duet for one is a 1986 british drama film adapted from the play , a two-hander by tom kempinski , about a world-famous concert violinist named stephanie anderson who is suddenly struck with multiple sclerosis .

it is set in london and directed by andrei konchalovsky .

the story is based on the life of cellist jacqueline du pré , who was diagnosed with ms , and her husband , conductor daniel barenboim , and only marginally fictionalized .

duet for one

belinda lang & oliver cotton in duet for one . photo : robert day .
duet for one runs at birmingham rep from 22 september to 7 october and then tours .
duet for one is in repertoire with separation is is at the octagon until 10 may .
we ' re suckers for a love song duet , and this one is no exception .
jemma redgrave has pulled out of the uk tour of duet for one . photo : bbc
a rich and nuanced production of tom kempinski ' s play duet for one at the almeida touches on something profound .
although duet for one may occasionally feel like a period piece , the octagon ' s concern for the characters and some fine acting ensures that its original impact is retained .
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key off broadway staging of tom kempinski ' s ' ' duet for one ' ' is preferable to a star - powered broadway production , but this is not a play that was crying for immediate revival . with eva marie saint portraying a concert violinist crippled by mulitiple sclerosis , ' ' duet for one ' ' opened last night at the roundabout theater ' s stage one .
the most successful of them was tom kempinski ' s duet for one about a brilliant concert violinist stricken by that cruellest of diseases , multiple sclerosis .
to pick your own seats for duet for one at richmond theatre simply find the performances you ' d like to see from the listings below and you ' ll be given the option .
but for all the play ' s unsatisfactory qualities , it engenders a true concern for its characters - - and an admiration for the choices that director satlof and his actors have made .
duet for one
is definitely a piece for two players , and the counterpoint is exciting .
where one goes from there is beyond
duet for one
to solve , for which we respect it . this is a play about a person being led lovingly past her own defenses , to a point where she can look at the truth and truly begin to cope . and the process is , perhaps , a little pat .
duet for one
treats the rite of freudian catharsis more uncritically than may be called for .
jemma redgrave and oliver cotton are to play stephanie abrahams and dr feldmann respectively in a new limited uk tour of tom kempinski’s award - winning play duet for one .
originally produced at the almeida and following an acclaimed run in london’s west end , this uk tour of tom kempinski’s multi award winning play duet for one tours the uk .
duet for one
comes alive when andrews and von sydow spar as equals in character and intelligence . defeatingly , their confrontations are infrequent and so brief they seem truncated .
advocates of the theory that the wider discussion of mental illness helps the treatment of the condition will welcome the octagon ' s revival of tom kempinski ' s duet for one .
based on the life of world renowned musician jacqueline du pré , duet for one premiered at the bush theatre in 1980 with frances de la tour and david de keyser and had great success in subsequent west end and broadway runs , including a major revival in 2009 starring juliet stephenson and henry goodman . the film adaptation of duet for one , released in 1986 , saw julie andrews nominated for the golden globe for best actress .
based on the life of world renowned musician jacqueline du pré , duet for one premiered at the bush theatre in 1980 with frances de la tour and david de keyser and had great success in subsequent west end and broadway runs , including a major revival in 2009 starring juliet stephenson and henry goodman . the film adaptation of duet for one , released in 1986 , saw julie andrews nominated for the golden globe for best actress .
what happened , then ?
duet for one
quickly became blues in the night . nobody showed up . not even the crowd on the back alley ' s waiting list .
gene siskel and roger ebert spent most of their tv review debating whether there was anything in
duet for one
that set it apart from
other
films dealing with terminal illness .
it seemed a natural . tom kempinski ' s
duet for one
was doing turn - away business at the back alley theater in van nuys . at the present rate it looked as if it could go on for years .
leserunde - let ' s . . . : our dark duet | 3 . abschnitt verse iii
leserunde - let ' s . . . : our dark duet | 2 . abschnitt verse ii
a note on the malvern theatres ' website reads
duet for one was scheduled to feature jemma redgrave who has unfortunately withdrawn due to ill health . the role of stephanie abrahams will now be played by belinda lang .
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worrying about the future ( a comedy )
is a scene from the published play
control the future
isbn - 13 : 978 - 1540666581 . this is a short play script for two either ( male or female - one child actor and one adult character - or it could be two siblings - one older and one younger ) .
the hollywood playhouse ' s neighborhood may be one of the factors that kept
duet for one
almost a literal description of what went on nightly during performance . the theater has beefed up security , and the lapd is reportedly keeping a higher profile in the area ( though news of a recent drug bust near the theater could not have been bracing for people dressing up for a night out ) .
leserunde - let ' s . . . : our dark duet | 4 . abschnitt verse iv + elegy
leserunde - let ' s . . . : our dark duet | 1 . abschnitt prelude + verse i
in fact duet for one bowled me over last night . this is a noble and deeply moving piece of theatre , blessed with wit , insight and a refusal merely to wallow in misfortune and let the audience have a good cry .
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criss , who was one of the strongest members of the glee cast for five seasons , makes for a perfect , whimsical “villain . ” he doesn’t do much—and , really , he’s more teen angel than music meister—but everything he does is laced with a theatrical panache that fits the tone of “duet” seamlessly .
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duet for one ,
based on the play by tom kempinski , was directed by andrei konchalovsky , the russian exile whose previous two films were
maria ' s lovers
and
runaway train .
there is a strength and a mysticism in his work that is always compelling , even when the stories seem untidy .
duet for one
is a flawed movie , but it has moments that really touch what it means to know that your soul still sings but your body has abandoned you .
duet for one
at the back alley theatre is a curiously satisfying evening . it doesn ' t quite deliver as a story , but , in a way , one appreciates that : it ' s part of the play ' s honesty toward some very painful material . what counts is the feeling of having lived two hours with two remarkable people .
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duet for one
( at the music hall ) was a high risk going in . there have been so many tv movies about fatal maladies that the genre is now known uncharitably as
disease of the week .
then , too , women ' s lives and the way they are perceived on the screen have changed so profoundly that the four - hankie
woman ' s picture
of the ' 30s and ' 40s is a thing of the past . except that that ' s what
duet for one
is .
i watched the scene from
duet for one
with mounting anger and frustration . the film , starring julie andrews as a prominent concert violinist stricken by multiple sclerosis , was one i had been eagerly awaiting . i have ms myself and already had seen the play , but what i was watching bore little resemblance to the play - - or to reality :
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. . . or zanily hammering out the “super friends” duet co - written by rachel bloom ( crazy ex - girlfriend ) .
written for performers between ages 10 and 14 , this is a simple one act comedy that kids of that age will relate to and have fun with .
well that was one hell of a welcome ! haven ' t seen anything like that for years . thank you japan 🇯🇵 . see you all tomorrow .
shriek ! the fairytale – a musical comedy for high school the lost treasure map – pantomime for kids . with pirates !
victoria schwab has killed me one too many times that i ' m all out of lives .
where konchalovsky , kempinski and co - adapter jeremy lipp went wrong was in a drastic opening up of a two - character play . indeed , the writing is so uneven that you would suspect
duet for one
began as a two - character play even if you didn ' t know .
duet for one will be directed by multi award - winning director robin lefevre and designed by olivier and tony award - winner lez brotherston , with lighting by ian scott and sound by john leonard . the national tour is produced by lee dean and daniel schumann , in association with birmingham repertory theatre .
duet for one will be directed by multi award - winning director robin lefevre and designed by olivier and tony award - winner lez brotherston , with lighting by ian scott and sound by john leonard . the national tour is produced by lee dean and daniel schumann , in association with birmingham repertory theatre .
duet for one is an intensely moving and ultimately life enhancing look at what happens when unexpected events lead you to revaluate your life . belinda lang ( 2 point 4 children ) and oliver cotton ( trevor nunn ' s the war of the roses and richard ii ) unite for this must - see revival of tom kempinski ' s multi - award winning play .
ya buddy readers ' . . . : our dark duet ( monsters of verity # 2 ) by victoria schwab - restarting march 15th 2018
blue for a boy ! george and charlotte both wear the shade for their little brother louis ' christening as the . . .
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singer ellie stepped in after one half of a bollywood duo set to perform suffered a knee injury .
fans of harry and ed have been speculating about the possible duet on twitter , so don ' t give up hope . . . yet .
this moment also leaned heavily on one of the flash’s most reliable strengths : emotional dads . martin is famous for delivering what he likes to call “joe - ments” : the moment in any given flash episode where joe west’s soft - hearted parenting will jerk the tears right out the audience . in “duet , ” they went for a triple whammy of father figures . it’s almost unfair .
that is the story that
duet for one
should have told . from what i ' ve seen , it ' s not the story the audience gets . the phony idea that andrews is dying necessarily distorts every scene , turning genuine ms problems like shaking hands and dropped objects into mere cliches of an overworked genre .
as a writer , i know how hard it can be to remain factually correct while meeting dramatic requirements . we ' re not talking about some minor error , however . the misrepresentation in
duet for one
goes to the very heart of the story . mistakes of that magnitude undermine the artistic integrity of a work .
it ' s a hat trick for mcqueen ! kate repeats the look she chose for george and charlotte ' s christenings in . . .
konchalovsky ' s high - toned approach is fitting for chekhov , but
duet for one
( rated r for sex , nudity and language ) is closer to olive higgins prouty . indeed , it would probably play better as a period piece , because its occasional coarse talk and strenuous attempts to be trendy clash with the melodramatic yet genteel genre to which it inescapably belongs . you ' re left wishing julie andrews got to run the gamut in more rewarding circumstances .
what the finale lacks in the dark , destructive passion of buffy and spike’s closing kiss from “once more with feeling , ” it makes up for in an earned payoff for a long - in - the - making love story . is “duet” as good an episode of tv as that famous all - singing hour of buffy ? maybe not . but given the level of talent , it’s a better musical —and one that will have both flash and musical fans clamoring for a sequel .
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but self - conscious wills had earlier requested ellie speed on “to a faster one so others can join in” .
the early reports of julie andrews ' performance in the film version made me even more eager to see it . assuming it gets to an accessible theater , maybe i still will . be that as it may , however , a careless disregard for the facts along with insensitivity in selecting a theater for exclusive exhibition rights have turned
duet for one
into a tragedy of crass indifference . the moviegoing public - - both handicapped and able - bodied - - deserves better than that .
lee dean and daniel schumann , in association with birmingham repertory theatre , are delighted to announce a strictly limited uk tour of tom kempinski ' s award - winning play duet for one , directed by robin lefevre and starring jemma redgrave as stephanie abrahams and oliver cotton as dr feldmann . the tour will begin at birmingham repertory theatre on 22 september 2017 .
book one is still my fave , but i really liked this one ! it took me a while to get into this book since kate and august were separated for so long . kate ' s snark was the best , and that ending was so good ! ! ! ! full review on my blog urltoken
later , he and kate raised the roof with a hilarious version of you’re the one that i want from grease .
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cell phone zombies
short sketch comedy skit about cell phones and time travel . written for 4 actors of either gender and options for several extra actors .
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jemma redgrave is best known for her roles as eve granger in cold blood and bernie wolfe in bbc one’s holby city . actor and writer oliver cotton for his role as cesare borgia in bbc’s the borgias as well as penny dreadful , ripper street and the film the dark knight rises .
even niall himself was a little surprised , tweeting :
well that was one hell of a welcome ! haven ' t seen anything like that for years . thank you japan . see you all tomorrow .
harold bennett originally played the store’s elderly owner and chairman , known for telling staff ‘you’ve all done very well’ – and for the attractiveness of his nurses and secretaries . matthew horne , one of the stars of gavin and stacey , plays young mr grace’s grandson . bennett died aged 81 in 1981 .
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one bleary - eyed guest – who left the party at 3 . 15am – said : “the grease number brought the house down .
when first seen at the bush in 1980 , tom kempinski’s duet for one had many poignant associations . the violinist confined to a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis suggested the plight of the cellist jacqueline du pré ( who died in 1987 ) , while also , as played in an award - winning performance by the playwright’s then wife , frances de la tour , conveying kempinski’s frustrations as a musician , actor and agoraphobic .
one month later , as the residents of catfish row prepare for a picnic , sportin ' life , the tenement ' s resident drug dealer , asks bess to start a new life with him in new york , but she turns him down . later , porgy and bess profess their love for each other .
on monday night the all - stars of “ so you think you can dance ” season 14 kicked off the top 4 performance episode by joining the finalists ( as well as the judges for a cameo ! ) for a tabitha and napoleon d’umo hip hop number to “mi gente . ” the thumping opening number set the tone for the final night of competition that included a solo from each finalist in their own style , a duet with their all - star partner , and then three more routines : one with each of their peers , and a group number including all four of them .
whether it’s the mannered speech of the gangsters ( a nod to guys and dolls ) or direct shout - outs to other shows , “duet” wears its musical - loving heart on its sleeve .
ally wrote :
so , would it be better to read book one only ? is there enough of a conclusion there do you think ?
i mean , not really ? this one is super popular , and honestly , i still three - starred this because it ' s super entertaining and i was never bored . i loved book one so much that i think i ' d still recommend the duology .
lauren conrad ' s son liam takes a handful of cake . . . as proud mom ' celebrates one year with our little guy '
alas harry , liam and louis weren’t right behind him , instead with niall the only one direction member on the plane . stupid hiatus .
, which is a first for me , with schwab ' s name in the equation .
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thomas rhett has emerged as one of country music’s most promising crossover artists , marrying bruno mars flair with his country roots . rhett is poised to step further into that pop territory with his new single and the help of an equally pop - forward artist : maren morris . the two singers will release the duet “craving you” on march 31st .
pain scale
a wacky comedy scene for two actors any gender but written for 2 men . from the published play
control the future
isbn - 13 : 978 - 1540666581
a buffet features long tables with all of the dinner offerings presented in one line . usually , there are servers behind the buffet to describe each dish ( especially for allergy purposes ) and to put appropriate portions on each guest ' s plate . if the wedding is large , it ' s not uncommon to have two separate buffet tables with the same food to keep things moving . the buffet will remain open for all of the guests to make one trip through , and for extra hungry guests to visit it again , but then it will be shut down rather quickly .
i’ve used duet on the macbook , and the windows version doesn’t feel as smooth . one drawback is the limitation of a 1024 x 768 resolution , as windows detects the display as a generic plug - and - play monitor . that means it’s not great for viewing hd video . that said , it works the same way as the mac version , and you can even use the touchscreen on the ipad to navigate around windows and tap to click .
as moving a piece of theatre as you could wish for or perhaps bear .
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the people are very restless under ptolemy rule . perhaps it is time for a queen again .
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like puccini , giuseppe verdi wrote so many great operas like rigoletto , aida and la traviata , that it ' s hard to pick just one .
co - written by one direction producer julian bunetta and singer - songwriter dave barnes , the track is the first taste of rhett’s third studio album , the follow - up to the popular tangled up , which yielded four number one singles , including the most recent release “star of the show . ”
that is the starting point of
duet for one ,
and we may think we can predict where the movie will go , but we will be wrong . this is not a recycled version of all those countless other disease movies in which there is either a miraculous recovery or some sort of transcendent symbolic victory over death ' s dominion . this is a quirky movie about a woman who is stubborn and angry and confronts the disease in her own particular way .
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synopsis : the opera porgy and bess takes place in catfish row , a fictitious black tenement in south carolina . the opera opens with clara singing the
summertime
lullaby to her baby , as the men play craps . one by one they crap out , leaving only robbins and crown in the game - when robbins wins , crown starts a fight and ends up killing him . crown then runs , telling his woman bess that she has to fend for herself . porgy , a cripple and a beggar , is the only one that comforts and shelters her .
cast : flexible cast of 11 set / time : simple interior sets / about 20 minutes this delightful show for young actors is quick and simple to produce for the christmas season ! more . . .
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this mellow acoustic song is perfect for those quieter moments at the wedding or even your first dance .
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the world building , or lack thereof , has always been an issue for me . you guys , i
pity the fool
short play about an artist looking for some pity . 2 m 2 w .
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if you carry an ipad and a laptop around , then this could be a useful addition , but it’s also a good way to extend a desktop monitor setup with a touchscreen display flat on your desk or upright . duet display is available officially for windows 7 and windows 8 pcs today , and windows 10 even appears to function just fine .
turandot is shaken . no one else has ever gotten even this far with her riddles . she asks the third question :
what is like ice yet burns ?
the variety here is immense . there is even a selection of one - act shakespeare plays . ( there ! you didn ' t even realise there were any ! )
you ' d be hard - pressed to find a song by sara bareilles that isn ' t perfect for a wedding , but this one has a particularly romantic story . the singer held a creative proposal contest and then featured footage from the winners ' proposals in the music video .
said to have been inspired by the real - life plight of cellist jacqueline du pre , and drawn as well from a dark period of kempinski ' s own life ,
duet for one
introduces us to stephanie anderson ( andrews ) , a world - class violinist who at the peak of her career learns that she has multiple sclerosis . we are meant to view her fate as exceptionally poignant , for until now she has had it all - - expression as an artist , good looks , fame and fortune , devoted friends and retainers and a beloved husband ( alan bates ) who is a conductor and avant - garde composer .
yes ,
she said ,
but we have a place in the back for a wheelchair .
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when niall horan touched down in japan earlier this week , the reception he was met with was just like a scene from critically acclaimed film one direction : this is us .
the fact that this series is only two books and i ' ll never get to see my children again makes me so mad . i ' m currently saving up for a lawyer so i can sue victoria for emotional distress .
as moving a piece of theatre as you could wish for or perhaps bear .
- the london daily mail
of the same name had been first performed in 1980 . kempinski also co - wrote the screenplay for the picture .
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in february , morris delivered another high - profile duet , teaming up with alicia keys on the grammy awards . both morris and rhett are set to appear at april 2nd’s acm awards , but whether they’ll perform together or not has yet to be confirmed .
a more recent trend , a cocktail - style reception features hors d ' oeuvres and other small bites offered all evening long in lieu of a sit - down meal . the hors d ' oeuvres are usually one - or two - bite portions and can be a combination of hot and cold options . the hors d ' oeuvres can be passed by servers or stationary for guests to get themselves . this reception style is a good choice for couples wanting a more casual atmosphere and for their guests to really mingle and meet each other . plan on serving 12 to 14 hors d ' oeuvres per guest . typically , the servers circulate for two hours .
for their performances with their all - star partners , the dancers chose their favorite duet from the season to dance one more time . these routines were spread out across the middle of the episode , with kiki and jenna johnson going first with their selection “the first time ever i saw your face , ” the mandy moore contemporary piece they danced in top 9 week . after lex’s solo to “the melody , ” koine and her partner marko germar returned with their african jazz piece “speaking in tongues ii” by sean cheesman from the top 10 , part 2 episode .
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the opera carmen is a 1875 adaptation by georges bizet of a novella of the same name by prosper mérimée . for a year after its premiere , it was considered a failure and was even condemned as
immoral
- now , carmen is one of the most - performed operas in north america .
if , for some reason , the romantic lyrics don ' t convince you that this is the perfect first - dance song , then this fun fact will : john legend performed it for his wife , chrissy teigen , at their wedding .
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. i ' m kind of crumbling into a gasping hole of appreciation for it . i love it . i do .
cardi b hits back at troll who mocked her baby shower . . . as she shows off naked baby bump for photoshoot
fit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .
after hoffmann finishes telling his tales , nicklausse reveals that each story actually describes different aspects of one woman : his current lover stella , who ends up leaving him at the end of the opera .
taylor was the third finalist to join her partner all - star on stage , bringing robert roldan back for their travis wall contemporary number , “change is everything , ” from the top 10 , part 1 episode . koine’s solo to “the truth” preceded lex’s duet with his partner gaby diaz , an encore of their anthony morigerato tap routine to “more , ” also from the top 10 , part 1 episode .
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you know when you want to absolutely devour a book , but it ' s the last book in a series you love , so you ' re torn between reading it in practically one sitting and savoring it for as long as you can ? that ' s the way i felt about victoria schwab ' s our dark duet , the second and apparently final book in schwab ' s monsters of verity series . ( the first book , this savage song , was pretty fantastic , too . see my original review . )
there were two kinds of monsters , the kind that hunted the streets and the ki
sometimes the smells of pinecones and holly - berries are just the thing to set the mood for christmas . or perhaps holiday cookies baking in the kitchen set your heart a - flutter . the truth is , nobody can resist the smell of greasepaint when the family comes together to enjoy a great performance of a holiday play . our christmas plays are proven audience pleasers . . . and what better way for the year to end , and a new one to begin .
this traditional option is where guests are seated and served a formal dinner . typically , guests are served three courses : appetizer , entrée , and dessert ( sometimes a fourth course—an intermezzo or amuse - bouche—is added before the entrée ) . caterers will usually give guests a choice of two ( or three ) entrées , which they select beforehand ; another option is to serve each guest two proteins , such as meat and fish , on one plate ( sometimes called a
duet
plate ) .
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i really , really like o mio babbino caro , but we have two operas by puccini already , so i decided to substitute it with habanera from bizet ' s carmen . still , what ' s a bonus section for if not for something fun like this ?
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princess from another planet
short play about an artist looking for some pity . 2 + m 2 w with possible extras .
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there ' s even talk that he might ' pull an adele ' and debut one of his songs during an advert - just like adele did with her hit song hello last year during the x factor .
later , a storm approaches and clara drowns while trying to rescue her husband in the river , leaving bess to care for the baby . while everyone mourns for the two people , crown enters to claim bess and a fight ensues in which he was killed by porgy .
perfect for young performers ,
back to the summer
is a quick and witty play that gives your class a lot of creative freedom . add your own soundtrack , have students write jokes , do whatever you like to create a positive experience for your young actors .
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she is one of the greatest violinists in the world , and then suddenly one day her fingers feel strange and she cannot play . at first she denies there is anything wrong with her , but eventually she must admit that she has multiple sclerosis and that although there will be good days when her talent seems to have returned , she will be able to depend on her body less and less as the days go by .
to one of the best ya series out there , and i can only recommend it wholeheartedly . but schwab ' s name on the cover alone should be enough to melt your doubts like snow in the sun -
if
duet for one
were wholly true to the spirit of the scenes with neeson , it would be a great movie , touching the anger with which we all cry out against the fate of death . those scenes are painful but very honest . they are messy , and not very nice , and not uplifting , but they reflect exactly what dylan thomas meant when he advised us to
rage , rage against the dying of the light .
unfortunately , some of the other material in the movie is less focused . maybe there are too many characters . maybe the screenplay has not been pared of everything that was not really necessary .
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but andrews ' life is not limited to these intimates , and the most interesting relationship in the movie is one she has with a rough - hewn junk collector ( liam neeson ) , whom she takes to her bed for raw , unapologetic sex - sex that she finds is an affirmation of her passion and the fact that she still lives and feels .
—but mind you , the storyline and nothing else . the rest is as perfect as we ' ve learned to expect from the one and only victoria schwab , and sure enough , unsurprisingly , i enjoyed it . but
the 23 - year - old singer teamed up with her boyfriend , mac miller to perform their new track
the way
in front of a huge crowd at the one love manchester concert in england on sunday .
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funny , she thought , that even monsters had fragile hearts . 10382950 / 5 stars rip emi , 1998 - 2017 i ' m so dead . victoria schwab has killed me one too many times that i ' m all out of lives . i just can ' t . the fact that this series is only two books and i ' ll never get to see my children again makes me so mad . i ' m currently saving up for a lawyer so i can sue victoria for emotional distress . also sorry , this review is a complete mess , much like myself right now . i ' ve been trying to write it for three
though miss saint is forceful in the earlier moments when she is called upon to retain her ladylike veneer , she is less effective in exploring the depths of the character ' s despair . for that , we must go back to the original cast . in london , frances de la tour transcended the role , conveying the bitterness of an artist who has been cheated of her genius . in hindsight , one can surmise that it was her performance that was primarily responsible for the play ' s initial success .
. ( particularly for older children , it may also be worth looking outside the school drama category . ) there ' s also a subset of
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cast : flexible cast of 8 - 30 set / time : bare stage / about 35 minutes this award - winning play by esteemed playwright jonathan dorf is a treasure for young actors in middle school or high school looking for a poignant play full of compelling characters . more . . .
three years have passed and butterfly has been raising their son by herself . she calls her son
sorrow
and says that his name will be changed to
joy
when pinkerton returns . when her faithful servant suspects that pinkerton has abandoned her , butterfly sang one of the most famous arias in the world ,
un bel dì vedremo ,
saying
one fine day we shall see
( that he returns to her ) .
if you like that : another piece that is particularly awesome ( personally , i like it better than summertime ) is
i got plenty o ' nuttin ' .
here ' s one by willard white as porgy : link
how many able - bodied people would patronize a theater with no bathroom ? how many would simply accept the advice to
go to the bathroom before you come to the theater
? for some reason , this woman seemed to think such a situation was perfectly acceptable for someone with a disability .
bashful prince william lasted for just 30 seconds of his first dance with kate – after asking singer ellie goulding to switch quickly to a faster number .
the ladies are rumored to take the stage together for a cover of “don’t dream it’s over” by crowded house , though that hasn’t been officially confirmed .
but there is a power struggle of sorts going on in this room , and he is not above certain dirty tricks ( particularly his use of silence ) to win it . it is all for the good of the patient , of course . but one can see this play and decide that this kind of psychiatry has more hostility in it than its practitioners may want to admit .
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the ptolemies had to go and ruin it all . they are a bunch of greedy , self - centered rulers with no concern for the common people .
buy your own celebrity hideaway ! castle adored by michael douglas and jack nicholson goes on sale for $ 5 . 2m ( and even comes with treehouse )
william and kate took to the floor arm in arm for their slow waltz at 10 . 30pm , cheered by the 350 guests at the evening reception .
• if your venue is small , cocktail receptions allow you to have more people since you won ' t need dinner tables and chairs for every guest .
synopsis : the opera starts in a deserted tavern , where the poet hoffmann is waiting for his lover , the actress stella . hoffmann ' s muse , who wants the poet for herself , is disguised as a man named nicklausse , and keeps hoffmann company while he recounts the tale of his past three lovers .
george gershwin did not limit himself to just classical or opera - he wrote many popular songs and jazz standards , including rhapsody in blue , an american in paris , and one of the most famous operas of the 1930s , porgy and bess .
i’ve experimented with duet display on windows for a few hours today , and it largely works as you’d expect . it supports windows 7 and windows 8 machines , and you connect up to the ipad through the lightning connector . this is designed to reduce the latency , but i did notice on a couple of laptops that some apps were slow to respond on occasions using them on the ipad display . since the ipad works as a monitor , windows lets you extend or mirror itself onto the display .
it’s that final pasek and paul number that closes out “duet , ” giving it a heavyweight emotional moment that will endear it to longtime fans of the flash . free from the dream world but still in a musical mood , barry croons out a marriage proposal to his long - time love ( and comic book wife ) iris west in the form of the cutely named “runnin’ home to you . ” it may be a bit saccharine for some , but it fits barry’s sweetly romantic character like a glove .
belinda lang  is best known for playing bill in 2 point 4 children . belinda has also appeared in many west end productions including dead funny , hay fever , what the butler saw , things we do for love , and national tours including moira buffini’s gabriel , alan bennett ' s single spies and oklahoma ! .
• since the stations are spread out throughout the space , guests won ' t likely have to wait in line ( for very long , at least ) .
bloom’s involvement is another stroke of genius in the episode . the music for buffy the vampire slayer’s “once more with feeling” was written by joss whedon , who is a whip - smart screenwriter but not , as he’d be the first to admit , a trained songwriter . those buffy songs are fine ( and in some cases even good ) , but most feel as amateurish as you’d expect from a first - time composer . the flash , on the other hand , leans on a combination of pre - existing music and two original songs : one from bloom and one from recent oscar - winners benj pasek and justin paul ( dear evan hansen , la la land ) .
a two person scene which takes place at a movie theater box office ,
cinema limbo
requires just two office chairs to set the scene . this is one that may make some teenagers uncomfortable , but that ' s okay because this is acting .
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
as a peer counselor for others with ms , i know how overwhelming the diagnosis can be . some have never heard of the disease until they ' re diagnosed .
lakmé is an opera composed by french composer léo delibes in 1881 , based on the autobiographical novel le mariage de loti by pierre loti ( about loti ' s romantic liaison with an exotic tahitian girl , how ' s that for a premise of the novel ? ) . the opera is famous for its complex and beautiful melodies .
you might know that i only rated it three stars . i struggled with the characters - especially kate - and the predictability . overall it just wasn ' t as spectacular as schwab ' s previous novels . this one , however , was a huge improvement .


mr. troop mom is an american 2009 comedy television film directed by william dear , written by thomas ian griffith and starring george lopez , daniela bobadilla , april telek , julia anderson , elizabeth thai , geoff gustafson , and jane lynch .

it tells of eddie serrano ( lopez ) , a widower , and his teenage daughter naomi .

eddie joins naomi and her friends on a camping trip , making eddie the " team mom " .

the film aired on nickelodeon and premiered on june 19 , 2009 ; it was released on dvd and blu-ray on june 23 , 2009 .

mr . troop mom

warner , nickelodeon bring ' mr . troop mom ' to blu - ray | high - def digest
warner premiere and nickelodeon have announced a june blu - ray date for the direct - to - video comedy ' mr . troop mom . '
mr . turner is the main leader of timmy ' s troop , troop # 13 . in girly squirrely , it was revealed that his whole troop was banned from the organization , likely due to mr turner ' s negligence as a troop leader . he used his new - found wealth to buy another chance in the organization , with the catch that the troop has to get one merit badge to prove itself . they end up succeeding .
you ' ll find the latest specs for ' mr . troop mom ' linked from our blu - ray release schedule , where it ' s indexed under june 23 .
mr . troop mom is an american 2009 comedy television film directed by william dear , written by thomas ian griffith and starring george lopez , daniela bobadilla , april telek , julia anderson , . . . more
mr . troop mom is a tv movie starring george lopez , daniela bobadilla , and jane lynch . lawyer eddie serrano is extremely busy , yet the widower tries to be there whenever his daughter naomi needs parental support . when a parent volunteer from her scouts troop falls ill last . . . see full summary »
a lawyer ( george lopez ) takes his daughter ' s scout troop on their annual jamboree .
list rules vote up your favorite movie with mother or mom in the name .
flirtatious single mom ; girls talk about but don ' t act on adolescent crushes .
the new mr peabody and sherman show has mr . peabody ' s foster parents who are non - anthropomorphic dogs . the embarrassment is so bad the normally unfettered mr . peabody suffers a complete nervous breakdown .
aburatsubo ' s ultra - affectionate and ultra childish mom , akiko . he does care for his mom , but is terrified at the mere prospect of her showing up at his school .
the following post has spoilers for the most recent episode of mr . robot .
played to a
t
in the sylvester stallone comedy vehicle stop or my mom will shoot .
in his comments against mr . salmond , mr . trump also said scotland ’s clean energy projects were the biggest tragedy to befall the country since the lockerbie disaster .
mr . trump ’s recent experiences in britain have been the reverse of candidate obama’s .
nanaka ' s mom is this too , once showing up to a school meeting while in her gardening clothes .
lampshaded by the hosts in an episode of wipeout . they even nicknamed her as such ,
embarrassing mom
.
chloe joins the squirrely scouts and saves the troop by helping them get their first merit badge . [ 17 ] debut appearance : ricky , stuart , kevin
goro ' s mom in squid girl . she ' s quick to admit that she ' s doing it on purpose .
yet another squirrely scout camping trip goes bad when mr . crocker and the fair bears show up .
like melissa storey , bill adams , who has been leading war protests in lancaster , pa . , wrote mr . bush a letter — not to praise the president , but to question the military’s account of the death of his son , brent . when mr . bush held a town - hall - style meeting in lancaster last month , mr . adams asked a friend with a ticket to deliver his missive to the president . it worked , and a top aide to mr . bush later called mr . adams .
mr . crocker teaches his nephew kevin crocker how to become a fairy hunter . debut appearance : kevin crocker
eamon ryan , an environmentalist and member of the irish parliament , is ready if mr . trump come .
but there were exceptions . one mom and dad of a dying soldier from the caribbean were devastated , the mom beside herself with grief . she yelled at the president , wanting to know why it was her child and not his who lay in that hospital bed .
in goof troop , goofy is generally this towards max . max is at times characterized as generally ashamed of goofy in general , so it ' s not just one - way .
tanabe ' s mom , yukari , is very enthusiastic of her girl finally getting a boyfriend and is an avid ai x hachi shipper .
another true life episode , true life : i have a hot mom followed two teenage girls dealing with a specific form of this trope .
mr . bickles hosts a talent show and everyone gets in , but timmy doesn ' t have any talent .
mr . ryan is helping to coordinate rallies against the presumptive gop presidential candidate in dublin . because the trip is considered a private visit , irish government officials are keeping their distance while mr . trump is in the country .
mr . mom is a 1983 american comedy film directed by stan dragoti and written by john hughes about jack butler , a stay - at - home dad . it stars michael keaton , teri garr , jeffrey tambor , ann jillian , . . . more
bill adams , who lost his son , pictured at right , has not been asked to meet with president bush . a top aide to mr . bush called mr . adams , who has been leading war protests in lancaster , pa .
timmy and chloe wish up a girlfriend for mr . crocker to get him off their backs . one time appearance : hummanuh
mr . crocker makes clones of cosmo and wanda in order to access a fairy convention and swipe the fairies ' magic .
kevin graves of the northern california town of discovery bay waited two hours during a south lawn picnic to tell mr . bush “it was an honor for my son to serve under you as commander in chief . ” amy galvez of salt lake city told mr . bush that “as a mom who lost a son in this war , it’s easier for me to handle because i believe you are sincere . ”
sometimes , gifts are exchanged . maureen and dan murphy of patchogue , n . y . , gave mr . bush a gold dog tag engraved with the likeness of their son , lt . mike murphy , moments before mr . bush awarded him a posthumous medal of honor . they were stunned to see the president loosen his tie and slip the necklace under his shirt . mr . bush later remarked to mr . murphy that it had gone well “because i had mike next to my heart . ”
my mom ' s a werewolf is a 1989 comedy / horror film directed by michael fischa , written by mark pirro , starring susan blakely and john saxon .
that position contributed to a nasty feud between mr . trump and former scottish nationalist leader alex salmond , who earlier this year questioned the size of mr . trump ’s promised investments in the country . in response , mr . trump labeled mr . salmond “an embarrassment , ” citing the scottish nationalist leader’s 2009 decision to release abdelbaset al - megrahi , a libyan convicted for his role in the lockerbie bombing . al - megrahi was said to be suffering from terminal cancer , but would live nearly three years after his release .
most scots are disgusted with mr . trump ’s behavior , said mr . shafi . if an american politician can come to britain in hopes of looking presidential for voters back home , then scots and other britons can send americans a message too , he added .
duncan ' s mom in the class joins him at yonk and nicole ' s house for thanksgiving , and as she leaves to look at yonk ' s trophies , duncan has to tell yonk that
i know she ' s my mom and all , but , uh , she steals .
plus the phone calls .
muslim groups in edinburgh invited mr . trump to visit them to learn more about islam in the country . he declined the invitation .
timmy , chloe and the fairies go inside mr . crocker to destroy the magical fairy flu germs cosmo sneezed on him . [ 24 ]
“i can’t help but be left with the suspicion that possibly his advance team screened those families for people who would be sympathetic , ” mr . adams said . given the chance , he said , he would have told mr . bush “that my son’s life was squandered . ”
mr . bush also meets families in connection with iraq - related ceremonies and speeches , where war supporters make up the audience . john ellsworth , vice president of families united , a support group that backs mr . bush , has been invited to three white house events in the past seven months ; each time , he , his wife , debbie , and their daughter , jessica , 12 , have met mr . bush .
a wacky ' 80s sitcom montage prompts the question : has ' mr . robot ' lost its way in its second season ? - the atlantic
mr . trump has commented in favor of britain’s exit from the eu , citing primarily the bloc’s failure to set effective , enforceable policies on immigration . while he will be traveling on private business , mr . trump will coincidentally be setting foot in scotland the day before the national brexit referendum .
mr . troop mom won ' t win awards for breaking new ground in plot surprises . there ' s a rebellious daughter , a clique of
mean girls ,
an over - the - top drill sergeant of a camp director , and a make - or - break competition that requires the girls to overcome their differences and work together . the serrano family dynamics include a manipulative daughter , a wholly inattentive dad , and a babysitter ( elizabeth thai ) ready to amp up any conflict that arises , and it ' s all chalked up to the missing maternal influence .
the senior official said mr . bush often remarked that he gained “strength and comfort” from the encounters . but war critics say the sessions amount to little more than echo chambers to reinforce mr . bush’s views . charley richardson , a founder of military families speak out , which opposes the war , said about 100 families who had lost loved ones were members of his group , but just one , ms . johnson , had met mr . bush .
the white house knows that if support for the war erodes among military families , mr . bush’s ability to pursue his policies in iraq will suffer .
former cia spy bob ho takes on his toughest assignment to date : looking after his girlfriend ' s three kids , who haven ' t exactly warmed to their mom ' s beau .
then , there ' s tenchi ' s own mom , kiyone masaki ( not to be confused with kiyone makibi , one of the six girls vying for him ) . unlike his saintly
but when the president met families of the fallen that day in lancaster , it did not escape mr . adams’s notice that he was not among them .
more recently , it ' s kelly ' s mom sharon that seems to be distressing the young star , as kelly has expressed embarrassment at her mother ' s willingness to overshare on the talk .
mr . and mrs . turner want to renew their marriage vows on a
knight adventure
cruise , but they end up on a knitters cruise instead .
it played up the horror of darlene’s mom sticking a lit cigarette in her arm before punching her unconscious to a raucous laugh track , of angela pausing to smile at the camera for her sitcom intro before continuing to sob next to her mom’s casket , of elliot’s dad coughing up blood into his hand . and it all went on for 17 minutes . it was later revealed that mr . robot ( christian slater ) had taken over elliot’s consciousness in order to protect him from the violent beating he was receiving at the hands of ray’s ( craig robinson ) goons .
irish prime minister enda kenny said at a media briefing late last week that he would receive mr . trump as a potential u . s . president and business leader . but crowds of protesters are also expected to hound mr . trump on the emerald isle , and some are already warning that the crowds should mind their manners .
though there was some talk the trip might not come off , mr . trump recently confirmed — via his beloved twitter feed — that he was on his way .
serial mom is a 1994 american dark comedy film written and directed by john waters , starring kathleen turner as the title character , sam waterston as her husband , and ricki lake and matthew . . . more
“he doesn’t hear the other voices , ” mr . richardson said . “if all the voices are supporting the war , it’s a powerful emotional addition to the chorus . ”
in the game ,
breakin da rules
, vicky uses the sugar cream puffs to capture the squirrel scouts , and it is up to timmy to free them . in the book , scout ' s honor , remy briefly buys the troop and renames them the remy scouts .
tears are a big part of presidential family meetings ; mr . ellsworth , whose son , justin , died in iraq in 2004 , called mr . bush “a big softie . ” since the day in september 2001 that he stood on a charred fire truck with a bullhorn in the smoldering ruins of the world trade center , much has been made of mr . bush’s role as comforter in chief . he has consoled victims of floods , wildfires and tornadoes . but in his family meetings , the comforting works both ways .
don ' t tell mom the babysitter ' s dead is a 1991 american comedy film directed by stephen herek and starring christina applegate , joanna cassidy , josh charles , and david duchovny . the plot focuses . . . more
on a recent visit to london , mr . obama encouraged british voters to stay in the european union . advocates of the so - called “brexit” criticized the president , saying americans would never accept leaders in a foreign city dictating their laws and tax policy . but prime minister david cameron and others who wish to remain in the eu welcomed mr . obama’s comments .
it takes a special kind of dad…to be a mom ! funnyman george lopez stars as eddie serrano , a widower trying to be both dad and mom for his 13 - year - old daughter . desperate to connect with young naomi , eddie volunteers to chaperone her troop at the spring action classic at hulka’s rock – unaware he’ll be the only guy in a world of girls ! treacherous ropes courses , cutthroat canoe soccer and slippery slimeball wars are just the start of eddie’s introduction to the great outdoors…and into his youngster’s heart . co - starring jane lynch ( another cinderella story ) and featuring ’tween heartthrobs alex and nat wolff of the naked brothers band , this wild , woodsy misadventure is barrels of fun for parents , kids and everyone in between .
lawyer eddie serrano is extremely busy , yet the widower tries to be there whenever his daughter naomi needs parental support . when a parent volunteer from her scouts troop falls ill last moment , he volunteers to take her place during a field camp . alas , it ' s run in military style by the tyrannical miss hulka , who can ' t appreciate eddie ' s pragmatic approach . nerdy harry matthews , who was supposed to stand in at the law firm , passes by with some papers but gets involved in the scheming which mainly opposes naomi ' s troop and rival skylar ' s .
as a made - for - nickelodeon movie , mr . troop mom is a comedy that pulls out the stops for laughs from its tween audience . eddie serrano ( george lopez ) is the widowed dad of naomi ( daniela bobadilla ) , and his focus on work instead of family has let naomi run the roost at home . a series of unfortunate events puts eddie in charge of his daughter ' s four - person team at a multi - day mountain camp competition ,
the spring classic .
the ultra - competitive behavior of the other teams proves a formidable match , as eddie doggedly tries to help his daughter ' s team win and to reassert a loving fatherly bond in the process .
eddie aquinaldo ( george lopez ) is a successful defense attorney with a reputation for being masterful in the courtroom - despite being slightly immature . when eddie realizes that he hasn ' t been involved in his daughter ' s life as much as a father should he decides to prove himself as a responsible parent by attending her spring action classic mountain jamboree as the killer bees '
troop mom
. mpaa rating : g copyright 2009 warner bros . entertainment inc . original score : copyright 2009 warner - barham music , llc
polls show that two - thirds of americans disapprove of the way the president is handling the war in iraq ; in a recent new york times / cbs news survey , a majority said mr . bush’s troop buildup was having no impact , or making things worse . the white house pays close attention to military families , an important constituency , yet surveys , including a new york times / cbs news poll in september , have also shown an erosion of support for the war among them .
mr . and mrs . harris from how to get suspended and influence people and pirates of the retail wasteland are food disaster hobbyists and gave their son the middle name
noside .
mr . trump angered irish conservationists when he applied to build a 50 - foot - high rock wall along the natural beach at his flagship doonbeg resort to keep the sea at bay .
eddie aquinaldo ( george lopez ) is a successful defense attorney with a reputation for being masterful in the courtroom - despite being slightly immature . when eddie realizes that he hasn ' t been involved in his daughter ' s life as much as a father should he decides to prove himself as a responsible parent by attending her spring action classic mountain jamboree as the killer bees '
troop mom
. mpaa rating : g copyright 2009 warner bros . entertainment inc . original score : copyright 2009 warner - barham music , llc # trailer # wb
earlier this year , activists occupied mr . trump ’s golf course in the scottish city of aberdeen , waving mexican flags to show their support for hispanic - americans and holding “muslims welcome” signs .
while backing britain’s leaving the eu , mr . trump took the opposite tack on scottish independence , opposing the country’s proposed breakaway from the united kingdom that failed to pass in a 2014 referendum .
goofy in a goofy movie ( and its sequel ) is this to max , and in mickeys twice upon a christmas max brings home his girlfriend mona to meet goofy only for his dad to embarrass him by doing such things as showing off a huge baby picture of max . see goof troop for more examples .
ami foster and stephanie beacham played mother - daughter duo , claire and vicki sprantz , respectively . claire was a child star ( with the most gorgeous head of blonde hair i might add ) , while her mom was a famous author :
my mom ' s new boyfriend is a 2008 romantic comedy film starring colin hanks , antonio banderas , selma blair , and meg ryan . it is rated pg - 13 for
sexual content , language , some violence and . . . more
mr . trump ’s mother , mary macleod , emigrated from scotland ’s west coast to america in the 1930s . her outspoken , queens - born son regularly speaks about his connection to his ancestral homeland .
it takes a special kind of dad . . . to be a mom ! funnyman george lopez stars as eddie serrano , a widower trying to be both dad and mom for his 13 - year - old daughter . desperate to connect with young naomi , eddie volunteers to chaperone her troop at the spring action classic at hulka ' s rock - - unaware he ' ll be the only guy in a world of girls ! treacherous ropes courses , cutthroat canoe soccer and slippery slimeball wars are just the start of eddie ' s introduction to the great outdoors . . . and into his youngster ' s heart . co - starring jane lynch ( another cinderella story ) and featuring ' tween heartthrobs alex and nat wolff of the naked brothers band , this wild , woodsy misadventure is barrels of fun for parents , kids and everyone in between .
chloe wishes that an animal that looks oddly like mr . crocker would no longer be endangered . however things get bad , when the one of the crockeroo ' s takes cosmo and wanda ' s wands .
mrs . bennet in jane austen ' s pride and prejudice is sort of a version of this trope ; her relative lack of breeding and unsubtle attempts to set her daughters up with prospective husbands — and in the case of mr . bingley and jane , to act as if they ' re already engaged after they ' ve just met — prove mortifying to her two older daughters at least ( the younger ones are equally embarrassing as their mother ) . the consequences of this are more serious than usual , since jane ' s embarrassing family is one of the major reasons mr . darcy persuades mr . bingley not to marry her .
“it is purely a scheduling issue and we still hope to make a stop in ireland if time allows . the details of mr . trump ’s itinerary have not been finalized , ” a trump spokeswoman told the newspaper .
played with a twist on the sifl and olly show . olly had sifl ' s mom call their show and tried to get her to tell embarrassing childhood stories about sifl . she did . . . except the stories all actually ended up being about something olly did .
in granblue fantasy , aliza ' s mom , alicia , tells several embarrassing stories to the main character and lyria in the introductory fate episode for her ssr version . aliza can ' t stand them because it reminds her of when she used to be weak and cry .
this season opener had a scene where mr . turner has been made rich because of a stock tip from chloe , which seems to actually be part of the current continuity , as it has been referenced in many episodes since .
in everyday heroes , steve mighty and lee free sr . are discussing classic rock artists such as the beatles , the rolling stones , and the grateful dead . . . then mr . mighty starts talking about his favorite bands .
the kids from room 402 has this with cody ' s mom , who doesn ' t seem to grasp the fact that her son ' s bathroom habits aren ' t the sort of thing to be discussed in public , let alone in front of cody ' s peer - group .
shelley long played beverly hills society wife , phyllis nefler , who is in the middle of a divorce from freddy nefler ( craig t . nelson ) . as a means to putting her life back together , she decides to lead her daughter ' s wilderness girl troop - - only to find that it ' s not as easy as a walk in the park along rodeo drive .
jimmy michaels of the fruits basket fic jimmy & kyo has a particularly bad case . just mentioning his mom ' s occupation is enough to embarrass him to death . so what does she do ? she ' s a romance novelist ! it ' s hinted his older brother scott is just as embarrassed .
sheldon ' s mom has shades of this trope , but she ' s generally the favorite parent of the group . she comes from rural texas and tends to make racially insensitive remarks ; when the guys get uncomfortable , she thinks it ' s political correctness gone mad . sheldon considers her a religious nut .
yet , white house aides and nine families who have met with mr . bush said dissent was rare in the sessions . the meetings are deeply private — the administration never reveals names of participants — and just one senior official attends , to take notes .
in a recent interview with conservative columnists , mr . bush said , “i am constantly trying to get a sense of the military , the people that are out there in the fight . and the question is , are their families in the fight ? ”
“he’s not just here to look at his golf course , he’s here to drum up votes in his election , ” said mr . ryan . “we think , rather than just sitting back and saying nothing , that it’s right for us to protest . ”
the president got down on one knee and pulled the little boy closer to him . he said , “it’s an award for your dad , because he is very brave and courageous , and because he loves his country so much . and i hope you know how much he loves you and your mom , too . ”
meanwhile , ash ' s mom marie is a former lingerie model who has appeared in her fair share of racy catalogs . ash notes that trying on bras would be awkward enough even if there wasn ' t a large poster of her topless mother hanging in the fitting room . she ' s also prone to embarrassing questions .
that official , who would speak only anonymously , said the “overwhelming number of families talk about the good their loved one felt they were doing . ” this official said families were not screened ; when mr . bush is traveling , the pentagon finds local families for him to meet . and not all the meetings are cordial ; in 2004 , one mother , cindy sheehan , met with mr . bush and later complained that he had been dismissive of her . she went on to start a political crusade against the war . other family members have expressed discontent , including elaine johnson of spartanburg , s . c . , who said she asked mr . bush in her meeting why soldiers like her son , darius jennings , were still dying in iraq . she subsequently began speaking out against the war .
“well , we don’t know sir , because he’s not opened his eyes since he arrived , so we haven’t been able to communicate with him . but no matter what , mr . president , he has a long road ahead of him , ” said the cno .
families can talk about how hard naomi has to work to get her father ' s attention . are there situations in which you think your parents could do more to get involved with your life ? would you want them to be as involved as mr . serrano becomes ?
since the war in afghanistan began six years ago , mr . bush has met quietly with more than 450 such families , and is likely to meet more on sunday , veterans day , in waco , tex . , near his crawford ranch . mr . bush often says he hears their voices — “don’t let my son die in vain , ” he quotes them as saying — when making decisions about the war . the white house says families are not asked their political views . yet war critics wonder just whose voices the president is hearing .
one of murai ' s friends in great teacher onizuka is incredibly ashamed of his super unattractive mother , which happens to be the total opposite of murai ' s own situation with his mom . murai ' s mother also embarrasses him when they drop in on a hot , sweaty day by only wearing a tank top and shorts . no bra .
over and over again , the fundamental theorem of war—that one is sacrificed to save many—is examined . when the squad encounters a downed pilot whose troop transport crashed , killing 22 men , because his plane had been made unflyable by the steel plates added to its belly to protect from ground fire a brigadier general on board , everyone understands that to risk the safety of many to protect one ( even if he is a general ) is wrong and , in war , always dangerous .
the reception stands in stark contrast to when then - presidential candidate barack obama journeyed to europe prior to his election in 2008 . mr . obama encountered vast , wildly cheering crowds who embraced his pledge to improve ties with european partners following the sometimes - rocky relationship under president george w . bush .
“what’s happening ? where are we going ? ” asks elliot alderson , hacker extraordinaire and one - half of the personality known as mr . robot . he’s sitting in the backseat of a convertible with his sister , darlene , who’s playing a video game in which elliot is being beaten up by mobsters . everyone in the car—darlene , elliot’s mom , his dead dad—cracks jokes about cancer and domestic abuse and despair , while canned laughter swells around them . there’s someone in the trunk , yelling . there’s a cameo by alf . someone is casually , graphically , murdered . elliot can do little but look around wildly as the absurdity of his ’80s sitcom nightmare grows and grows .
earlier this year , british lawmakers proposed banning him from the country following his call to prohibit muslims temporarily from entering the u . s . because of security concerns . at the same time , then - scottish first minister nicola sturgeon stripped mr . trump of his status as an honorary global ambassador for the country .
judge : young man , this is your third offense . i ' m afraid i ' m going to have to give you the maximum sentence . youthful defendant : no ! not . . . judge : yes . i ' m going to ask your mom to get up here on the court karaoke machine and sing
copacabana
. youthful defendant : no ! send me to prison ! please ! !
mr . robot ’s second season has regularly offered lines that serve as obvious meta - commentary . so it’s no surprise that elliot’s questions from wednesday’s bizarre fifth episode , “eps2 . 4 _ m4ster - slave . aes , ” pretty neatly capture what was so spectacular about the show’s first season , and why the second has so far been an overwrought jumble . last year , mr . robot regularly prompted viewers to ask themselves , “what’s happening ? where are we going ? ” but it was in the spirit of excitement , of willing to be swept away by the creator sam esmail’s mesmerizing directing , elliot’s genius and foibles , and ambitious storytelling . wondering the same in season two has felt much less satisfying ; the questions often feel borne of confusion and frustration and boredom , rather than curiosity or suspense . at the halfway mark of its second season , mr . robot has unfortunately succumbed to so many of the mistakes that it elegantly avoided last year—narrative sprawl , unchecked pretentiousness , and a lack of momentum and cohesiveness .
the irish leg of the trip is also up in the air after the trump campaign this week released an itinerary for his traveling press corps that only listed a two - day stop in ireland . the campaign told the belfast telegraph wednesday the schedule is still being worked on , and mr . trump hopes to include the trip if possible .
parents need to know that the central character ' s mom is dead , and her father is so busy with his work that a babysitter plays the parent role at first . a dramatic accident looks bad but turns out to be a side note . kids are teased by adults for not being able to swim . some people may take offense at the stereotypes ( funny accent , karate moves ) attributed to the asian babysitter .
such formal and tonal experimentation can be hard to come by on tv , especially on basic cable ( though the likes of fx are changing that ) , so on some level esmail and usa deserve credit for breaking with formula so imaginatively . but the scene also distills the kinds of excesses mr . robot has been especially prone to this season . last year , the show displayed a knack for teasing out new mysteries and subplots while putting old ones to rest , all while pursuing its main thread : f society’s attempt to take down e corp . this year has been filled with so many apparent digressions ( the seventh seal - esque chess match , countless philosophy 101 soliloquies about the nature of reality and truth , joanna wellick’s romantic life , whiterose’s sartorial interests ) , that it’s often unclear what kind of a story mr . robot wants to tell anymore . rather than resolving some mysteries from season one ( where is tyrell ? ) the show is simply offering answers to questions few people were asking ( “who exactly thought of the name ‘mr . robot’ ? ” )
don ' t forget to change your
alright , mom ! jeez !
done regardless of who ( friends , neighbors ) or what ( television cameras ) is nearby , either . in the english dub , delia is reminding ash to change his underwear . in the original japanese , she ' s reminding him to brush his teeth . the english dub exaggerated this as it has delia embarrassing ash more than she originally did .
“ donald trump aspires to lead the free world , but his run for the white house has been rooted in ignorance and intolerance , ” said hafiz ghafoor , a local mosque leader in the scottish capital . “before he makes another inflammatory speech , mr . trump should learn more about the muslims that he offends almost every time he opens his mouth . ”
cosmo and wanda spend the night at chloe ' s , disguised as flightless booby birds . but when chloe ' s parents decide to return the boobies to their natural habitat in the rainforest , timmy and chloe have to go and save them . however , things get worse after mr . crocker decides to poach them . debut appearance : connie carmichael , clark carmichael
to see to it that they are , mr . bush often plays the role of social worker in his family meetings , asking participants about issues like benefits and health care . mrs . storey said the president “seemed to get really upset” when she told him she was not getting her survivor’s benefits . within a week , she said , “the checks began showing up . ”
“we have to oppose trump and show that he is not the international statesman he likes to pretend he is , ” said jonathon shafi , a human rights activist organizing the scottish protests and who lives near mr . trump ’s luxury development in glasgow . “he flaunts his scottish roots and heritage , but his politics [ have ] nothing in common with the values of the scottish people . ”
one episode of yokai watch has nate trying to avoid his friends seeing him going grocery shopping with his mother . there ' s nothing really embarrassing about that , though nate is a child so his overreaction is understandable . the really embarrassing part is when nate ' s mom starts talking about his underwear in front of his friends ( including his crush katie ) . she mentions that he needs new ones because his old ones are full of holes . this causes nate to collapse from embarrassment .
on june 22 mr . trump , who has scottish ancestry , plans to touch down here to mark the official reopening of the luxury turnberry golf resort he has been redeveloping at a reported investment of $ 285 million . he is tentatively scheduled to fly on to ireland to check on another of his golf resort investments , although new reports this week cast some doubt on whether that part of the trip will come off .
it has been nearly six months since their meeting , and sometimes mrs . storey still finds it hard to believe that the simple act of writing a letter brought her into the presence of the president of the united states . she still has the photographs from the session , the letters she and mr . bush exchanged . living in the heavily democratic state of massachusetts , she said , it is not easy to be a bush supporter .
have you ever noticed how many movies there are with mother in the name ? this list ranks the best movies with mom or mother in the title , regardless of genre or rating . what is your favorite movie with mother in the name ? this is kind of an odd way to categorize movies , but that ' s also why it ' s so fun ! there are probably one or two movies with mother in the title that you instantly think of , but you might be surprised how many others there are too as you scroll through this list .
for american voters , the trip — mr . trump ’s first outside the country since winning the mantle of presumptive republican nominee — could provide a sneak preview into the kind of reception a president trump will receive if the billionaire developer and reality - tv star triumphs in november . with a sizable u . s . press contingent already signed up for the trip , the locals in both countries are debating how hospitable to be to the visitor from america .
the storeys , of palmer , mass . , joined a growing list of bereaved families granted a private audience with the commander in chief . as mr . bush forges ahead with the war in iraq , these “families of the fallen , ” as the white house calls them , are one constituency he can still count on , a powerful reminder to an unpopular president that even in the face of heartbreaking loss , some still believe he is doing the right thing .
happens at least once , and more likely multiple times , to kevin in the wonder years . most memorably , his mother took him to the mall shopping for clothes and had him try on a new pair of jeans , right as some kids he knew from school happened to be walking by . after he steps out of the dressing room , kevin ' s mom conducts an up close and personal inspection . trumpeting for all to hear that the jeans
need more room in the crotch
. in his embarrassment , he imagines hearing that announced over the store ' s pa .
on the day of the emancipation proclamation , jane ' s master frees them all . on the same day , jane leaves the plantation with a group of ex - slaves . they have no idea where they are going , but a woman named big laura leads the way . jane wants to go to ohio to find corporal brown . the first morning away , a group of
patrollers ,
local white trash who used to hunt slaves , comes upon them and kills everyone but jane and a very young boy ned , whom they did not find . jane and ned then continue on their own , still headed for ohio . they meet many characters on their trip , all of whom tell jane that ohio is too far and that she should go back to her plantation . jane ' s obstinacy persists for a few weeks until she and ned are completely exhausted from walking . finally they catch a ride with a poor white man named job who lets them sleep at his house and takes them the next day to a plantation run by mr . bone . mr . bone offers jane a job , but only pays her the reduced rate of six dollars a month ( minus fifty cents for ned ' s schooling ) because she is so young . jane and ned get a cabin and after one month on the job , mr . bone raises her pay to ten dollars because she is doing as much work as the other women .
as in scotland , the irish government had welcomed mr . trump ’s investment when he bought out a luxury golf development on the country’s wild atlantic coast to add to his profitable portfolio of high - end resorts . with enthusiastic support from irish economic development officials , he purchased the seaside doonbeg resort in county clare for about $ 14 million and pledged to invest another $ 60 million - plus into a major upgrade of the property . the property has been re - christened the trump international golf links & hotel ireland .
perhaps all of mr . robot ’s current woes wouldn’t feel so disappointing if it hadn’t already proven that it could execute on its peculiar premise . the show didn’t need to reinvent or outdo itself—it simply needed to follow through on the new and interesting threads it set up in the first - season finale . but it did need , above all , consistency . it has that on at least one front : malek’s performance , which continues to carry the show even in its weaker moments . the rest of the cast has been strong too , particularly portia doubleday as angela ( easily the best character by the end of last season ) . there are likely many fans who feel esmail has earned enough goodwill that he deserves our patience for the rest of the season . and there’s still a good chance that the final six episodes will justify the excruciatingly slow build up and thematic muddle . when mr . robot tells a dreaming elliot in the most recent episode , “this is temporary ; we always did have a destination , ” it’s one of those moments where you hope that he’s right .
movie , she does a clumsy cheerleader routine , while cheering for gohan to fight at the tournament , obviously embarrassing him . also , in a filler episode called
he ' s always late
, when she ' s dancing , trunks remarks
your mom ' s obviously as cool as your outfit , goten .
goten them asks gohan if he thinks her ( chi - chi ' s ) outfit is cool . gohan couldn ' t give a straight answer , as he was embarrassed . then again , in chi - chi ' s defense , she was raised in seclusion , so she probably lacks good social skills and probably doesn ' t know she ' s being embarrassing .
momanela : [ mr . game & watch ] would make a good tattoo . where would you put that ? okay , where would you put that tattoo , on your body ? i ' d like to know . tell me right now ; time is ticking . let me know . masae : my . . . my shoulder . momanela : [ disappointed sigh ] masae : what ? momanela : okay , go on . masae : what ? momanela : right here , by your right - masae : no ! momanela : you know , right above your - masae : no ! anyway , what number was that again , sorry ? momanela : even the lip of your - masae : no !
it doesn’t help that for much of season two , characters were so scattered that their storylines rarely intersected in meaningful ways . only recently have a few converged : angela and darlene are now working to hack the fbi in order to hide their involvement in the downfalls of allsafe and e corp . elliot is helping out as best as he can when he’s not engaged in various existential and ontological struggles . the fbi agent dom dipierro ( grace gummer ) is digging around in angela’s business . when characters do meet , their dialogue often borders on overwritten ( see : any mr . robot screed ) or just plain goofy ( “control is about as real as a one - legged unicorn taking a leak at the end of a double rainbow . ” )
nearly every commentator criticized this prologue and epilogue . janet maslin conceded that these scenes are among the film ' s
few false notes .
others derided this opening and closing as
maudlin ,
completely unnecessary ,
and
a burst of schmaltzy ritual .
in fact , most writers simply ignored the prologue . anthony lane , for example , writing in the new yorker , described the first half - hour of the film as
the most telling battle scenes ever made
without bothering to note that one must first wade through five minutes of schmaltz to get to omaha beach . ( later in his essay , mr . lane did make quite clear that he had no patience for spielberg ' s
sappy epilogue .
)
all of which is to say that , right now , mr . robot is at risk of being remembered as one of those shows with a stellar first season that couldn’t quite keep the magic for season two . notable examples include unreal , true detective , twin peaks , and the walking dead ( which eventually regained its footing for a while ) . each of these shows had significant behind - the - scenes changes between seasons that affected what eventually went up on screen , whether it was showrunner departures , network interference , or not enough network interference . usa took a big , but reasonable risk letting esmail serve as the director and showrunner for the entire season . this has led to virtuoso scenes like elliot’s adderall high and the house of technological horrors but , oddly , not to a cohesive overall vision .
life on mr . bone ' s plantation initially is good with a colored schoolteacher and a political scene still monitored by republicans from the north . then the original owner of the plantation , colonel dye , buys it back ( with money borrowed from yankees ) . life reverts back to almost how it was before slavery , with segregation and violence against blacks who step out of line . the blacks start fleeing north because of the worsening conditions . initially the whites do not care , but soon they try to stop the flight . ned , who is now almost seventeen , joins a committee that helps blacks leave . colonel dye warns jane that ned must stop , but when he will not , ku klux klan members arrive at jane ' s house . ned is not home when they come and is able to flee the plantation later that night . jane does not want to leave her secure life , so they separate with sadness . ned goes to kansas , gets an education , and eventually joins the u . s . army to fight in cuba . jane soon marries joe pittman ( without an official ceremony ) . despite colonel dye ' s attempts to keep them , joe and jane soon move to a ranch near the texas - louisiana border where joe has found a job breaking horses .
anderson’s generational barbs generally lack anger , which is what makes the darker undertones of moonrise kingdom surprising . the typical pattern of his movies involves conflict between older and younger characters that dissolves into rapprochement . the royal tenenbaums provides the most obvious example of this , but even bottle rocket , which at first glance appears to be an exception , succumbs to this logic : at the end of the movie , dignan has “no hard feelings” toward mr . henry after his betrayal , and bob is re - establishing family ties with his jerk older brother future man ( andrew wilson ) , who has been bullying him relentlessly throughout the movie . moonrise kingdom intriguingly mixes a little more strychnine into the sugar bowl , in the sense that suzy’s relationship with her parents never truly unfreezes . as link notes in his review of the movie , moonrise kingdom offers more than “a polite and ultimately benevolent act of generational warfare , ” since when suzy says she hates her mother , she “really means what she says . ” when the movie leaves its protagonists , they’re still sneaking around . sam exits the bishop home via a window , while the camera catches suzy pausing in a doorway , hesitating and glancing out at something very briefly—some hatch from which to escape ? a family member to confront ? a hypothetical observer to challenge ? —and then walks out of her preadolescence .
with the ad copy saying it all ,
george lopez goes to summer camp !
, this nickelodeon original will be available as a blu - ray / dvd combo pack on june 23 . ( a standard dvd - only version will also be made available . )
tech specs will see 1080p video ( 1 . 78 : 1 ) , with as - yet - unspecified audio .