anywhere but here is a 1999 american coming-of-age comedy-drama film , based on the novel of the same name by mona simpson .

the screenplay was written by alvin sargent , and the film was directed by wayne wang .

it was produced by laurence mark , petra alexandria , and ginny nugent .

it stars susan sarandon , natalie portman , and shawn hatosy .

filming began in late june 1998 .

the film debuted at the toronto international film festival on september 17 , 1999 , before being released in the united states on november 12 .

anywhere but here ( film )

director wayne wang has delivered a solid entertainment , particularly for women , with anywhere but here .
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( bbc1 ) opened in a somerset vicarage , in 1894 and i was already sold . “anywhere but the here and now , my loves , ” i whispered at the screen . “anywhere but here and now . ”
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anywhere but here k . d . lang all too often i set my life aside all too often my dreams went sailing by a chance of freedom , a chance of fate a chance i ' ll take i ' ll leave it all to disappear i ' m heading anywhere but here all too often the dreams i ' ve dreamed have died and all too often i ' m never satisfied a chance of freedom , a chance of fate a chance i ' ll take i ' ll leave it all to disappear i ' m heading anywhere but here ' cause i want a life , a souvenir and i ' ll find it anywhere but here ( california is gonna be the place for me ) i ' ll leave it all to disappear i ' m heading anywhere but here ' cause i want a life , a souvenir and i ' ll find it anywhere but here i ' ll find it anywhere but here i ' m heading anywhere but here
anywhere but here is a comedy film released in 1999 . it is based on the book
anywhere but here
by simpson , mona . . the film stars susan sarandon as adele august , natalie portman as ann august and eileen ryan as lillian . anywhere but here was produced for $ 23 , 000 , 000 . since it ' s release it has grossed over $ 19 , 000 , 000 in ticket sales .
you start wishing you were anywhere but here - - preferably at last year ' s far funnier slums of beverly hills .
anywhere but here by mona simpson bloomsbury , 406 pp , £11 . 95 , june 1987 , isbn 0 7475 0017 7
natalie portman rose to the top of the box office with the phantom menace , but she had another movie in 1999 by the name of anywhere but here , which was anywhere but at the top . it ' s not very surprising that anywhere but here didn ' t do very well , since it is a boring and annoying movie . full movie review »
' ' anywhere but here ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it includes occasional profanity and implicit sexual situations .
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i was sick and stuck on the couch because there was a cat on me . when i turned on the tv , anywhere but here was on . and i got sucked into this rather mediocre film .
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anywhere but here is a film starring natalie portman and susan sarandon ( two of my faves ) . the movie is about the ups and downs in a relationship between a mother and a daughter , . . .
this study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of anywhere but here .
anywhere but here : music from the motion picture is a soundtrack to the film was released on november 2 , 1999 , [ 1 ] ten days before the theatrical release . the soundtrack was distributed by atlantic records and wea .
you can’t choose your family , but you can choose where to find your film family .
anywhere but here is an excelient cd the music great it gives you a great feeling inside that everything going to be all right it make you want to jump and go do something with . . .
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anywhere but here written by k . d . lang and rick nowels performed by k . d . lang produced by rick nowels and k . d . lang k . d . lang appears courtesy of warner bros . records
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jackie is the recipient of the toronto international film festival platform prize and venice film festival golden osella best screenplay award . the film received four film independent spirt award nominations , including best picture and best actress . for her role in the film , portman received the hollywood film award for best actress and was nominated for an ifp gotham award .
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“prologue : there are three wants which can never be satisfied : that of the rich wanting more , that of the sick , wanting something different , and that of the traveler , who says ,
anywhere but here .
—ralph waldo emerson”
centering on the turbulent but loving relationship between a single mother and her rebellious teenage daughter , wayne wang’s “anywhere but here” is a sumptuously crafted but extremely old - fashioned comedy - drama , made in the manner of hollywood weepies of yesteryear . natalie portman , who’s rapidly becoming one of the most accomplished young screen actresses working today , lends excellent [ … ]
halle berry’s “kidnap” could be set anywhere . consequently , it also could have been shot anywhere . but producer joey tufaro isn’t from just anywhere . he was born and raised in the new orleans area ( “kehoe france , archbishop rummel , lsu and loyola , ” he says , establishing his local cred ) , and so moviegoers familiar with the crescent city can expect plenty of local scenery when the film opens friday ( aug . 4 ) .
the philadelphia film community’s last couple of years have been rocky , no pun intended . while the city has its perennial film heroes like
anywhere but here occupies 406 large pages , and tacitly insists that it is considerably more than a lyric presentation of adolescence . but more deeply than in its use of a resonant , comparison - inviting narrative scheme , or its insistence on history as context for individual lives , or its sense that the story of american women is not all one story , the ambition of anywhere but here lies in its presentation of adele , the heroine’s mother . every american woman may have her own story , but all children who read can use the myth of a mother both vital and wrong . as with her use of the movement to the west , one feels that mona simpson’s drawing of adele , her giving her lines like ‘i’m part of all that went before and all that went after me’ ( curiously related to ‘i am a part of all that i have met’ ) , can be taken to mean that anywhere but here wishes to be read as more than an accomplished and moving first book .
we try to be a very film - friendly place . do we succeed ? well , here’s an assessment from the producer of the most recent shetland series , eric coulter :
what happened this year shows some revival in the market , but with some twists . here are the films that performed best , and the special circumstances that aided each .
to help you out in that regard , here’s a “kidnap” locations cheat sheet , in which tufaro helped us zero in on the locations used for some of the film’s more noteworthy scenes .
her portrayl of jackie kennedy in the film , jackie is creating oscar buzz .
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i first saw the adverts for this film when watching ' a midsummer night ' s dream ' on video . it looks interesting but not overly wonderful .
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in 2017 , we’ve seen five specialized subtitled films gross over $ 1 million . but the languages aren’t french , or german , or from anywhere in western europe : the winners are turkish , farsi , yiddish , and hebrew .
miami’s festival scene hosts a slew of neon - tinted bright spots as well , from miami film festival to the american black film festival to the ever - weird borscht film festival , which has served as the miami indie community’s answer to their lack of regional infrastructure .
i recorded this film a few weeks ago and finally got around to watching this today .
i really liked ' anywhere but here , ' it was enjoyable and funny . susan sarandon and natalie portman who are two great actresses of their respective generations make a wonderful team as mother and daughter in this film as they trade the security of their small - town life in wisconsin for the unkwown bright lights of city life in l . a . i ' ve always admired ms sarandon as an actress and after seeing her play so many intense and dramatic roles on screen it was quite a change to see her playing a whimsical and far from practical mother who needs the hand of her steady , reliable and serious daughter to help guide her through life and it ' s realities at times . ' anywhere but here , ' is a great comedy / drama about mothers and daughters , big city life vs small town life and about how life is constantly one big voyage of discovery . a wonderful film , see it !
15 . while landing her man , portman completed one of the biggest awards sweeps in best actress history ( along with dame helen mirren for the queen ) . portman was honored by at least 28 groups , including the austin film critics , black film critics , british academy , bfca , chicago film critics , golden globes , las vegas film critics , new york film critics online , online film critics , sag and even the teen choice award . mirren , considered one of the biggest oscar landslides ever , won 29 . not bad , portman .
on the basis of sex shoots in montreal . photograph courtesy of quebec film and television council .
from here to eternity ( 1953 ) was the last film to receive nominations in all four acting categories . however , only the best supporting actor and actress nominees ( frank sinatra and donna reed , respectively ) ended up winning their categories .
“silence” in any major category martin scorsese’s most personal film to date landed late and demanded more of viewers than a latter - year crunch affords . for that reason , it’s a bit of a wild card . the film could generate enough passion for a best picture nomination , as those who love it really love it . the directors branch could stick up for scorsese , recognizing a passion project when they see one . and as the film’s antagonist , played by issey ogata — a runner - up in this year’s los angeles film critics vote — could come along if the film finds a string of support throughout the academy’s actors branch . basically if it shows up anywhere outside of the crafts categories , it will be unexpected , but not shocking .
4 . darren aronofsky had wanted to work with natalie portman since 2001 — after her high - profile performances in the phantom menace and anywhere but here , for which portman received her first golden globe nom . aronofsky originally wanted to loosely adapt dostoyevsky’s “the double” as a vehicle for portman . interestingly , although the film they would collaborate on was not penned by aronofsky , black swan has many of the same themes as dostoyevsky’s work , such as the use of the doppelganger . to hammer home the idea of doubles , the film places reflective surfaces in almost every shot — except for the climax .
( 6 ) before this year , the academy’s accountants would continue eliminating the film with the fewest ballots and reassigning those ballots until they were left with five best picture nominees ( or 10 nominees for the last two years ) . but , here’s where the process was altered this year . instead of continuing to redistribute ballots , the vote stops , and the accountants simply count the number of ballots for each remaining film . any film with 5 percent of the total vote becomes a best picture nominee . if 5 , 000 members voted , that means any film with 250 ballots ( or 5 percent of 5 , 000 ) in its pile is nominated . according to the academy’s calculations , this last step will result in a final best picture slate that features anywhere from five to 10 movies .
the mother and daughter in mona simpson ' s widely praised novel ' ' anywhere but here ' ' spend an awful lot of time driving around and going out for conciliatory ice cream cones after they fight . that would not bode well for a movie version , but the film happens to have a knowing , well - distilled screenplay by alvin sargent and the same incisive , affectionate direction that wayne wang brought to ' ' the joy luck club . ' ' mr . wang once again works splendidly with actresses , and boy , does he have a lot to work with this time .
cotton candy can be sticky on a warm day , but it is endless fun .
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the housewives go to cannes but , unsurprisingly , drama follows them across the ocean .
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the series from stephen king is set in maine , but made in this state .
of note : cohen specializes in french films , but this is their best release not in english . and this was an amazon film , also a rarity from them not in english .
wayne wang ' s
anywhere but here
is about a frustrated mother who believes she is rotting away in a small wisconsin town . she buys a used mercedes , shoves her teenage daughter inside , and drives them cross - country to beverly hills , where she will put her master ' s degree in early education to work , and her daughter will go to auditions and be discovered by the movies .
the affordable streets they live on reminded me of
the slums of beverly hills ,
the 1998 movie where jobless alan arkin steers his kids into the same school system , but
anywhere but here
isn ' t a ripoff of the earlier movie - - it ' s more as if the mom saw it , and made up her mind to try the same thing . for that matter , it ' s based on mona simpson ' s 1987 novel , so the inspiration may have traveled the other way .
how do films qualify for an academy award nomination ? firstly , the must be at least 40 minutes long . they also have to be released theatrically in los angeles county for at least seven consecutive days . they also can’t have debuted anywhere but in a theater , so any film that had a tv or straight - to - streaming / dvd / vhs release was automatically ineligible .
anywhere but here is mona simpson ' s tale of ann august , a young girl growing up with a narcissistic , manipulative , dramatic , irresponsible , twice - divorced mother named adele . ann is trapped in a complicated dance , craving affection and depending upon a mother who is emotionally abusive . the novel includes several scenes of subtle but disturbing sexual abuse of children . the novel is suffused with the adult ann ' s affection for and tolerance of her mother ' s foibles , even though they make ann ' s childhood difficult .
with its sets and soundstages , hollywood can pose as anywhere u . s . a . but only new york city can pass as , well , new york city . and if a film is shot here , there ' s a good chance that there is at least one scene set along the tracks and stations of mta new york city transit ' s immense and scenically diverse subway system . add to that the impressive number of music videos , television commercials and shows lensed in new york city , many of which require at least the occasional subway shot .
anna kendrick shooting disney’s noelle in vancouver in 2017 . the holiday family film is slated to premiere november 2019 .
the oscar nominations are about 16 hours away . we’ve already declared final predictions in all 24 categories , but while we bide our time , here are a few thoughts on some unexpected nominations that could be in the cards . don’t say we didn’t warn you .
one caveat : quality of life is a tricky thing to quantify , let alone rank . in our ongoing effort to get it down to a science , though , here are some basic ingredients that go into our secret scoring sauce : a city’s film activity in the past 12 months ( number of productions , shoot durations , economic activity generated ) , film infrastructure in place ( number of film schools and vfx houses , film commissions and other non - profits , film festivals , screening venues , prominent locals ) , and broader criteria such as population size , ease of transportation , local and state tax credits ( a big one , of course ) , and architectural and geographical distinctiveness—the latter of which came up more than you might think . ( one contributor noted that his town was the kind of place to shoot a film noir . )
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 .
i loved the cd because i could relate to it . when i was graduating from college i didn ' t want to go back home because of all the friends i met . well , i had to move back home and wished i was ' anywhere but here ' . the move portrays a freling of independance but more impotantly an importance of family . so do the songs . it was wonderfully put together and composed . the soundtrack takes you back to the movie itself . the songs are meaningful and is a joy to listen to again over and over .
the longest film nominated for an oscar is this year’s documentary nominee oj : made in america ( 2016 ) . the shortest oscar nominee is the short film guacamole , clocking in at just one minute and 40 seconds . the shortest feature - length film nominated is best picture - winner marty ( 1955 ) , at only 90 minutes long .
production requests often call upon us to exhibit great creativity , flexibility and energy , but knowing that we here at nyc transit play such a vital role in fostering movie making in new york city is truly gratifying ,
he explained . “and besides contributing to the authenticity of productions viewed world wide , we help keep the economic benefits that flow from movie making ( and commercials and music videos ) right here at home .
on mtv , amy nicholson said the film’s director , gareth edwards , had an opportunity to “explore a never - ending frontier , ” but instead , “we’re trapped on a round - trip cruise to the moon . ”
“memphis can’t be beat in terms of personality , authenticity , novelty and pictorial appeal , ” says john beifuss , longtime reporter and film critic for the commercial appeal . “the diversity of its neighborhoods , commercial districts , green spaces—all this has been underutilized . the city and the film commission are eager to cooperate with filmmakers . it’s all here , it just needs someone to make use of it . there’s no reason a visionary or internationally embraced film on the scale of moonlight or a ghost story couldn’t emerge from memphis . ”
mona simpson’s anywhere but here might seem in one respect a common sort of first novel : it is a book about an intelligent child growing up with a troublesome parent . in fact , though , it is evident almost from the beginning that this is a book which does not aim merely to tell a personal story well . one senses the ambitiousness of this book , a wish to matter , to take an interesting part in the ongoing conversation of american literature , and this is exhilarating .
her other film credits include the professional , beautiful girls , anywhere but here , cold mountain , garden state , closer , v for vendetta , goya’s ghosts , the other boleyn girl , new york , i love you , brothers , no strings attached , hesher , knight of cups , thor , and the three prequels to the star wars trilogies . portman also recently directed and wrote her first feature , a tale of love and darkness , which debuted at cannes in 2015 . her upcoming projects include weightless , planetarium and annihilation . previously announced honorees attending the 2017 film awards gala are casey affleck , tom hanks , ruth negga , the cast of la la land , including emma stone , ryan gosling , and director damien chazelle .
shum describes vancouver’s film community as a “welcoming place” and a “strong indie community of filmmakers” and heaps praise on the suppliers and partners who keep things running on time for local productions . “crews are happy to work on a local vision , ” she says . “they feel like they are sharing something they relate to , a little of their story . i had an excellent , welcoming crew—seasoned veterans who were making less money than if they worked for hollywood , but they wanted to do our film . i’m writing a sci - fi chamber piece next , and when we shoot we’ll definitely go to a few far - off locations necessary to the story , but we’ll do most of it here in a studio , where we’ll build the world of the film . ”
i bought this cd for the mother / daughter duet ,
amity .
by carly simon , and sally taylor . its a great song , but the whole cd is fantastic . even the sales clerk at the record store loved this tape . every song here is a winner .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
because shetland lies at latitude 60ºn , the summer months offer more light than anywhere else in the uk . at midsummer , the islands enjoy four hours more daylight than london ; in fact , there is no proper darkness .
repeated visits by film crews testify to the strength and depth of what’s available . the marine and bird life really is exceptional .
i have to honestly say that after the first listen the score suite hooked me . while it may be very different than anything danny elfman has ever done in the past , it is a great testament to his unmatched versatility in scoring films . i certainly hope that there is more than the seven and a half minutes of score in the film - enough to comprise it ' s own album . at the very least , curious purchasers may take a listen to and like elfman ' s contribution , in turn seeking out his past works . if anywhere but here receives good critical notices and academy attention , danny elfman may be in line for another oscar nomination .
the very first motion picture shot in the system was the thomas a . edison film of 1904 . the cameraman mounted a camera on a train and followed the lexington avenue local along its route . the grainy film was absent sound and short on plot , but it started a tradition . and the camera has been in love with new york city ' s subway ever since .
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big little lies was alluring , but sharp objects is intoxicating , thanks in large part to its direction and editing .
andrew beckett and the italian stallion , a real - life champion is what’s been needed to help philly’s commercial film scene dig out of a malaise attributed partially to uncompetitive tax incentives and competitive neighbors . the greater philadelphia film office’s failure in 2016 to lure david fincher’s netflix series
anecdotal rather than eventful , ' ' anywhere but here ' ' finds plenty of dramatic interest in ann and adele ' s tug of war , and in their efforts to invent a new life . like the father played by alan arkin in ' ' slums of beverly hills , ' ' a film that covered similar territory , adele makes a fearless con artist in a perfect place for such artifice . she ' s someone who can haughtily turn down a suite at the beverly hills hotel before checking into a motel , and ann is dragged along with her on every last roller - coaster ride . adele ' s faith in her own star quality has its pathos , but it ' s also a grand feat of imagination , and the film appreciates that . as outfitted with cheerful brazenness by betsy heimann , whose costume credits include ' ' pulp fiction ' ' and ' ' get shorty , ' ' adele is a walking tribute to her own imagination .
the responsibility of overseeing special events at nyc transit falls to the film and special events unit of the department of corporate communications . corporate communications vice president paul fleuranges believes nyc transit offers an invaluable resource to the film industry and by extension provides an economic benefit to the city .
sarandon’s acting becomes more multishaded and refined in the last reel , but the revelation here is portman , whose casting was reportedly sarandon’s condition for making the movie . with half a dozen roles to her credit , portman is a natural performer who brings rough edges to any role she plays — the movie is inconceivable without her .
“chicago’s film industry has evolved in recent years into one of the country’s buzziest production cities , ” says steinberg . “the production scene is tight - knit , supportive and generous towards newcomers , while the cost of living is reasonable compared to the coasts . the city’s film creatives are extremely talented , with important stories to tell , and we share a commitment to ensuring business remains viable here . ” maintaining that viability will be partially a question of maintaining the 30 percent tax credit for film and television producers , a program up for renewal in 2021 . ( minimum spend for projects over 30 minutes is $ 100 , 000 ) .
from day to day , shetland ' s weather is no more predictable than anywhere else in the uk , but the very long hours available for filming in the summer really do set the islands apart . some would say that it ' s a very special kind of light , much appreciated by artists who work in the islands . the air is mostly clear and always unpolluted .
anywhere but here does a good job of portraying adolescence from both the teen ' s and the parent ' s perspectives . it ' s a stage of life that begins with an avalanche of mortifying self - awareness : all of a sudden , everything is embarrassing , especially parents , in whose eyes teens can see their past more easily than their future . adele ' s relish for more than she can find in wisconsin is unsettling to anne . adele says ,
i wish someone had kidnapped me back when i was your age ,
and ann responds ,
so do i !
the oscar nominations are about 16 hours away . we’ve already declared final predictions in all 24 categories , but while we bide our time , here are a few thoughts on some unexpected nominations that could be in the cards . don’t say we didn’t warn you . kevin costner or taraji p . henson for “hidden figures” octavia spencer [ … ]
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what attracts them ? well , our hundred or so islands offer stunning scenery but we have appealing town and village settings too .
movie critics got their first look at “rogue one : a star wars story” on monday night . as their reviews spread across the internet on tuesday , it became clear there was little consensus about the film . the reviews were mostly positive , but there were several notable exceptions .
entertainment weekly’s chris nashawaty said the film “gets the obsessive need - to - know curiosity that the most rabid ‘star wars’ fans have always had . ”
photo courtesy of the palm springs international film festival natalie portman received the desert palm achievement award , actress in 2011 for her performance in black swan .
11 . portland , oregon a casting notice that went up in april , 2017 for the portland - filmed hbo pilot here , now with tim robbins and holly hunter specifically called for “portland hipster types , ” but hey , there are worse things to be . portland’s reputation as a progressive bastion goes hand in hand with its ingrained , bustling film community , one that prides itself on low barriers of entry . a handful of first - time feature directors filmed or began screening their work in 2017 , including shut up anthony’s kyle eaton , she’s in portland’s marc carlini and clementine’s lara jean gallagher , who saw her film accepted into venice and sundance programs .
it was this single book , read as a young girl and my early 20 ' s about a half dozen times , that helped me see that i wasn ' t alone in the madness . it gave me hope . mona simpson sparked a life long love of memoir reading , and more recently , the act of putting ink on paper . to this day , when asked what ' s my favorite book , i say ' anywhere but here ' . i ' ll have to re - read it to see if my perspective has changed , and even if it has , i ' ll remain eternally grateful for it .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
i think that one of the main reasons that this film is quite popular is that most people can actually relate to the things that happen in it .
the child and troublesome parent of anywhere but here , ann and her mother adele , combine their struggle between generations with that classic american experience of migration westward to the better land : in this case , a move from the midwest to california , where adele hopes to turn ann into a child star – a great american ambition , at least according to modern popular culture and folklore , where the interesting figure is not the child , but the stage mother , a grotesque but energetic monster , now best - known , perhaps , through the softened version of the type in the film gypsy . simpson also moves beyond the usual young - person - misunderstood story by not allowing us to forget that distant wars as well as exasperating relatives affect lives , and by returning us frequently to the people ( centrally , the women ) , and the common culture , left behind : sections of the novel are narrated by ann , her grandmother lillian , and her aunt carol , with adele herself being held in reserve , to be given molly bloom’s privilege of speaking last .
as i’ve written , the problem for hollywood isn’t that audiences are ignoring sequels , adaptations , and reboots . the problem is that audiences are ignoring everything else . the most important rule of the film industry is pretty simple : film is poker , and each film’s box - office potential is overwhelmingly determined by the cards ( film rights ) the studio already holds . if it controls one of a handful of dependable franchises—like the avengers , star wars , batman , x - men , or despicable me —the studio is starting with a high pocket pair . if it holds the rights to reboot a dormant but formerly popular property—like wonder woman , baywatch , or king arthur —it starts with an ace - two : high risk , high reward . but if it’s starting from scratch , that’s like a seven - two : without an excellent strategy or terrific luck , the overwhelming likelihood is no hit .
but more impressive — perhaps more daring , considering americans’ limited tolerance for sincerity — was the show’s willingness to plumb the emotional depths of its characters with the white - hot intensity of a 1950s melodrama or a 1970s italian horror film , without distancing devices , and often without facetiousness or irony .
this is a weird criticism , because there isn’t much evidence that rotten tomatoes has had much of an effect on the movie business . some 2017 blockbusters seem to have been sensitive to negative rotten tomatoes scores , like the recent bust of king arthur , and some smaller films have been buoyed by strong numbers , like baby driver ; meanwhile , the emoji movie had a strong opening despite awful reviews , and detroit struggled despite great reviews . the idea here—that film criticism moves audiences at the margin but isn’t determinative—has always been true .
strangers always love my mother ,
ann august tells us at the start of anywhere but here .
and even if you hate her , can ' t stand her , even if she ' s ruining your life , there ' s something about her , some romance , some power . she ' s absolutely herself . no matter how hard you try , you ' ll never get to her . and when she dies , the world will be flat , too simple , reasonable , fair .
indeed , over the course of the dozen or so years chronicled in mona simpson ' s first novel , ann and everyone else related to t
all this can easily be applied to the film , where transitions that in literature took centuries have come about in a decade . in cinematic practice , particularly in russia , this change - over has partially become established reality . some of the players whom we meet in russian films are not actors in our sense but people who portray themselves and primarily in their own work process . in western europe the capitalistic exploitation of the film denies consideration to modern man’s legitimate claim to being reproduced . under these circumstances the film industry is trying hard to spur the interest of the masses through illusion - promoting spectacles and dubious speculations .
the radcliffe institute conference “who belongs ? global citizenship and gender in the 21st century” opens with a discussion about questions of citizenship and gender as expressed through film .
horror films , like their sci - fi counterparts , aren’t typically nominated for best picture . in 1992 , silence of the lambs’ ( 1991 ) best picture win was the first for any horror film . until that point only one other horror film , the exorcist ( 1973 ) , had been nominated in that category .
secret sauce : pictures over words one way to interest english - speaking audiences in foreign films may be films that use little language at all . this documentary about the street cats of istanbul told the story of its feline subjects largely through visuals , though turkish was the language spoken and subtitled here . it remains the biggest limited - release documentary of the year , but its success points to the necessity of finding a hook . cat lovers flocked to the film , which was relatively off the radar of top festivals that feature nonfiction films .
adele wants ann to become a movie star but all ann wants is to run away back to her old town and her best friend , her cousin benny . but an encounter with a policeman on christmas night makes ann realise she can wait until college to escape from her mum .
the new yorker was perhaps the most harsh . calling the film “lobotomized and depersonalized , ” richard brody wondered : is it time to abandon the “star wars” franchise ?
mike wolfe , frank fritz , and their team are excited to return to massachusetts ! they plan to film episodes of the hit series american pickers throughout your area .
in the chicago tribune , michael phillips said it is “rough around the edges , hectic in its crosscutting but increasingly effective as kinetic cinema . ”
the movie ' s interest is not in the plot , which is episodic and
colorful ,
but in the performances . sarandon bravely makes adele into a person who is borderline insufferable . this isn ' t auntie mame , but someone with deep conflicts and inappropriate ways of addressing them . and ann is complex , too . the movie is narrated in her voice (
mother made an amazing amount of noise when she ate , like she was trying to take on the whole world
) , and her drift seems to be that her mother did the right thing in the wrong way for the wrong reason . when a family tragedy brings them back to wisconsin ,
the streets weren ' t as wide , the trees seemed lower , the houses smaller .
sarandon ' s role is trickier and more difficult , but portman ' s will get the attention . her big career break was in
the phantom menace ,
where she played young queen amidala , but her talent also glowed in
beautiful girls
( 1996 ) , where she was just on the other side of the puberty line and vibrated with . . . well , kindness and beauty , i ' d say . in
anywhere but here ,
she gets yanked along by her out of control mother , and her best scenes are when she fights back , not emotionally , but with incisive observations .
12 . fun fact : during filming , hershey was dating lost ’s naveen andrews ( who played sayid ) , but they split before the film was released , after dating for 12 years . the two are separated by a 21 - year - age gap , making hershey a cougar . you can totally tell .
if you’re not following spencer pratt on snapchat , here are some things you might not know about him : he loves espresso , maybe a little too much , but still not as much as he loves hummingbirds ( one of which he buried in a touching snap after it died in a heat wave ) ; his obsession with crystals that many remember from the hills was not fake—he ac . . .
here ' s the thing . cocktail links are usually a big hit during the holiday season when people are entertaining more often , but we noticed enthusiasm was starting to decline . turns out , people were tired of the same old crockpot - links - and - grape - jelly recipe . so , we asked ourselves : how can hillshire farm drum up excitement for their lit ' l smokies . . .
adele and ann are not easy screen characters to like , but they are easy to believe in - - especially in the skins of sarandon and portman .
that’s twin peaks , of course . but it’s not all that twin peaks was . and it’s not all that the new twin peaks will likely be .
. he’s no longer castle rock’s sheriff , but a lion in winter living with , as glenn calls it , “a bitterness , day by day . ”
the distracted person , too , can form habits . more , the ability to master certain tasks in a state of distraction proves that their solution has become a matter of habit . distraction as provided by art presents a covert control of the extent to which new tasks have become soluble by apperception . since , moreover , individuals are tempted to avoid such tasks , art will tackle the most difficult and most important ones where it is able to mobilize the masses . today it does so in the film . reception in a state of distraction , which is increasing noticeably in all fields of art and is symptomatic of profound changes in apperception , finds in the film its true means of exercise . the film with its shock effect meets this mode of reception halfway . the film makes the cult value recede into the background not only by putting the public in the position of the critic , but also by the fact that at the movies this position requires no attention . the public is an examiner , but an absent - minded one .
im kinda in the middle with this film , its very long and slow and there not reli a storyline , it finishes in rather an odd place and theres no great action .
diane keaton , candice bergen , jane fonda , and mary steenburgen viewing the eclipse from the l . a . set of the upcoming film book club . photograph by candice bergen .
adding further to the city’s growing reputation for film excellence are numerous recent accomplishments by seattle women in the industry , including director sj chiro’s film lane 1974 receiving multiple festival nods and beth barrett being named as the first female artistic director of siff . in so many ways , seattle is laying the groundwork for its future : its film incentive program ( the state provides funding assistance for in - state spend of up to 30 percent for films and some episodic tv ) was given a 10 - year renewal in 2017 , providing stability for another decade .
i actually didn ' t like this movie at all , but i got the cd mostly for sarah mclachlan and bif naked ' s contributions to the selection .
if you ' re in the early stages of your project , we ' d strongly recommend that you get in touch with the film liaison officer at shetland islands council ; contact details are at the bottom of this page . the council ' s staff can give you a fast , free , confidential and informative service to help you realise your project , whether it ' s a feature film or a stills shoot . they work closely with scotland ' s regional film offices in scotland and have lots of experience of helping to bring projects to the screen .
this film deals with a theme with which almost all mothers of teenage daughters are familiar . this is a coming of age story which sees natalie thompson play the teenage daughter . . .
24 . two of the film’s unpaid interns went further than lane : they sued the film for being unpaid for their unpaid internships . according to the plaintiffs , their work on the film violated the legal guidelines for work that’s permissible from free labor , and according to the huffington post , the judge on the case “allowed them to file a motion to amend their suit to expand the plaintiff class to include everyone who has worked as an unpaid intern at fox entertainment group for the past several years . ” as of october , the case was still pending .
to quote something park chan - wook , a pretty lynchian director himself , once told me in an interview , the most important relationship in a movie by a true artist is not between any two characters , but between the film and its viewer . with lynch , the relationship is complicated , to put it mildly , and there are times when his work is frustrating for what feels like no clear reason . in his expressionist or surrealist works — a description that covers pretty much everything but the elephant man and the straight story — you never know why he’s doing things , where it will lead , if in fact it will lead anywhere , and if he’s just messing around . he’s so opaque when he wants to be that you can’t be sure if he’s driving aimlessly or if he knows his destination and exactly how he’ll get there .
there are a few decent song tracks ,
anywhere but here
by k . d . lang - get it , it ' s the title song !
leaving ' s not leaving
by leann rimes is easily stomached compared to her past good - ol ' country ballads .
scream and shout
by the 21st century girls ,
i wish
by lisa loeb and
amity
by carly simon and sally taylor are the weakest of the bunch .
ice cream
is repackaged sarah mclachlan while
strange wind
by poe is a stand out track - and it also happens to be co - written by danny elfman and contains some of the same etheral and folksy qualities of his score which the lead singer of poe performs the vocals for . score die - hards may not like the songs , but they ' re somewhat bearable even to a hardened listener like myself . perhaps a sprinkling more of danny elfman ' s music might have made things a bit more interesting , but as it is the songs and score complement each other and sound remarkably coherent .
l . a . ’s immeasurably rich film history also serves as a guarantor that among each new generation of moviemakers there will be some , like paul thomas anderson , michael mann , and kathryn bigelow , who want to tell specifically l . a stories , and are willing to jump through whatever hoops exist to film their stories in hollywood . a current example may be karyn kusama , whose most recent film , 2015’s the invitation , spun a tale of extreme insularity and decadence in the hollywood hills . her forthcoming film , which began shooting in l . a . in the fall , is a nicole kidman - starring detective thriller , destroyer . the siren call of la la land to moviemakers is in no danger of fading out any time soon .
( 5 ) at this point , every film with less than 1 percent of the total vote is disqualified , and those ballots are redistributed to their next ranked pick — as long as the movie is still in contention and not already nominated . if your no . 2 film was already eliminated or nominated , we’d proceed to your no . 3 choice , and so forth .
19 . a physically demanding shoot , natalie portman was injured numerous times during filming , including a getting hefty concussion . portman also spent six weeks in recovery after twisting a rib . because the budget for black swan was very modest and they only raised half of what they needed for the film , the film couldn’t afford both a trailer and a medic for portman . she was told she would have to choose between them . she picked the medic and the trailer was cut . ( also , the scene of portman receiving physical therapy in the film is real . )
rules weren’t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples — introduced on the very good tv podcast — are clear exceptions .
still in release and possibly headed to $ 2 million , “menashe” is set in brooklyn with yiddish dialogue — not totally foreign , just increasingly antiquated and in decline . centering on a recent widower and orthodox jew who’s forbidden under his sect to raise his son until he remarries , the film is contemporary and american but has a feel of a foreign society .


a doll 's house is a 1922 american silent drama film produced by and starring alla nazimova and directed by her husband charles bryant .

the couple released the film through united artists .

it is based on the play a doll 's house by henrik ibsen with the scenario written by nazimova under the pseudonym peter m. winters .

the film was the fourth silent version filmed of the play , being preceded by a 1918 paramount film directed by maurice tourneur .

the film is classified as being lost .

a doll ' s house ( 1922 film )

a movie poster for the 1922 silent version of a doll ' s house .
figure 3 - publicity photo for a doll’s house ( charles bryant , 1922 ) . the margaret herrick library , los angeles .
figure 4 - publicity photo for a doll’s house ( charles bryant , 1922 ) . the margaret herrick library , los angeles .
movie poster for the other 1973 version of a doll ' s house starring jane fonda .
a doll ' s house is a 1959 live telecast based on henrik ibsen ' s 1879 play a doll ' s house directed by george schaefer which was broadcast on 15 november 1959 and is preserved as a kinescope .
1922 : silent film with alla nazimova as nora and alan hale sr . as torvald . charles bryant directed .
movie poster for the 1973 version of a doll ' s house starring anthony hopkins and clair bloom .
figure 2 - publicity photo for a doll’s house ( maurice tourneur , 1918 ) . the margaret herrick library , los angeles .
figure 1 - publicity photo for a doll’s house ( joseph de grasse , 1917 ) . the margaret herrick library , los angeles .
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the doll ' s house
originally opened at palmer ' s theater on december 21 , 1889 , and has been revived on broadway eight times as of 2008 .
a doll’s house , part 2 casts her as a forerunner to betty friedan , whose landmark 1963 study the feminine mystiqu e identified how suffocating domesticity drove women to depression and suicide .
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a doll’s house , part 2 continues through july 23 at the john golden theatre , 252 w 45th street , new york , ny 10036 . ticket information can be found here .
since ibsen’s a doll’s house debuted in 1879 , it has been produced not only on stages around the world , but also has been adapted for film , television and radio . among the actors featured in the theatrical performances are joan crawford , basil rathbone , juliet stevenson and toby stephens .
after 138 years onstage and 15 years off , nora helmer has come home . a doll’s house , part 2 , lucas hnath’s sequel to henrik ibsen’s groundbreaking play about a woman daring to leave her husband and children , has opened on broadway—and it’s a new nora who has walked through the door .
style and the durability of gender roles the question of whether or not to consider the doll’s house films as period dramas or as contemporary narratives can also be understood as an aesthetic concern . there are connections between , for example , nazimova’s acting in her 1922 film and other aspects of the film , such as set and costume design . several reviews mention that the costume design ( by natacha rambova ) suggests that it is a contemporary story . this view is also reflected in interpretations of nazimova’s performance . as louis reeves harrison states in moving picture world :
2013 : nora , british film with hattie morahan in the title role . this short film was released by london’s young vic theatre as part of its yv shorts , a series of short films inspired by works upon vic ' s stages .
a group of friends are brought to a haunted house to explore it for a doll that is being asked for by an online user for 25 , 000 but things turn out to be totally different then expected .
taught in literature classes and performed in drama schools , a doll’s house continues to be frequently revived and hotly debated by theater folk and academics . in 2006 , the centennial of ibsen’s death , it was the most performed play of the year .
a doll’s house was so shocking that ibsen reluctantly wrote a different ending in which torvald helmer forces nora into the doorway of their children’s nursery as they sleep , rendering her seemingly unable to leave . ibsen described it as “a barbaric act of violence” that was “absolutely contrary to my wishes . ”
1918 : silent film with elsie ferguson as nora and holmes herbert as torvald . directed by maurice tourneur
1993 : sara , iranian film with niki karimi as the nora character . directed by dariush mehrjui .
1973 : american film with jane fonda as nora and david warner as torvald . directed by joseph losey .
1973 : british film with claire bloom as nora and anthony hopkins as torvald . directed by patrick garland .
a doll ' s house is a british videotaped television production from the bbc of the play of the same name by henrik ibsen . it was directed by david thacker and first broadcast on bbc 2 on 21 november 1992 , and was later shown on pbs ' s masterpiece theatre in the united states .
1917 : silent film with dorothy phillips as nora and william stowell as torvald . directed by joe de grasse .
1923 : nora , silent german film , with olga tschechowa as nora and carl ebert as torvald . berthold viertel directed .
in contrast to nazimova , elsie ferguson had a background in musical comedy . this background was commented upon in connection with her dance scene in tourneur’s 1918 doll’s house film . explaining the appeal of dance and the female body in this scene , the moving picture world stated : “possessed of an exceptional voice , blessed by nature with beauty of face and symmetry of figure , and displaying unusual grace as a dancer , miss ferguson might today be known as a queen of musical comedy if the call of her ambition had not led her into emotional dramatic channels . ” [ 16 ]
first performed in 1879 , a doll’s house presented radically critical views of 19th - century marriage . while insisting that the work was not deliberately intended to support the women’s rights movement , ibsen said the play was inspired by his belief that “a woman cannot be herself in modern society , ” because it is “an exclusively male society , with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess feminine conduct from a masculine standpoint . ”
eirik frisvold hanssen is head of section for film and broadcasting in the department of research and dissemination at the national library of norway . he has a phd in cinema studies from stockholm university ( 2006 ) and has published on colour and cinema , visual culture , and classical film theory in various edited volumes and journals such as
1943 : casa de muñecas , argentinian film with delia garcés as nora and george rigaud as torvald . ernesto arancibia directed and set the story in the ‘40s .
wow , that’s a tough one . i struggle between two and really , it’s about how badly i want to do them :
a wealthy woman ' s attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded .
all the way , a midsummer night’s dream , a wrinkle in time , the intelligent design of jenny chow , a christmas carol , tartuffe .
the film adaptations of a doll’s house were produced at a moment in the reception of ibsen ( at the end of the “progressive era” ) where the limitations of his “women’s plays” were being considered , not only by film critics ( who , in the material i have studied , are predominantly male ) , discussing the various adaptations of the play , but also on a more general level in contemporary feminist debate . along with arguing for ibsen’s diminished relevance to discourses on the position of women and gender relations in early twentieth - century modernity , contemporary reviews emphasized the individual performances of the lead actresses in the films , and linked their diverging acting styles to specific cultural and national contexts and backgrounds . perceived in individual rather than collective terms , and disassociated from inter - or transnational feminist issues , such readings of the characters and their gender relations seem to have diminished the political potential of the films .
most audiences and critics in 1879 were appalled . m . v . brun wrote of the play’s conclusion in folkets avis ( copenhagen’s “the people’s paper” ) :
2018 : forthcoming film adaptation is set against the backdrop of the current economic crisis , with ben kingsley as doctor rank and michele martin as nora . charles huddleston is set to direct .
harrison thus indicates that nora’s behaviour is still unacceptable . the majority of the reviews in the material i have had access to have been written by men . in fact , the only writing that i have found that claims that the play still has relevance is by a female writer , adele whitely fletcher . as the editor of motion picture magazine , reviewing the nazimova film , she writes : “altho [ sic ] ibsen wrote “the doll’s house” in the latter half of the nineteenth century , it is particularly pertinent today . as a matter of fact , he was undoubtedly premature in his conception of nora , the woman who demands her right to be an individual before and above everything else . ” [ 26 ]
demonstrating the zeal of the convert , nora at times comes across a little too strongly in a dolls house , part 2 . but given all she’s achieved and all she can lose , who can blame her ? the woman has completely transformed her life , but she hasn’t accomplished it without repercussions .
how did cinnamon come to join your family ? she was a foster - to - adoption success , correct ? yes , it’s a love story , and a great story i love to tell because i wasn’t looking for a dog ; she literally showed up one day at my house and climbed into my lap . she reminded me of a dog i fell in love with one summer when i lived in malibu .
that’s a hard call . part of shakespeare’s genius to me means that i respond differently to his plays at different life stages . in reflecting on this now , i found myself thinking a lot about
differing considerably from henrik ibsen ' s classic play , the basic story of a woman who forges her father ' s name and comes to grief therefore is retained .
during what she says is the first serious talk she and torvald ever had , she informs him , “i have existed merely to perform tricks for you , torvald . but you wanted it like that . you and father have committed a great sin against me . it is your fault that i have made nothing of my life . our home has been nothing but a playroom . i have been your doll - wife , just as at home i was father’s doll - child ; and here the children have been my dolls . ”
the evening’s signature cocktail was “the pirate’s daughter , ” which was comprised of tanqueray gin and tonic with cranberry and lime juice , a fitting libation to honor the bard of avon .
i guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that actors love stories about actors ! and this story is almost a fan - fiction interpretation of shakespeare’s writing—it creates a fun and loose world in which to play .
when the bell rings , junie b . runs off to gather her coat and mittens . and that’s when she notices something terrible—something that’s even more terrible than being called a nutball . her mittens are gone . 911 ! someone stole junie b . ’s black furry mittens !
while the reed is soaking , draw out the farthingale ' s size and shape on plywood and hammer in a lot of nails around the perimeter ( like a fence ) .
it was an iconic , modern film and the greatest love story ever written—combined ! and , the chance to speak the words of both romeo and juliet ! heaven ! somewhat ironically , i rarely have had the opportunity to work on british plays , so it ' s been wonderful to embody a character in my mother tongue and whom i can relate to on an instinctual , gut level .
( plus , i’m an alumnus of the theatre conservatory’s acting intensive program ) .
because it’s hilarious and utterly absurd , yet relatable , on so many levels .
director beth lopes makes her scr debut with the production . of junie b . , lopes says : “she’s a clever , lovable oddball who is firmly in control of her own universe . that’s not to say she isn’t flawed , which is one of the best parts about junie b . jones is not a crook . the story teaches us that you can be a good person and still make mistakes . ” author barbara park also observed that junie b . ’s imperfections are part of what makes her so relatable to children and adults alike . “i’ve never been sure whether junie b . ’s fans love her in spite of her imperfections…or because of them , ” park told publisher random house . “but either way , she’s gone out into the world and made more friends than i ever dreamed possible . ”
. though it’s a fabricated story , i believe it reveals the real struggles of being a writer and creating something . but i think the best part is the humor with which it’s done , particularly for theatre people . there are so many great inside jokes about the theatre and nods to so many of shakespeare ' s plays . i love that !
for its theme of forgiveness and redemption . since it ' s generally accepted by scholars to be shakespeare ' s last written play , the character of prospero giving up his art at the end of the play parallels shakespeare ' s own , saying goodbye as a playwright by giving up the quill . that last speech of prospero always reduces me to a puddle .
because it’s such a beautifully crafted story of one person’s trial through his own personal loss of faith ( winter ) . yet wonderful shakespeare , he notes that after winter there is always rebirth in hopeful spring . another favorite is
it’s inspiring , and yet disheartening to hear nora speak of her hope for the future . that future , of course , embraces our present . nora has arrived on broadway at a time when women’s rights are being threatened by the recently elected trump administration . it’s not the the future she has worked for .
during the 1910s both psychological realism and the naturalistic acting style of the “new drama” influenced american cinema . however , ben brewster and lea jacobs have argued that the influence of naturalist acting techniques were not as pronounced as asserted in some studies , in particular with regards to the restraining of pictorial effects in silent film . they state : “naturalist theatre was famously wordy , and to some extent the emphasis on the language compensated for the opacity of gesture and action typical of the acting style . it required considerable sophistication to adapt it to the new medium . ” [ 8 ] the challenges of adapting ibsen to the screen were referred to in a moving picture world review of a doll’s house starring dorothy phillips . as the reviewer explains , “the absence of the theatrical in the ibsen method and the difficulty of conveying the fine shades of meaning in the dialogue without the aid of speech render the task of the actors in the cast doubly hard . ” [ 9 ] to portray nora on the screen was understood as a demand that specifically tested the performance skills of the individual actress .
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this is my debut . i am an alumna of the theatre conservatory’s acting intensive program .
from that time began her unconscious preparation for cinema art . because she realized that she must play in a new language and that the words as she spoke them might at first mean but little to the audience , she knew she must depend for the most part upon her facial mobility , upon the expressive gestures of body and hands . she studied appearances as well . where the lines of hedda gabler required a tall , dominant personality , she disguised her height by costumes of sweeping lines ; where the buoyant child - wife nora plays with her children in a doll’s house , she used the scant , short gowns that made her seem in truth a child . in master builder she seemed an immature young girl in a sailor suit until the strength of the character of hilda required more dominance , then by clever use of steps , she took command of the scene in appearance as well as in the lines . all this was excellent preparation for the cinema . [ 13 ]
in order that her husband may retire and recover his health , nora helmer goes to krogstad , a moneylender , and forges her father ' s name to a note . six years later , torvald , her husband , has risen to managership in a bank but refuses to retain krogstad in his employ ; the latter threatens nora with exposure unless she uses her influence in his behalf . in spite of nora ' s efforts , her husband denounces krogstad as a criminal , and in desperation he sends torvald a letter exposing nora ' s forgery . instead of shielding his wife , torvald is infuriated at the blow to his reputation ; however , influenced by mrs . linden , krogstad relents and withdraws his accusation , and all is well . nora , finding her illusions about her marriage shattered , perceives the truth about her doll - like existence and asserts her right to live her own life .
i have had the pleasure of being the stunt double for katie lowes ( “quinn perkins” ) on tv’s “scandal” for the past five seasons . some other recent projects include
baskets ,
better things ,
curb your enthusiasm ,
modern family ,
american horror story
and
disjointed .
i have multiple film credits , too . haley has done some commercial work in the past and has had a few background extra roles on
modern family .
she’s taking a little break from acting and auditions due to her middle school homework load and soccer schedule . she and i are both represented by urltoken in the commercial department . but enough about us , let’s get back to the real star !
the whole crook business begins with a story called “once upon a time my grandfather named frank miller went to the store and he bought me some mittens , ” by junie b . jones . once upon a time , junie b . ’s grandfather , named frank miller , went to the store and bought her some mittens . junie b . ’s new mittens aren’t just any mittens , though . they’re made out of black furry fur and grandpa miller bought them for no good reason—it wasn’t even junie b . ’s birthday ! that’s how come she loves that guy very much .
a show like shakespeare in love requires more than 60 costumes that include a minimum of five pieces each , making the overall costumes and garments tally for this production enormous . we recently chatted with scr’s costume shop manager amy hutto to get the lowdown on what it takes to pull off shakespeare in love ’s sartorial splendor .
in the eyes of some , nora is unquestionably selfish and villainous because she left her children without a word—a standard that women are held to , whereas men aren’t . when anne marie mentions nora’s sons and daughter , nora’s immediate response is , “don’t bring up the children as though that drowns out anything i have to say about why i did what i did and whether what i did was right . is that not enough ? men leave their families—happens all the time… but if a woman does it – she’s a monster , and the children are ruined . ”
i grew up writing with actual ink pens at school , so i’m happy with quill and ink . however , given today’s paper , i also need a ballpoint .
what’s the best part about working on a period piece like shakespeare in love ? what about challenges ? the fact that it’s a period piece . the people who go into theatre costuming want to do period costumes . for the most part , we are not particularly interested in contemporary fashion . that is a different aspect of clothing that will be more interesting to us when it is 20 years old .
during the 1910s and early 1920s , around 30 known ibsen adaptations were made in a number of countries . mostly adaptations of stage plays , these films often generated debates in reviews and articles on the differences between cinema , theatre , and literature . in trade press and film discourses of the 1910s , ibsen was a recurring cultural reference , but also an ambivalent and paradoxical one . he is often mentioned as an important source of inspiration with regard to the aesthetic of realism , the use of social themes , and his intricate and precise dramaturgy and plot construction . at the same time , ibsen is also considered old - fashioned , representing an aesthetic to be avoided in cinema , and a set of social themes belonging to a time long passed . ibsen’s stage plays were thus widely understood paradoxically as a model for – and as the antithesis of – cinema’s assumed medium specificity .
while some viewed nora’s abandoning her husband and children as “untruthful , unattractive and unmotivated , ” others saw it as uncommonly brave . the issue of whether a woman’s action is “attractive” is , sadly , much too relevant to present - day culture—just ask amy poehler and tina fey .
nora helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband torvald . now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband’s finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career .
it’s a celebration of the theatre and is accessible to all . audiences familiar with shakespeare ' s life and work will love the inside jokes . those less familiar will enjoy the comic characters , story and production values . hopefully , they will be inspired to read and see more shakespeare plays .
( off - broadway ) , “grey’s anatomy , ” “scandal , ” “ncis , ” “the last ship . ”
( actors theatre of louisville ) , “eastbound and down , ” “one tree hill , ” “dawson’s creek . ”
twelve angry men , the odd couple , a walk in the woods , god of carnage , twelfth night , the comedy of errors , romeo and juliet , a midsummer night’s dream , amadeus , anything goes , my fair lady , the morini strad .
when audiences first meet nora , she doesn’t seem to have a care in the world . she is sweet and childish , and—depending on the actress playing her—perhaps a bit annoying . a well - to - do housewife and mother of three children , nora lives a comfortable life of privilege .
she makes a valid and timeless point . mothers’ expected levels of responsibility continue to be much higher than those of fathers . though nora says abandoning her children was the hardest part of leaving her life behind , hnath never implies she should have stayed . in contrast to ibsen’s nora , who built a web of lies entangling everyone around her , hnath’s nora is bracingly honest .
as nora’s story unfolds , hidden financial problems emerge and she is blackmailed by krogstad , a lowly employee at the bank where torvald has just been promoted to manager . she also experiences a transformative epiphany about her life , and , more specifically , her marriage .
nora helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband torvald . now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband ' s finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career . but when the truth comes out , nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband ' s esteem .
based on the ibsen play , a drama centered on a woman married to an overbearing husband , set against the backdrop of the current economic crisis .
after deciding how large a diameter the skirt base should be , get a piece of reed about ¾ - inch round and a little longer than the circumference . we started with an 8 - foot . piece of reed .
young will shakespeare and lady viola de lesseps—or rather , actors paul david story and carmela corbett—head up a nearly two - dozen - strong cast for shakespeare in love . the ensemble is a mix of new and returning faces and includes a couple who met a decade ago while doing another play , two scr alums whose specialty license plates attest to their love of things elizabethan and shakespearean , a the walking dead alumnus and a heart - melting canine .
first night attendees and honorary producers jean and tim weiss found shakespeare in love to be highly entertaining . “tom stoppard is one of our favorite playwrights , so when we had the chance to underwrite one of his plays ( well , i guess it ' s a bit of a hybrid of authors ) we jumped on it , ” they said . “ shakespeare in love did not disappoint . with stoppard , it’s like watching a play within a play , which makes it just that much more fun and interesting . this production was one of the most enjoyable and lighthearted plays we’ve seen at scr . the music , the acting ( especially the character actors ) , the set , the directing and the writing were all amazing . it’s the type of production that’s like a big chocolate cake—there are all sorts of layers to enjoy and savor . ”
it ' s so romantic . i love the music and i love all of the inside jokes about the theatre .
but she does seem able to inspire acceptance of her actions in her estranged husband , which is a start . reunited momentarily , nora and torvald talk candidly . she remains adamant that she did what she needed to do . she explains herself to him , and he listens . even if he doesn’t completely understand , he hears her , and after she leaves the house again , it is torvald who shuts the door behind her .
but now , thanks to the orlando - born playwright hnath , nora is back , and it is very good to see her . played by the formidable laurie metcalf in the play’s broadway premiere at the john golden theatre , she is a single woman , a successful writer , and a loud and proud advocate for women’s rights . as she reunites with anne marie ( jayne houdyshell ) , her former housekeeper and nanny , nora proclaims , “i’ll tell you what : i’m not the same person who left through that door . i’m a very different person . ”
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“ncis , ” “csi , ” “the mentalist , ” “without a trace . ”
her worst problem is a sweet tooth , which makes her husband torvald constantly rebuke her . it is obvious that nora and torvald’s relationship resembles that of a father and daughter more than that of a husband and wife . he calls her his “little sparrow” and his “squirrel . ” in return , she performs for him , playing the role of a light - hearted , high - spirited wife who is cared for by her older and wiser husband .
in a nod to our neighbors across the pond , the celebratory fête featured a menu inspired by british cuisine , including mini fish and chips , mini chicken pot - pies and split - pea soup shooters . another favorite of the festive crowd were the mashed potato martinis , served along with chef’s selection of various toppings . for a sweet finish , partygoers indulged in a tempting array of delicious , miniature desserts such as tarts , cookies , brownies and crème brûlées .
first night guests were thrilled to have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the entire cast ( including english bulldog cinnamon ) at the rooftop terrace pavilion’s sophisticated setting . all the while , lively conversation and laughter continued to swirl around shakespeare in love , a romantic feast featuring mistaken identities , ruthless scheming , backstage theatrics and much more . all in attendance at shakespeare in love ’s first night agreed—it was a lovely soiree , indeed !
the romance ! it ' s hard not to fall in love with these characters . the writing is so incredibly witty and specific .
it’s deeply satisfying to witness nora’s return as a confident , successful writer pleased with the life she has built for herself as an independent woman . long stifled by her existence as a daughter , wife , and mother , she has found her voice writing about women “and the things women do and want and don’t want and don’t do . and the way the world is towards women and the ways in which the world is wrong . ”
and it’s wonderful to have such a big cast ! laughter , heartbreak , fights , music and , of course , the costumes ! plus , i get to be in a show with my beau , who conveniently is named bo [ foxworth ] . this is our first show together since we met 10 years ago doing a play . he may have a bigger part than me , playing henslowe , but i , of course , have the better costumes as the queen !
poured aspects of himself into all of his characters , so this makes playing him wonderfully intriguing . he embodies juliet , romeo , mercutio , a priest , a mother , a nurse and others . yet , he is constantly a struggling , anxious writer . his nurturing concern for his characters and need to express their desires drives his actions .
filmplay described this moment in the following terms : “it is a cruel night that nora goes into . a great wintry storm of snow and wind is blistering down the street . she stands for a moment hesitant and then steps out into the world and with arms outstretched and a great air of invincibleness , she exultantly breasts the elements” . [ 15 ]
emily ghosh , who is the founding partner and chief executive pawfficer , told me pebbles was up for immediate adoption after her spay and would need a nice foster home to recover . since emily was the one who brought pebbles to the party , she said , “well , i approve your home , that’s the first step . ” that’s how the foster process began .
nora helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband torvald . now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband ' s finding out and . . . see full summary »
i’ve played both viola and olivia . i love it because of its delicious dramatic and comedic elements . it’s heart - wrenching to watch viola deal with losing her brother , an orphan in a foreign land , and survive only by hiding her identity and her love for orsino . then it’s hilarious watching sir toby and his pals screw with malvolio , not to mention the mistaken identity silliness when viola’s twin brother sebastian shows up on the scene . there are fights and songs , laughter and tears . i just love it .
when the reed feels bendy ( that’s the technical term ) , urge it , firmly but gently , into shape inside the fence of nails .
she has made nora into an extremely timely person ; not flapperful exactly , but full of antics and a youthful exuberance which more than once strained our credibility . we don’t know that the motherhood of three children necessarily implies a sombre maturity , yet one scarcely expects to see a woman who has attained to that dignity jumping over furniture and turning somersaults . but nazimova’s nora did both of these and more [ … ] ” [ 22 ]
what kind of pan is long enough to soak it in ? a rain gutter works fine .
a christmas carol , silent sky , misalliance , the heiress , the importance of being earnest .
if i take this choice metaphorically i can say , unequivocally , quill and inkwell . since i was a very young boy i always wanted to be a knight . growing up in a very rural area with horses , i was sometimes able to take that fantasy to another level . i became an expert horseman and practiced sword fighting , which led me to becoming a competitive fencer for the ucla fencing team with the saber . i even had a personalized license plate that said chvalry . i think i always felt that i was meant to live in another time period and that may be part of the reason i enjoy performing shakespeare’s plays so much .
nazimova began her screen career in 1916 with war brides ( herbert brenon , 1916 ) . she had a reputation as both a famous stage actress and as an “exotic type . ” in an interview with cinema chat in 1920 , her foreignness becomes a metaphor for the transition from stage to screen . [ 12 ] as she continued her career in the us , her challenges with regards to performing in a foreign language are described , in the article accompanying the interview , as a preparation for the cinema :
although i love the notion and romantic feel of a quill and ink , i have to say that , personally , i write with a ballpoint pen and still enjoy the lost art of letter writing .
. it is a story about the transformation of prince hal , from a rebellious son to the king of england , who faces the burden and responsibility of power . these are themes which continue to resonate today . the play is also one of the four plays to feature mistress quickly as a character !
the story brings together such an unlikely and unusual assortment of characters and changes them for the better . and , of course , it’s funny and completely charming .
what nora cannot do herself is get a divorce . the only way she can file for one is to claim that torvald abused her , but she will not stoop to lies or besmirch her husband . emmy ( condola rashad ) , her now - grown daughter , urges nora to fake her own death in order to protect her family’s reputation . again she refuses , saying , “i’m already in a prison if i’m having to rely on torvald to give me a divorce… . ”
amadeus , one man , two guvnors , a christmas carol , taking steps , hamlet , cyrano de bergerac .
ballpoint pen . i would just splatter the ink all over the place if i had to use a quill .
my 12 - year old daughter , haley , met pebbles for the first time at the animal hospital , and took one look at her and said , “mom , she doesn’t look like a pebbles , she looks like a big fat cinnamon roll . let’s name her cinnamon . ” so , once we renamed her , we knew she was going to be ours . we didn’t officially finish the adoption paperwork until a month later , right before christmas . i made a facebook announcement about the new addition to our family and , within minutes , she was discovered by my friend lori monnier , the general manager at scr . lori said they were looking for a bulldog and asked if cinnamon wanted to be in a play . the next day , i got an email and a call from joanne denaut , scr ' s casting director , with details about  shakespeare in love and asked if we could come in to meet the director . so after the holidays , haley , cinnamon and i met marc masterson and some of the cast . amy hutto , from the costume department , measured her neck . cinnamon nailed her audition and started rehearsals that week !
but the longer junie b . is without her mittens , and the longer she keeps the pen that isn’t hers , the more she begins to wonder : will she ever catch the mitten crook ? is finders keepers really a good rule ? is she actually a nutball ? and , worst of all , is junie b . jones a crook herself ?
how does cinnamon get along with her fellow actors ? she’s super - friendly and approachable , so it didn’t take long to warm up to everyone . adam  [ silver ] and james [ macewan ] have been great with her in their scenes . elyse  [ mirto ] , the queen , says she , “very much likes the dog ! ” nick offers to take her out for potty breaks and has her leash during the curtain call . sam  [ maytubby ] on the deck crew also has an english bulldog , so i’ve enjoyed talking with him . cinnamon can be found on the couch in the green room hanging out with the tech crew before every show . she’s really getting spoiled . she loves visiting everyone and sniffing around in their dressing rooms . we cruise around and say “hello” to our friends in the box office and costume department . she’s getting lots of love and attention from everyone , especially the prop girls and everyone in the hair / wig room . she’s pretty popular and brings a smile to everyone’s face .
“i ask openly : is there a mother among thousands of mothers , a wife among thousands of wives , who would act as nora acts , who would leave husband and children and home so she herself first and foremost can become ‘a human being’ ? and i answer most decidedly : no , absolutely not ! there is not , in her pretentious effort of justification…a single point which justifies her action , and the transformation of her character , which the playwright forces to happen , is so untruthful , unattractive and unmotivated , that we are surprised that a playwright like ibsen will admit paternity . ”
the final role to be cast in shakespeare in love was that of “spot , ” the heart - melting canine who instantly charms audiences every time she walks onstage . we recently spoke with lisa dempsey , cinnamon’s owner , on what it takes to be a stage mom to this lovable , rising star .
the embodiment of a true romantic and is fanatical about poetry and the theatre . she begins the play as a somewhat youthful dreamer and , over the course of it , finds her strength and voice as she comes into her full womanhood .
anyone who has seen my handwriting will be lobbying hard for a word document in 12 - point times new roman font .
the humor makes it a joy to perform and especially rewards any shakespeare nerds in the audience . and its lovely use of
along with generous laughter , the first night audience showed their appreciation with enthusiastic applause and a standing ovation . it was obvious that theatregoers greatly enjoyed the romantic comedy’s witty repartee and the performances of the talented cast of 23 actors and a dog . led by paul david story as will shakespeare and carmela corbett as lady viola de lesseps , the entire ensemble delivered impressive performances while transporting the audience back to the late 1500s of elizabethan london .
it’s the peeking behind the stage curtain while enjoying the action onstage . it allows the audience to invest in the drama because we see the cost and risk to the actors and writer involved .
tammy smith - warnock and i have been doing volunteer work together at memorial care miller children’s & women’s hospital in long beach , calif . , for years . tammy is a photographer and takes pictures of nicu ( neonatal intensive care unit ) babies for our special events . what i didn’t know is that tammy also does volunteer work with animal shelters , taking pictures of rescue dogs for adoptapet . com . i rent my studio apartment to tammy and she had a holiday party there . the next thing i knew , all these people arrived and brought dogs from the rescue organization . when cinnamon ( formerly known as “pebbles” ) arrived , i sat down on the grass and she climbed into my lap . tammy took a few photos of us for the adoption website .
is closest to my heart . i was fortunate enough to work behind - the - scenes on a fantastic production , directed by our very own marc masterson , and that perspective provided a deep appreciation of its beautiful balance of romance , comedy and magic .
live love animal rescue is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) registered nonprofit organization that rescues homeless animals by providing them the necessary medical care , allowing for physical and emotional rehabilitation , finding them their perfect forever homes , and showering them with love throughout their journey , ” says lisa dempsey . “live love specializes in rescuing difficult medical and behavior cases and put a great emphasis on not only physical rehabilitation for their rescued dogs , but emotional as well . cinnamon was rescued after she had been abandoned by her owners and dumped at a local dog grooming salon . she was in poor health and had been neglected . i am grateful she has fully recovered thanks to the detailed care live love provided her before she came to me . i intend to donate a portion of cinnamon’s paycheck back to the organization as a thank you . ” urltoken
junie b . jones is not a crook was adapted for the stage by playwright allison gregory and combines storylines from two books , junie b . jones is not a crook and junie b . jones loves handsome warren . it is the second junie b . adaptation by gregory that scr has produced . ( the first , junie b . in jingle bells , batman smells ! , was part of the theatre’s 2011 - 12 theatre for young audiences season . )
tell us about your background . what do you enjoy the most about being scr’s costume shop manager ? my training was in design and technical production . i had managed , and sometimes designed , for several shakespeare festivals and repertory companies before coming to scr . theatre was a great discovery for me when i realized it combined all the things i enjoy : reading , art history , researching different times and countries , creating things with my hands and a little psychology .
what does cinnamon seem to like about being onstage ? i don’t know if she knows what’s really going on . maybe she thinks it’s like playing with new friends who wear funny clothes . i think she loves the affection from the entire cast and crew . she isn’t frightened by the audience . everyone who sees her in the green room stops to say hello , rub her head or scratch her belly . she’s like the good luck / good karma buddha . she gets treats before act 1 , then dinner after her two scenes . she power - naps at intermission , then gets more treats before her last scene in act 2 . she enjoys duck and mackerel treats , chicken jerky , trader joe’s just chicken and cheddar cheese . i put an extra sardine in her dinner , so , she gets rewarded and is very food - motivated .
to bring junie b . jones is not a crook to life , lopes has assembled a top - notch creative team and cast . the design team includes keith mitchell ( set ) , kathryn poppen ( costumes ) , karyn d . lawrence ( lighting ) and matt caspary and mark glenn ( sound design ) . together , they have created a bold and colorful physical world , complemented by a whimsical soundscape . the cast of seven is comprised of joseph abrego , rosemary brownlow , paul culos , nicole erb , gio munguia and jasmine st . clair—all of whom make their scr debuts in the production—as well as ann noble , a veteran of many scr theatre for young audiences productions .
1959 : a live broadcast ( preserved in kinescope ) with julie harris as nora and christopher plummer as torvald . directed by george schaefer .
it was the first shakespeare play that i was in . i recently had the opportunity to work with british stage veteran maxine peak on some of hamlet ' s soliloquies . it was , and she is , quite amazing !
at school , junie b . shows her furry mittens to everyone : grace , lucille , ricardo and even meanie jim . but then , during recess , junie b . takes off her coat and mittens—so as not to die from heat perspiration—and sets them aside . she forgets all about them when she sees handsome warren—what a chunk ! —the new boy in room eight . lucille wants handsome warren to be her boyfriend . but neither grace nor junie b . even got a crack at him yet ! the three girls try to impress handsome warren in various ways . grace shows him how fast she can run . lucille shows him her best dance moves . and junie b . tries out her best joke . a really good one . in fact , it’s so good that it sends junie b . straight to the ground in a fit of laughter . but handsome warren seems less impressed . before he leaves , he calls junie b . a nutball .
“ it’s really hard to hear your own voice , and every lie you tell makes your voice harder to hear , and a lot of what we do is lying , ” she tells torvald . “especially when what we want so badly from other people is for them to love us . so i find that i’m best—that i’m my best self if i’m by myself . ”
what are you enjoying most about the experience of having cinnamon in this play ? i knew this would be a big time commitment , but also a super - fun way to start 2018 ! it’s really an amazing opportunity that again , just fell into my lap . this is an incredible show and i feel honored to be able to be at the right place at the right time . i enjoy knowing that she was the last puzzle piece to make the cast complete . i am also having fun with the extra pampering i can give her . for example , we go to our neighborhood spoiled paws grooming shop for a good ear cleaning , mani / pedi , shampoo / blow - dry . cinnamon and i have our own special wrinkle - care routine . i feel like a clean dog is a happy dog and , if you are going to be on stage , you should look your best ! i hope there might be a future for her with other projects in show business . who knows ? this experience has inspired me to look into animal training and find some connections in the movie industry .
nora helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband torvald . now she is being blackmailed . . .
each costume has a minimum of five pieces , but as you see for the queen , it can be a lot more than that . our dressers have to track every undershirt , pair of tights , socks , shoes , jewelry and all of the larger garments including as doublets , pumpkin hose and hats .