted a number of top films over the years as well .
if you like glenn miller’s orchestra , then you have to see this film . there’s a very funny scene near the beginning of the film where the orchestra has to audition ( audition ! ) for the gig in sun valley . lots of great music .
when mom was alive , mention ms henie or ms williams and a great smile wold light up her face . mom was a bit of a tom boy in her youth , playing whatever sports young girls were allowed . she was a young woman when these 2 athletes made their films and they were her heroes . you’re right , ruth . “sun valley serenade” is a wonderful film and a fitting one for the holidays . another one for netflix .
yet , there’s so much more to this charming film . the witty lines , for one , plus the travis banton wardrobe and the enticing exterior shots of picturesque sun valley . there’s also exhilarating ski footage , i . e . real skiing on a real mountain .
i recently rewatched sun valley serenade ( vhs ) and orchestra wives ( dvd ) . both films were very polished and showed the miller band to good effect , moreso than any other big band movie i can think of . great harry warren songs , and i guess sonja henie was at her most appealing in sun valley serenade . i ' m not familiar with the history of multitrack recording , as was used in these films ( as was the slightly earlier , fantasia ) . is there any written history as to when hollywood started experimenting with multitrack or stereo type recordings ? it seems the miller recordings in these films sound better than any contemporary phonograph records he made . i wonder too , if svs is not on dvd yet due to cost / difficulty in remastering the original soundtrack ? i know jackie gleason was a big band fan , and made records in the 1950 ' s fronting a band for capitol . was orch wives his first film ?
phillyrich wrote : i recently rewatched sun valley serenade ( vhs ) and orchestra wives ( dvd ) . both films were very polished and showed the miller band to good effect , moreso than any other big band movie i can think of . great harry warren songs , and i guess sonja henie was at her most appealing in sun valley serenade . i ' m not familiar with the history of multitrack recording , as was used in these films ( as was the slightly earlier , fantasia ) . is there any written history as to when hollywood started experimenting with multitrack or stereo type recordings ? it seems the miller recordings in these films sound better than any contemporary phonograph records he made . i wonder too , if svs is not on dvd yet due to cost / difficulty in remastering the original soundtrack ? i know jackie gleason was a big band fan , and made records in the 1950 ' s fronting a band for capitol . was orch wives his first film ?
“in regards to the music , there are pieces from the original , including “it happened in sun valley , ” “in the mood” and “i know why ( and so do you ) , ” burke said . “given our time constraints , there are not any fully realized musical numbers—merely hints .
plot : a down on their luck band lands a christmas eve gig in sun valley , idaho , after they hook up with temper mental singer vivian dawn ( bari ) . to help with publicity for the band , their publicist nifty allen ( berle ) set up for pianist ted scott ( payne ) to adopt a european war orphan . while ted and bandleader phil corey ( miller ) have prepared for a baby orphan , their adoptee is fully grown norwegian karen ( henie ) . when the band leaves for sun valley , karen sneaks along , threatening a budding romance between ted and vivian .
this is not the first time producer elise pearlstein ( oscar - nominee for “ food , inc . ” ) and director jessica yu have teamed up to cause a political stir through documentary filmmaking . working together for 10 years on projects like “protagonist” and “the living museum , ” they joined together to focus on “the most pressing issue of our time and our future”—the water crisis . during the 2012 summer sun valley writers’ conference , where “ last call at the oasis ” was screened , pearlstein shared her thoughts with sun valley magazine about the film , and what the water crisis means for future generations .
want to experience the action firsthand ? then grab the family and head to sun valley’s historic ice rink to take a few turns . open ice is available daily from and you can book a group or private lesson or just watch from rinkside—who knows , you may even see an olympic gold medalist practicing a championship routine .
“this film is a testament to learning by trial and error , which is who we are at community school , ” said peter burke , community school upper school media specialist . ” “but the outcome was magnificent . making this film gave students an idea of the deep history and hard work behind the building of sun valley .
back to god’s country ( 1953 ) starring rock hudson and marcia henderson . the mountains around sun valley stand in for a small village in the frozen wilderness of alaska ( it is interesting to note that a 1919 black and white version of this film starring nell shipman also featured scenes shot at priest lake in northern idaho ) .
fayard and harold nicholas , whose careers spanned over six decades , made up one of the most beloved dance teams in the history of dance , the nicholas brothers . they were best known for their unforgettable appearances in more than 30 hollywood musicals in the 1930s and 1940s including down argentine way ( 1940 ) , sun valley serenade ( 1941 ) and stormy weather ( 1943 ) . their artistry , choreographic brilliance , and unique style - - a smooth mix of tap , jazz , ballet and acrobatic moves - - entertained and astonished vaudeville , theatre , film and television audiences all over the world .
for those of us who may never get to sun valley , idaho , and may never have the pleasure of racing madly down its white ski slopes or partaking of the many other luxuries of one of the world ' s most magnificent winter resorts , twentieth century - fox has well provided a poor man ' s substitute . view full article in timesmachine »
the world - famous sun valley lodge and ski resort was built in 1936 by averell harriman , owner of the union pacific railroad . according to accounts , the opera house was built on the grounds of the lodge around 1937 and never was an opera or vaudeville house , just a movie theater . today it is a first - run movie house and is used for seminars and other purposes .
there isn ' t an awful lot of plot , there are the usual hokey misunderstandings and the presence of one of those secluded log cabins out in the middle of nowhere . lynn bari plays payne ' s singing sweetheart , while milton berle plays the band ' s agent . numbers include ' in the mood ' , ' it happened in sun valley ' and ' chattanooga choo choo ' .
the annual writers’ conference is the premier literary event in the valley . if you love to read or write it’s a “must see . ” the svm staff interviewed a few stars of last year’s conference .
( moviediva adds : sun valley serenade is one of those films made to showcase current hot performers with a bare wisp of a plot . the glenn miller orchestra performs several musical numbers so their legions of fans could see the band and assign faces to the sound they loved on records . the band becomes a major plot point when a petulant girl singer throws a fit at being drowned out by an audition band . . . fortunately the creamy smoothness of that miller tone will land them the job , instead . john payne is supposedly the piano player , swaying his big shouldered suit unconvincingly at the keyboard . and , he should have taken the hint early on about vivian dawn ' s irritable behavior .
the surprise comes right before the band is to travel to sun valley for a christmas gig . while on the ski slopes , ted soon falls for karen’s schemes to win the heart of her new sponsor , much to the annoyance of his girlfriend , vivian dawn ( bari ) , a soloist with the band . vivian promptly quits the band out of jealousy , and karen stages an elaborate ice show as a substitute .
the future filmmakers forum showcases student - made films from the wood river valley , elsewhere in idaho and other parts of the united states . the program is intended to encourage students to consider filmmaking as a career .
glenn miller had a very short career in films . this was his first and orchestra wives was his last before he went off on his ill - fated flight across the english channel . it ' s set in the famous idaho ski resort . the picture was said to be the brainchild of studio boss darryl f . zanuck , who had vacationed at sun valley and thought it might make a lovely setting . . . read more
other great songs here include
in the mood ,
moonlight serenade
and
i know why .
miller also recorded another new gordon - warren song that would eventually become an enormous hit ,
at last ,
but zanuck decided to save it for his next glenn miller movie ,
special performances make these films special . sun valley serenade features two figure skating sequences performed by three - time olympic gold - medal winner ( 1928 , 1932 , and 1936 ) henie . the first is pretty standard fare : as henie puts on her moves in an effort to impress ted , the crowd of “regular” skaters parts to give her center stage . the second performance is intentionally choreographed as part of the plot , with dozens of skating extras , and it occurs at night , on “black ice” ( regular ice coated with a layer of black dye ) . the nighttime black ice effect is gorgeous , giving henie the look as if she is skating on a mirror . kudos to cinematographer edward cronjager for a flawless set - up and execution .
with a history of all - time classic movies having been shot here (
how to marry a millionaire
starring marilyn monroe , betty grable , and lauren bacall , for one ) , an idaho film - making revival underway , and a host of stars - in - occasional - residence ( clint eastwood , scott glenn , arnold schwarzenegger and bruce willis all reside in sun valley part time ) , cinema lovers are actually in their element here .
as a master of ceremonies in vaudeville in the 1930 ' s ( heralded as the youngest m . c . ever to work b . f . keith ' s palace in new york ) , mr . berle developed his habit of getting into everyone ' s act . he become a headliner in broadway shows , including a 97 - week run in the ziegfeld follies . he made movies (
tall , dark and handsome ,
sun valley serenade
) . and he did a lot of radio , everything from the fred allen show to
can you top this ?
but as he acknowledges during an interview in this documentary , his humor was too visual for a big success in radio . and then along came television and
texaco star theater .
, meanwhile , wound up as probably her best picture . the story is essentially a romantic triangle between a big band pianist ( john payne ) , the band ' s singer ( lynn bari ) , and a norwegian war refugee ( henie ) , who all converge at sun valley when the band lands a job there . milton berle is on hand as the band ' s manager , and portraying the band is the glenn miller orchestra , complete with glenn miller himself as the bandleader .
( 1941 ) had its genesis in a spontaneous brainstorm by darryl f . zanuck . the twentieth century - fox studio chief was on a winter vacation in sun valley , idaho , with one of his contract directors , bruce humberstone , and their wives . wouldn ' t this be a good setting , mused zanuck , for a sonja henie film ? and wouldn ' t humberstone like to move up from the
b
movie world and direct it ? the answer to both questions was a clear
yes .
pale rider ( 1985 ) . sun valley’s most famous and iconic western . directed by clint eastwood and starring eastwood as the mysterious no - name drifter who rides into a small mining town to help local citizens michael moriarty and carrie snodgrass face up to the ruthless proprietor of a strip - mining company threatening their land and livelihood . shot on location in the boulder mountains , less than 20 minutes from director and star actor clint eastwood’s home ( with a few scenes staged up over galena summit in the stanley basin ) .
henie , the famous norwegian figure skater who had won gold medals at the 1928 , 1932 and 1936 winter olympics , had become a big star for fox since signing with the studio . she was very popular , and her seven films so far had made lots of money . but as eager as zanuck was to build a movie around her in the winter resort town of sun valley , he was equally fed up with her difficult , temperamental nature , and was strongly considering not renewing her contract , which would end following this film .
despite being a native new englander , s . c . “sam” gwynne has really made a name for himself as a texan . the award - winning journalist spoke about his pulitzer prize - nominated , historical book , empire of the summer moon : quanah parker and the rise and fall of the comanches , the most powerful indian tribe in american history to a packed sun valley pavilion last summer . gwynne jokingly entitled his talk about the brutal opening of the american west : “connecticut yankee too dumb to know any better stumbles upon old western frontier . ”
disney recorded fantasia in multi - track sound for actual theatrical exhibition , but the multi - track recordings of many 40 ' s movies were not originally intended to be used for anything but soundtrack editing of the final mono - soundtrack . several tracks were recorded from different miked areas to give different audio perspective for a given shot ' s point of view . this has allowed surviving multi - tracks to be remixed into stereo versions for more recent restorations or soundtrack reissues on cd . ( the stereo remixes on the soundtrack cd of meet me in st . louis that came out awhile back is a great example of this . ) . miller ' s recordings for orchestra wives and sun valley serenade do sound better than many of his original recordings due to better frequency range on 35mm soundtrack , though a lot of the broadcast transcription disc of miller ' s radio performances also sound better than his 78 ' s for the same reason , better frequency range on the larger 16 inch discs .
however , make no mistake . not only was glenn miller in the right place at the right time , he had the chops to pull it off . watching these films and hearing miller’s signature moonlight serenade , his hits like i know why , people like you and me , at last , and serenade in blue , plus his legendary numbers like in the mood , chattanooga choo choo , and i’ve got a gal in kalamazoo ( the latter two of which are sung by tex beneke , a miller saxophonist with an unmistakably unique voice ) , is especially pleasing because not only are they all great songs , the arrangements are different than those you would hear on a typical “greatest hits” compilation . this adds a nice freshness to them that , once you hear them , will certainly put you … in the mood .
“i absolutely love sun valley . i was lucky enough to make a movie here ( ' pale rider ' ) , and if i had my way i would hang out here all the time , ” he said . “but i guess i’ll have to make another movie at some point since my last movie ( ' american sniper ' ) did fairly well . so much of this business is hard work and a lot of good luck . tonight i consider myself lucky to get to know you all . i can only wish you the best of luck to keep this great film festival going for many years to come . ”
john payne , sonja henie and milton berle star in this lighthearted romantic comedy that features the glenn miller orchestra as a struggling band named the dartmouth troubadours . the group is about to get it ' s big break at a posh sun valley ski resort , when the romance between singer vivian dawn ( lynn bari ) and piano player ted scott ( payne ) is shaken by a publicity stunt set up by band manager
nifty
allen ( berle ) .
nifty
has arranged for ted to adopt a war refugee , and ted becomes responsible fore a beautiful norwegian ( henie ) who decides she wants to marry him !
was difficult . transportation of equipment to the town was long , complicated , and costly , and much of the equipment itself proved heavy and challenging to use in the snow and ice . worst of all , terrible weather led to constant disruptions . in fact , none of sonja henie ' s skiing or skating ended up being shot on location - - it was all filmed in the controlled environs of the fox studio lot . but even though the film had a high , $ 1 . 3 million final cost , zanuck didn ' t get too upset about the delays since he was using the location shoot as an excuse to frolic at sun valley with a french girlfriend .
the whole ' finders keepers ' team is very grateful for the two awards we received at the sun valley film festival . it was the first time that a film has won two awards at the festival , so you can imagine our shock and the honor of being called back up to the stage '
said clay tweel .
the trip to idaho was my first time in the state and it was an amazing venue for a festival . i really appreciated how engaged and vocal the audiences were , especially at q & a ' s and some of the talks i attended . between the skiing and the great food at places like cristina ' s , i hope to come back in the future !
a great film from long ago . i have long been a glenn miller fan and was pleased to find out the my 8 and 10 year old kids love this film and the music also . sun valley was around 3 years old at the time of filming and watching the film really makes you yearn to be a part of the way things used to be . even immigration is covered as the band goes to ellis island to pick up the
little
refugee . chattanooga choo choo was featured in the film and many not know that it was the very first gold record , the first million seller . a classic film i would recommend to all , young and old . kick back and listen to the way music used to be in the golden age .
sheep , dogs and shepherds have been part of the northern rocky landscape for over 150 years . it is said that in 1918 idaho’s sheep population was 2 . 65 million , nearly six times the state’s human population . second only to sydney , australia , the wood river valley shipped thousands of lambs by railroad to markets around the west and was a major sheep center during that time .
though that industry has shrunk in recent years , sheepdogs are still an integral part of sheep ranching in the wood river valley . there are now two types of modern sheepdogs : guardian dogs which , in the wood river valley , are often great pyrenees ; and the border collie which , according to fourth - generation idaho sheep rancher john peavey , he couldn’t run his operation without . the guardian’s job is to protect the sheep from predators . as pups , they are put in a pen with the sheep where they become family . the dogs will typically bond to a particular ewe and even ride on the trucks with them . “the key to raising effective guard dogs is very little human attention , ” says peavey . “their job is to bond with the sheep , not the shepherd . ”
it ' s about a band that ' s stone broke and their publicity manager thinks that for the good of the press they should adopt a little refugee from another country and have pictures taken of them to show how kind the band is . well , when the time comes for them to meet the refugee , it turns out to be sonja henie ! they finally get a job in sun valley which at this time is covered by snow and ice . they plan to leave sonja at the publicity manager ' s aunt ' s house , but she wants to tag along . by the way , she was a refugee from norway , and she knows all about skiing and ice skating and everyone has a great time . surprising to me was that it is more a skiing movie than an ice skating movie , since sonja was an ice skater .
since he started as film critic for the chicago sun - times in 1967 , and began covering movies locally and at international film festivals , roger ebert has met and interviewed countless movie idols , artists and unknowns - - some of them even before they became famous . there ' s hardly a major figure in the history of movies , from the last part of the 20th century into the 21st , that he hasn ' t encountered .
while the sun valley film festival in idaho is only in its fourth year , it ' s already proving to be a rising star in the festival landscape , attracting enthusiastic filmmakers and big hollywood heavyweights . this year , clint eastwood was honored with their inaugural lifetime vision award at an intimate dinner 6 , 000 feet up mt . baldy at the spectacular and historic roundhouse restaurant . eastwood is fond of the picturesque holiday spot that is renowned for being the first destination winter resort in the us . he filmed his 1985 western “ pale rider ” in the area , and spends a lot of time there . with his current box office smash “ american sniper ” now the biggest box office film of 2014 , taking over $ 341 million in domestic totals , the laconic 84 - year - old actor / director promised he would keep working as he accepted his award .
in the 1970s , sorrels played at the leadville espresso in ketchum ( now the picket fence ) , owned by her friend , the late millie wiggins . coincidentally , her grandfather , reverend stringfellow , used to preach in the same building when it was ketchum’s only church . over the years , she’s returned often to the wood river valley . in 1978 , she and her old performing partner , bruce “utah” phillips , played at the second annual northern rockies folk festival . she also loves the national old - time fiddlers contest & festival in weiser , but has all but retired now . her live work is now the stuff of legend , the seeds of the stories she uncovered living on through music .
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when phil corey ' s band arrives at the idaho ski resort its pianist ted scott is smitten with a norwegian refugee he has sponsored , karen benson . when soloist vivian dawn quits , karen stages an ice show as a substitute .
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connie ward is in seventh heaven when gene morrison ' s band rolls into town . she is swept off her feet by trumpeter bill abbot . after marrying him , she joins the bands tour and learns about . . . see full summary »
studio publicist ( power ) discovers minnesota skating teacher ( henie ) and takes her to hollywood . she goes back to minnesota but he follows her .
an entertainer in rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat . when the aristocrat ' s wife asks him to carry the impersonation further , complications ensue .
nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken - down hotel in canada . after nora falls for the handsome owner , she convinces her uncle to invest in the inn and . . . see full summary »
marine , james murfin , is unaware of icelandic customs . when he flirts with katina her icelandic family take his actions as a proposal of marriage to katina . desperately wanting out , james . . . see full summary »
in turn - of - the - century san francisco , an ambitious vaudevillian takes his quartet from a honky tonk to the big time , while spurning the love of his troupe ' s star singer for a selfish heiress .
a swiss hotel ' s ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning .
biography of bandleader glenn miller from his beginnings to his death over the english channel in december 1944 .
american theatrical manager ( menjou ) discovers henie preparing for the olympics in switzerland and brings her to madison square garden .
this musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats . included in the film are ice skating numbers and songs .
the son ( romero ) of a department store owner enrolls the store ' s sports clerk ( henie ) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department . she falls for a teacher ( . . . see full summary »
bandleader ( romero and manager ( ameche ) discover skater ( henie ) in norway . they become rivals as she returns with them to america .
a publicity stunt for the dartmouth troubadours band gets complicated when the norwegian refugee their pianist ted scott has announced he will be taking in turns out to be fully grown karen benson . when his girlfriend realises that karen and ted are spending an awful lot of time together on the ski slopes at the band ' s venue , things start to turn very frosty .
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( at around 19 mins ) ted scott opens a door and the wall of a completely different room is shown outside to the room featured in the next shot .
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a norwegian war orphan adopted by a pianist as a publicity stunt turns out to be a beautiful young woman .
love the music of glen . miller . the skating and a all around family movie . a real treat !
best music and comic and romance done with grace , a dvd for a canada and usa should be available , the sooner the better . please make it happen .


age of the dragons is a 2011 fantasy film starring danny glover and vinnie jones , directed by ryan little .

a fantasy-themed reimagining of herman melville 's classic novel , moby dick , it was released in the united kingdom on march 4 , 2011 .

age of the dragons

there is some truth in advertising - age of the dragons does drag on for an age .
the coming of dragons ( the darkest age , # 1 ) by a . j . lake
brooklands dragons jfc coaches football from reception age to year 8 / u13’s with league , cup & tournament football available at the appropriate age group .
the dragons age grade teams form an integral part of our player development pathway . we operate teams at u16s and u18s age groups and both compete in the wru regional championship .
herman melville ' s moby - dick gets a landlocked remix courtesy of ill - conceived action - adventure age of the dragons .
we enter two squads into the regional age grade competition - dragons north and dragons south . the split is decided on by school first , then place of residence .
mixed with a theatrical quality , age of the dragons sounds quite nice , though dialogue is sometimes a little hard to hear .
i only have a few dragons in my market . how can i buy other dragons ?
the wheel of fire were involved in the wheel of fire - blighters war shortly before the age of fire when they met and recruited a pair of mated dragons : aurel and irelia .
even dragons eventually succumb to the ravages of age . as death approaches , the wyrm enters a state known to sages as “the twilight . ” ( what the dragons call this period , if anything , is unknown . ) although the average age of a twilight dragon is within a couple of decades of maximum age , some dragons enter the twilight more than a century earlier . others enter twilight only in the last few years of life . some never enter twilight , going overnight from full , ancient health to death of old age .
dragon age : inquisition was ign ' s game of the year for 2014 . for more on the game , be sure to check out ign ' s review of dragon age : inquisition .
the dragons academy has a tradition of producing talented players for the dragons with a large number of the current first team squad having come through the academy system .
so thank heavens for age of the dragons . it ' s a fresh retelling of moby - dick that , if the trailer is any indication , vastly improves on both huston ' s adaptation and the original source novel itself . how does age of the dragons manage this impressive feat ? glad you asked . here are 10 unequivocal reasons . . .
as direct consequences of the beginning of the conflict , the siblings grew separated and could survive the age of fire acquiring skills and friendships , to overcome the challenges of these years .
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a new dragon age game is in the works , according to bioware writer alexis kennedy .
the iron bull swings his sword in 2014’s dragon age : inquisition . bioware / electronic arts
the role of the dragons academy is to identify and develop talented young athletes from age 15 to 23 years of age by developing them through a performance development programme . this programme is tailored towards the needs of the individual to ensure that the player can reach their maximum potential . the academy delivers services across the following areas :
businesswoman chanelle mccoy is the newest member of the dragons’ den team after eamonn quinn quit .
age of the dragons is not to be confused with the hugely successful video game franchise dragon age , but i ' m sure it ' s totally cool with the producers if you do mistake the movie for the game . no , instead this thing is based on fancy literature or whatever :
the film ' s called age of the dragons , so the fact that all the whales have been replaced with dragons probably won ' t surprise anyone . but what a brilliant idea – dragons are , after all , much better than whales . dragons exist to breathe fire and eat children . whales mainly exist to process quantities of plankton with their pleated throats . it ' s not really up for discussion .
the dragon age franchise lost a senior writer for the series when david gaider left bioware early last year . also around the same time , there was public polling by darrah about a possible dragon age tactics .
the number of shards you receive in trade varies based on the rarity of the dragon . 1 shard is the correct amount for some of the most common dragons , while some rare dragons will trade for several hundred shards .
if you have already collected 9 dragonsai dragons you could start collecting the pedestals or placing the dragons in hibernation , but it is not be possible to have more than 9 dragons displayed in the habitat at this time .
a few particularly religious dragons choose more devotional routes . some draconic sects set areas aside where ancient dragons can lie down and die peacefully , perhaps euthanized by their fellow believers . these areas lead to tales of dragons’ graveyards .
in addition to the daily dragon deals in the market , dragons can also be purchased directly from the dragonarium . tap the “dragons” icon on the left of your screen to access the dragonarium at any time .
in game of thrones , they don’t have cannons . they have dragons . and you can’t just raise taxes to buy dragons . and if you don’t have a dragon , you can’t just raise a bigger army to defeat a dragon . you pledge fealty to the people who have dragons . you keep yourself in the same system because of the power of dragons .
bioware’s new fantasy role - player not only atones for the sins of dragon age ii but brings some genuinely new ideas to the war table .
chromatics who reach the end of old age find themselves in a quandary . although some dragon varieties , such as certain metallics , can will themselves to die , chromatic dragons cannot . thus , those powerful or lucky enough to reach old age face the slow decline into twilight , further weakening , and , eventually , death .
but with age of the dragons , filmmaker ryan little goes one step further . combining large segments of dialogue and narration from the book , and tossing in a somewhat half - cocked medieval - meets - steampunk visual theme , age of the dragons is an amalgamation of the original story , with just a dash of modern flare and a hint of fantasy . the white whale is swapped out for a white dragon , and the ocean setting is changed to an icy moutain - based land setting ( the ship , quite stupidly , is retained ) .
in march , wizards of the coast announced at pax east that it would be bringing the traditional pen - and - paper role - playing game dungeons & dragons into the digital age with a new tool : d & d beyond .
we don’t yet know the full power of spells , but we do know they can make your dragons look pretty awesome ! experiment with different combinations of spells to create a custom look for your dragons .
there have been three dragon age games to date : 2009’s dragon age : origins , 2011’s dragon age 2 and 2014’s dragon age : inquisition . bioware has not officially announced a fourth title in the series . its parent company , electronic arts , has only discussed a separate project from bioware — a new intellectual property that company executives have described as an “action - adventure” title that is “built around a live service” with a “disruptive new social design . ”
ea :
. . . we have no new information to share regarding dragon age at this time .
with the help of the two dragons the conflict was over , and the pair settled into former dragon ' s cave . when the two dragons had a clutch , the dwarves considered the bargain broken because it was believed that making a clutch was out of the accord .
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the wheel of fire - dragons war ( or conflict , or feud ) was an ongoing series of conflict and hostilities between the dwarf wheel of fire clan and the dragons during the age of fire . to hypatian knowledge ( and by own wistala ' s account ) the war was known as
wheel of fire - barbarian war
or
wheel of fire - varvar war
( being unaware the dragon - dwarvish feud behind it , and only taking count of the conflicts involving barbarians ) .
so but yeah the dragons were all sleeping , probably having really fun dreams , full of joy and wonderment .
ign reached out to ea for confirmation on the new dragon age game . a company representative replied that
it ' s a pleasure having alexis involved with bioware ; we have no new information to share regarding dragon age at this time .
only newly - hatched dragons still in the hatchery can be traded to eloni for shards .
the enchanted dragons are quite rare and mysterious , and will only appear in the dragonarium once collected .
other dragons seek out plane - traveling rituals , attempt to find the astral domain of their patron deity ( usually tiamat , among chromatic dragons , or bahamut among metallics ) , and disappear from the mortal world . what happens to them when they arrive there is unknown even to other dragons .
when the dystopian future envisioned in blade runner finally comes to fruition , age of the dragons will be used to distinguish humans from replicants , because if you ' re not in teary despair by the film ' s end , you probably aren ' t human .
a young dragon also starts to build its hoard . dragons of this age are likely to attack random travelers or caravans , scrounging whatever wealth they can acquire by using such an unsophisticated approach . as dragons grow older , they grow wiser and more selective , but a young dragon just wants to start accumulating treasure .
bioware is working on a new entry in the dragon age franchise , a writer on the unannounced project said in a recent interview with eurogamer .
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the last phase of the war culminated in the third battle of lavadome : despite some losses caused to dragons , the dwarves suffered an heavy defeat and lost their whole army .
i will say this , though : those dragons were adorable . they looked like something out of dark crystal !
and chanelle – who hoped to work for the family business from a young age – says she always wants to make her dad proud .
in short : an excellent return to form for the dragon age series , and the biggest and most ambitious western role - player since the new generation began .
elder dragons lay eggs less often than adults do but treat them with the same care . ancient dragons almost never produce offspring , but those that do are highly protective—more so even than adults .
emerald dragons : 1 , 250 , 000 health , must be level 7 to summon .
frost dragons : 3 , 000 , 000 health , must be level 25 to summon .
gold dragons : 6 , 000 , 000 health , must be level 41 to summon .
i apologize if this photorecap made this movie seem interesting . it was not interesting ! but there you have it , now you can discuss age of the dragons at pta meetings and cocktail parties with nothing less than supreme confidence ! we watched it for you !
it ' s highly hinted that this reason covered a number of other motivations , as the natural fear of such powerful being so close their territories , the prospective of the dragons hoard and the following alliance with the andam .
watch this and more trailers at urltoken title : age of dragons genre : action , fantasy , science fiction cast : danny glover , vinnie jones , corey sevier , sofia pernas release date : 04 / 03 / 2011 . . read more at urltoken
notionally it was a secret but , because of who i was working with , everyone who cared knew . and then the day i started , mark darrah [ executive producer of the dragon age franchise ] tweeted saying , ' welcome to the dragon age franchise , ' so i thought , well , i guess that ' s official now then .
i leveled up my dragon but it still looks like a baby . do the dragons ever become adults ?
ancient red dragons : 12 , 500 , 000 health , must be level 60 to summon .
finally they decided an ultimate and bold attempt : a strike in the very heart of the dragon empire , both to kill wistala and to conquer the treasures of the dragons to regain their wealth .
it ' s said that early reviews of moby - dick were unfavourable , but age of the dragons isn ' t leaving anything up to chance . there ' s a woman in it who takes her top off , you see . if only herman melville had appended the end of his tome so that it read :
it was the devious - cruising rachel , that in her retracing search after her missing children , only found another orphan . and then a woman took her top off and you could see everything ,
he may have escaped those early brickbats . well played , age of the dragons . well played .
the physical appearance of the habitat will not change with every upgrade , but the number of dragons and / or amount of dragoncash the habitat can hold will increase . be sure to check the habitat’s stats to see what will increase with the upgrade .
the mum - of - two will sit alongside veteran dragons gavin duffy , barry o’sullivan , alison cowzer and eleanor mcevoy after joining the rte show .
melville may have deliberately set moby - dick at sea so that the voyage of the pequod would mimic the loneliness of the human condition , but age of the dragons has found a better idea . why not set the whole thing on land ? not only will it be cheaper to film , but . . . actually , no , that ' s about it . it ' ll be cheaper to film .
adult dragons seek to expand their territories dramatically or even to move their lairs , abandoning whatever haphazard sanctuary they might have found as youths in favor of larger , more comfortable , or even custom - built homes . these efforts sometimes pit them against other dragons or territorial monsters . thus , adult dragons are the most likely to initiate combat with other wyrms .
also at this age , dragons begin to contemplate long - term schemes . although they devote less time to scheming than elder dragons do , they might establish contacts within nearby communities or merchant organizations , the better to learn when and where great treasures will become available . their negotiating strategies boil down to bribery or threats , rather than the elaborate manipulations and deceptions employed by more powerful wyrms .
not sure which dragons to breed ? view your current goals or visit the dragonarium to see which dragons you haven ' t collected yet . tapping on a dragon in the dragonarium will give you a breeding tip to help you breed that dragon .
“we now have a dog and alistair is still the dumbest one in the party . ” — morrigan this article contains spoilers for dragon age : origins . click here to reveal them .
everyone who makes even a cursory study of dragons knows of their four main stages of life , which sages have dubbed young , adult , elder , and ancient . in truth , dragons must first pass through an earlier stage that few adventurers see : wyrmling . they also pass through a final stage called twilight .
the separated setup makes sense , since kennedy works remotely — he is based in greenwich , u . k . , while the dragon age team is at bioware edmonton , seven hours behind .
in the adult stage bearded dragons are about 2 years old and fully grown in length and will start to grow more in width . dragons in this stage are a lot more laid back and relaxed . dragons have a complete sense of what to expect in their daily life and have a full recognition of the people and things around it . spending most of their time basking and occasionally walking over to eat . dragons don ' t like to exude too much energy unless of course they are male and see a female or rival male . dragons typically live for about 8 - 10 years , but there have been cases where they lived to be 15 . it is important to remember at this stage your face is imprinted on them , they recognize you for providing their needs and this is the best age to spend long periods of time holding them and even taking them out to a park or pet store ( with a harness ) .
“i fall off horses . it ' s this thing i do . ” — maric this article contains spoilers for dragon age : the stolen throne . click here to reveal them .
this is a book for kids , i ' d say age 8 - 11 , and it ' s probably a good fit for both boys and girls of that age . it is fast paced , full of magic and some surprises . for grown ups like me , i thought it was a fun quick read , but it didn ' t move me in any meaningful ways . . . .
excellent read with a good vocabulary . my bilingual ( spanish / english ) eleven year old son and i read it to each and will continue with the next book in the darkest age series .
update : an ea representative sent polygon the following statement : “it’s a pleasure having alexis involved with bioware ; we have no new information to share regarding dragon age at this time . ”
age of the dragons is a sloppy concoction of ideas , some good , some very bad . if you ' re curious , see it . the film is watchable enough to glean some enjoyment from the experience . sadly , though , beyond the opening moments , this one just doesn ' t have much going for it , other than maybe production design , and a quick , but lively performance from vinnie jones .
the remainder of her titles refer to her personal actions : she came to be called mhysa (
mother
) through the liberation of yunkai , [ 34 ] and took the title breaker of chains after the sack of astapor . [ 32 ] she calls herself
the unburnt
due to her miraculous survival of drogo ' s funeral pyre and conflagrations at the house of the undying and the temple of the dosh khaleen . it was that same pyre that , of course , gave daenerys her most impressive title ,
mother of dragons .
daenerys unsuccessfully appeals to more of the merchant nobles of qarth to lend her ships . after meeting with the returns to xaro ' s home to find that it has been attacked ; half of her men have been brutally murdered , irri is dead , and doreah and the dragons are missing . unbeknown to her , doreah has taken her dragons to the house of the undying , due to an alliance with xaro and pyat pree . [ 23 ]
there is a limit to how many total habitats you can have depending on the level of your park . level up your park to increase your habitat limit and unlock different types of habitats and dragons .
believe it or not , this image shows vinnie jones roaring the word
bastard
at a dragon . hopefully this means that , elsewhere in the film , jones will headbutt the dragon for being a nonce . either way , since at no point during moby dick does vinnie jones call a whale a bastard , it ' s bound to suffer in comparison with age of the dragons .
the mighty dragons , despite all their power , are still mortal . with the exception of those who extend their existence by unnatural means , such as the vile dracoliches , death eventually comes to them all . most chromatic dragons die in battle—defending their territory from rivals , invading other wyrms’ territories , or falling victim to the business ends of adventuring parties’ swords and spells .
today we ' ll kick things off with no less than a syfy original ! and believe me , age of the dragons is as inessential as it gets . if you missed its world premiere on saturday night , don ' t worry , you missed nothing . or , if you did manage to see it , then let ' s commiserate !
it’s easy to be captivated by the medieval world of westeros in game of thrones . i mean , everybody loves a good story about kings and queens , princes and princesses , swords and lords , and castles and banners . but have you ever wondered why westeros is stuck in this never ending medieval age ? they’ve lived like this for thousands and thousands of years . how come their society hasn’t progressed ? nerdwriter blames the dragons .
non - tower dragons were changed from having stamina - based health to damage - based health on february 21 , 2014 .
“there are huge differences between all of that and what i’m working on at bioware , ” kennedy told eurogamer , “which i can now legitimately say is in the dragon age franchise although it has been known for a while . ”
, the dragon crashes onto the top of the fort . the final portion of the battle occurs when the warden climbs to the top of the tower , facing off against the archdemon in a dramatic final battle . this battle leaves the archdemon dead and ends the fifth blight .
so later the crew came upon this mountainside nest of dragons , like thirty deep . and of course ahab ' s orders were to murder every last one of them . fine , all in a day ' s work for a—whatever job this is .
maester aemon explains that the word
prince
in high valyrian is gender - neutral . he claims that daenerys is the prince that was promised ; the dragons prove that .
age of the dragons synopsis : set in a medieval realm where captain ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world , ishmael , a charismatic harpooner joins their quest . ahab’s adopted daughter rachel , beautiful and tough , runs the hunting vessel . ahab’s obsession is to seek revenge on a great “white dragon” that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled , drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness . in the white dragon’s lair ahab’s secrets are revealed and rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with ishmael .
rarity remedies are primarily intended to assist with breeding enchanted dragons , so you can ' t brew a rarity remedy for a dragon unless you own the base version of that dragon .
dragons setting out on these crusades for glory might consume their entire hoard before doing so . they find the notion of leaving all their hard - earned wealth for thieves utterly anathema .
dragons lay eggs in small clutches , the exact number varying according to the kind of dragon . females can lay eggs as often as once per year but rarely do so that frequently . dragons have a greater degree of influence over their own reproductive systems than humanoids do . although a female dragon cannot completely control whether or not mating produces fertile eggs , the chance of fertilization falls dramatically if the dragon does not wish to reproduce .
the masters are bewildered by daenerys unwavering confidence until drogon lands beside her . she mounts her dragon and the two take flight , while rhaegal and viserion break free from the catacombs of the great pyramid - all three dragons finally reunited . daenerys then orders her dragons to burn the slave masters ' ships ; tilting the negotiating table in her favor . meanwhile , grey worm executes razdal and belicho but spares yezzan to spread tidings of her power . daario leads the daenerys ' khalasar to slaughter the sons of the harpy ; ending the threat of the slave masters and their harpy allies .
what remains is a rather odd “angry black man” meme – a bizarrely strewn , and possibly accidental , race commentary with black man danny glover seeking an almost irrational revenge on the evil “white” dragon , while his white crew grows more and more weary of his vengeance . with that in mind , the predictable conclusion of the tale leaves a bad taste in one ' s mouth , and draws to question whether age of the dragons might have been racist all along , likely ( hopefully ) accidentally .
over in japan , a game called puzzle & dragons reigns supreme , so much so that as of april 2013 , it was the top grossing ios and android game in the world . now , the game has been downloaded around 25 million times , but while impressive , that number is a bit misleading . the majority of that figure originates from japan . as of november , the game has managed just two million downloads in north america , and at the time of writing is sitting at number 37 in the top grossing ios apps . while the top 37 out of the plethora of apps available on ios is no small feat , that’s doesn’t hold a candle to games you’ve likely never heard of , such as doubledown casino ( 20 ) or castle age hd ( 13 ) . the relativity of popularity aside , why hasn’t puzzle & dragons caught on in america when it is such a phenomenon elsewhere ?
as aftermath of the conflict , the wheel of fire were effectively destroyed as nation and culture , the remains later joined the deep alliance .
there’s more to it , too . the whole video explaining how dragons stop progress by nerdwriter below is really , really fun to geek out on .
such phase of the conflict ended with the battle of ba - drink : wistala avenged her murdered family by killing king gobold and causing the almost destruction of the wheel of fire . additionally she managed to cause the death of king hammar during the same battle , causing a break - up of his dominion over the barbarians and saving the northern hypatian land .
although the specifics of mating rites and relationships vary from one kind of dragon to another , several commonalities exist . young dragons can mate , and might do so out of sheer biological urge—or even , at times , for love—but they are rarely prepared to rear young . they might abandon clutches of eggs wherever the eggs will have a decent chance of survival . few eggs left in this way survive—and dragons that hatch from them might not learn to fend for themselves well enough before becoming prey .
adam bradford , curse’s product lead , explained that while resourceful gamers use plenty of home - brewed digital tools , d & d beyond will be a platform with “all of those elements , all with the entire library of official dungeons & dragons content fully integrated . ”
the new teaser posters for
how to train your dragon ,
the upcoming dreamworks animated comedy , are online . the film is set in a mythical world of vikings and dragons . the story centers around a viking teenager . . .
daenerys is devastated upon learning of ser barristan ' s untimely death at the hands of the sons of the harpy , having lost another one of her most trusted advisers , and grieves over his corpse in the throne room . upon the suggestion of daario , dany decides to round up each of the leaders of meereen ' s noble families , including hizdahr zo loraq .
all the three surviving hatchlings kept in mind the hate and the horror of that day , but it was wistala the first to struck the wheel of fire .
apparently , melisandre is unaware of the above , since she keeps stating stannis is azor ahai ( although stannis was born on storm ' s end and has not woken any stone dragons ) .
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and with chanelle joining alison and eleanor , it’s the first ever trio of women in the international history of the business series .
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and yet neither the bugs nor the gutless combat are anywhere near bad enough to spoil the game entirely , simply because there’s so much else to do . technically you’re just there to fight but what’s much more interesting is the way you interact with the game world and its people . although there are dragons and monsters of all kinds dragon age’s fantasy world is relatively grounded . it’s politics , not magic rings , which underpin its drama and bioware do very well to show that almost none of the human characters are comic book villains .
the filmmakers are using models for some of the dragon footage , but aglaure said that roughly three - quarters of the dragons seen in the film will be of the pixels - and - bytes variety , digitally inserted into shots featuring their human co - stars . that makes
dragon fire
a more pricey proposition than many locally made movies , though the budget is still nothing to compare to the tens of millions of dollars spent on a typical hollywood blockbuster .
as for the nature of the content kennedy is writing , he said , “what i can say is i have been given considerable autonomy to work on a storyline bit of lore which is well - segregated from other parts of the game . ” he added , “it ' s nothing that grandiose , but it is distinct . it’s a bit of lore which has not been addressed much to date in dragon age . ”
there are huge differences between all of that and what i ' m working on at bioware ,
kennedy told eurogamer with a pause , adding
which i can now legitimately say is in the dragon age franchise although it has been known for a while .
daenerys is increasingly referred to as the
dragon queen
as her exploits become more famous and the dragons grow , but this is a matter of common parlance and not a title she uses herself . [ 66 ]
given the lack of any roman numerals in the title we had assumed this would be a semi - reboot of the franchise , especially after the reception for the last game . but it really is just dragon age iii in all but name , filled with fan - servicing cameos and a back story that goes largely unexplained unless you dig into it yourself or knew it already .
some ancients spend years hibernating or counting and recounting their hoards , for lack of anything better to do . others ignite conflict , invading other dragons’ territories or inspiring mortal allies to go to war , in hopes of finding a challenge to pass the time . a few revert to behaviors of younger dragons , hunting and raiding at whim . some devote themselves fanatically to whatever religious beliefs they hold , or seek out new ones .
although wyrmlings are small and weak by dragon standards , a wyrmling is roughly the size of a large wolf or a full - grown human . even at their youngest , dragons have few natural predators .
the u18s squad is for our best players at u18s age group . selection is made in early may after a trial process that takes nominations from development officers , u16s coaches , college coaches and through watching club and school rugby .
daenerys leads the remnants of her khalasar across the red waste , hoping to find shelter in the far lands of the east . she tries to feed her newborn dragons , but they refuse the raw meat she offers . she regards the dragons as her sons . [ 18 ] the mare drogo gave her as a wedding gift dies of exhaustion and daenerys decides to send her three bloodriders , rakharo , aggo and kovarro , with their remaining horses to explore in three separate directions , knowing that they are her last hope . she then stares at a red comet in the sky above ( elsewhere , at winterfell , osha believes this comet is in fact an omen for the dragons owned by daenerys ) . [ 19 ]
what ' s the name o . . . : solved . boy around teenage age or early adulthood and a girl . the two goes on a ship which later on gets attacked by a dragon , the boy finds out he has a mysterious ability [ s ]
age of the dragons
is an adaptation of herman melville ' s classic novel moby dick . set in a medieval realm where captain ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world , ishmael , a charismatic harpooner joins their quest . ahab ' s adopted daughter rachel , beautiful and tough , runs the hunting vessel . ahab ' s obsession is to seek revenge on a great
white dragon
that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled , drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness . in the white dragon ' s lair ahab ' s secrets are revealed and rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with ishmael .
the wheel of fire lost most of its warriors and its richness after the second phase of the feud . however the dwarves were resistant and tenacious by own nature , and in the following years gathered their forces .
even so , a dragon is not born with the full memories of prior generations . rather , a wyrmling has a grasp of the generalities of the world and of its own identity . it knows how to move , how to use its innate abilities , who and what its parents are , and—perhaps most important—how to view the world around it . this awareness is one reason that even the youngest dragons are capable of surviving to adulthood . it is also why a sense of superiority and arrogance is ubiquitous among chromatic dragons : they are born already knowing that they’re among the most powerful creatures in the world ( or at least will be , after they mature ) .
daenerys and jon discuss the dragons and how her ancestors caged them , and in turn became less impressive as the power of the dragons waned . jon questions daenerys ' s assertion of infertility , particularly when she admits that she never got an informed opinion about her condition from anyone except mirri maz duur herself . their conversation is interrupted by the return of all three lannisters . cersei has agreed to work with daenerys , but not by keeping her troops back : the lannister army will march north to fight alongside the starks and targaryens .
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harpoon - wielding foster daughter notwithstanding , the script sticks closely to the names of characters and objects , and daines said it follows most of the particulars of melville ' s story .
the components to making the helm of dragon power have been seen to drop from other monsters . keira will sometimes drop the dragon talon . cronus will sometimes drop jewels of fire and the battle of the dark legion will sometimes drop the dragon scale and the dragon talon . the deathrune siege will sometimes give the wall of fire and the dragon talon .
following the removal of the golden harpy from the top of the great pyramid and the subsequent murder of white rat , daenerys is furious . she orders that he be buried with full honors in the temple of the graces as a statement to the sons of the harpy , and orders that the unsullied patrol the streets of meereen . she later receives hizdahr zo loraq ' s report on the situation in yunkai . daenerys is pleased that the wise masters will share their rule with the former slaves but refuses to support hizdahr ' s concession of allowing the fighting pits to reopen .
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brooklands dragons jfc enter teams into the timperley & district league from year u7s onwards with fixtures initially played indoors ( jjb soccerdome ) then moving outdoors from year u9 upwards .
the egg / embryo stage of a dragons life last anywhere from 40 - 75 days . during this time the dragon develops from a speck hardly bigger than a grain of sand until hatching at the size of a penny . when dragon ' s are weightless in their eggs they develop a skeleton , organs and sometimes , a the beginnings of a personality . click for more information on egg care .
elder dragons have lived long enough that they have fully adopted the long view in terms of their goals and efforts . they have gathered minions— sometimes veritable armies of them—and know well the sizes and capabilities of all the humanoid communities within , and bordering on , their territories . they might make efforts to influence the development of said communities , either overtly—through threats and demands—or in secret , manipulating agents within the local power structure . when adventurers discover that the king’s vizier , the high priest , and the local guild - masters are all puppets of a dragon pulling strings behind the scenes , odds are good that the dragon is an elder . some dragons engage in such manipulative practices to siphon off the wealth of a city or small kingdom ; some do it out of desire for power and authority ; some are just bored .
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this book traces the line of arl eamon back to the time of the alamarri clans . it doesn ' t seem to have been read much .
most chromatic dragons do not desire a gradual decline , instead choosing to go out in the proverbial blaze of glory . they invade other dragons’ territories , particularly those of lifelong rivals , prepared to end it all in a final , calamitous clash of fire and claw . others raze entire communities , challenging the greatest humanoid heroes to face them . invariably , a dragon with a death wish finds someone or something capable of killing it—but the amount of destruction it can wreak in the process is on par with the worst of natural disasters . a single ancient dragon with nothing to lose and no concern for consequences or self - preservation can decimate kingdoms or render entire regions uninhabitable .
some time later , daenerys leads her armada to westeros . with the liberation of slaver ' s bay complete , daenerys sails the summer sea , her three dragons : drogon , rhaegal and viserion fly over the her assembled armada , composed of the horde of dothraki , ironborn , dornishmen , reachmen , and unsullied fleet of house targaryen . daenerys , clad in targaryen black , stands on the deck of the flagship with tyrion , missandei , and varys , looking ahead to either the gift of a new ally , or another massive war within house targaryen for the iron throne .
the coming of dragons starts off on a ship about to go down in a violent storm . one of the main characters named edmund comes on deck before it crashes and sees a strange creature moving through the sky breathing fire . edmund is the son of the king of sussex and is traveling in secret to his uncle for his father is away from the kingdom and his mother fears for the family line . the boat crashes but edmund is luckily saved the second main character , the ship captains daughter , named elspeth who h
the king is dead , the greyjoys are in open rebellion , a wildling army marches on the wall , and in the east a targaryen girl has three dragons . before long , she will turn her eyes to westeros .
vinnie jones was there , because he ' ll apparently appear in anything ? he ' s like the modern - day udo kier . anyway , his character was a salty englishman who heckled ishmael and then challenged him to a harpoon - throwing contest ? we ' re only five minutes into this thing and i ' m already confused . why is everyone carrying around a harpoon in a landlocked town ? i guess that ' s what they use instead of swords in this world ? fine , age of the dragons !
the high priestess of the dosh khaleen introduces dany to the other khaleesis , some of whom hate her for not being of pure blood . during her time in captivity , daenerys befriends a young khaleesi named ornela , a lhazareen girl taken from her village at the age of twelve . the high priestess gives dany permission to relieve herself outside but sends ornela to escort her . the pair are accosted by jorah mormont and daario naharis , who have traveled to vaes dothrak to rescue her . she tells them to cancel their rescue plan and proposes a plan of her own .
daenerys eats the raw heart of a stallion before the eyes of the dosh khaleen , the dothraki wise women , and names her unborn son rhaego in honor of her slain brother , rhaegar targaryen . the dothraki crones prophesy that daenerys ' s son will be the stallion who mounts the world , the
khal of khals
who will unite the dothraki into a single horde that will overrun all the lands of the world . [ 13 ]
an antique , wine - stained map showing the boundaries of the ancient tevinter imperium .
as set - up in the last game there’s a war going on in dragon age’s tolkien - esque fantasy world , between the mages and templars . and although inquisition largely fails in explaining who these groups are and what they want the plot itself is fairly straightforward : the game’s equivalent of the pope is killed at at the start of the game , creating not just a power vacuum but rifts in the sky that start spewing demons . your player character is found at the epicentre of one , with no knowledge of how they got there but the magic ability to close rifts if they get close enough to them .
the location of fort drakon was originally an outpost of the tevinter imperium . the imperium ' s mages built a tower rising out of a mountain to symbolize its power . the city of denerim was built around the tower , and after the imperium lost control of the region , it passed through the control of different teyrns who ruled the area . the city ' s population could retreat into the fort if it was threatened . eventually fort drakon settled under the command of the arl of denerim . it is now used as a garrison for denerim’s city guard as well as a prison . its current name comes from emperor drakon , first emperor of orlais . [ 1 ]
more so those that of other creatures , a dragon’s life cycle and life span shape its capabilities and even its personality . barring violence or disease , even the shortest - lived dragon can expect to see a score of centuries . members of different dragon families , such as the metallics , might live longer than others , like chromatic dragons .
each dragon drops a different component for making the helm of dragon power . emeralds drop the dragon talon , frosts drop the dragon scale , golds drop wall of fire , and ancient reds drop the jewel of fire .
she returns to the room with many doors and finds her dragons chained to a pedestal in front of her . pyat pree appears and explains that she and her brood are the source of his restored magic . daenerys is also chained by pyat ' s magic . the young queen is unconcerned however , and simply regards pree with a cool , almost lazy gaze . she calmly utters a single word :
dracarys
; after a couple of tries , all three dragons unleash their fiery breath , and pyat pree is incinerated .
queequeg , being a foreigner with mystical ties to dragons , enacted a solemn ritual tying ishmael to the dragon he ' d slaughtered . it was very moving and not at all disgusting .
finally ! ! for years i ' ve been thinking ,
you know , the one thing missing from moby dick is dragons .
thank you syfy for finally righting this wrong .
by the time it becomes ancient , a dragon ranks among the most powerful creatures to walk the earth . its lair is nigh impregnable . its hoard contains more wealth than any kingdom since the fall of the great empires . its name ( or at least one of them ) is known far and wide among dragons and humanoids both . the dragon has survived longer than most nations .
the war badly affected the dragon population , causing many deaths : also ( from a strategic point of view ) it was decisive to allow the ironriders offensives during the war of the red queen .
the amount of food you receive for growing a certain crop depends on the level of sebastian ' s snackery . upgrading the snackery will allow you to grow more food in the same amount of time . don ' t forget you can also purchase additional farm plots in the
buildings
section of the market .
producers set a scene in preparation for a shoot during the production of an upcoming science fiction version on
moby dick
that features dragons rather than whales on friday , feb . 19 , 2010 in provo . james roh / daily herald
this stone is patterned with odd bands and ripples of color , like the contents of a witch ' s cauldron .
chanelle told the mail on sunday : “his sick way of controlling me was connected to his crippling fear of failure .
the pequod ended up being some giant dump truck that drives around on logs ? what ? this was captain ahab ' s vessel that he used to catch dragons . but it was also the most efficient way to travel back then , of course ! duh !