olivier and richardson were a decade into their 50-year friendship and theatrical collaboration and had just completed othello , with richardson in the title role and olivier as iago , when this film was made .

the name q planes may have been derived from the british " q-ships " , armed ships disguised as merchantmen , used in the first world war as decoys to lure german u-boats .

the film was directed by american director tim whelan ( sidewalks of london and later in 1940 , co-director of the thief of bagdad ) , who had been in britain since 1932 , working for korda at denham studios .

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q planes ( 1939 ) laurence olivier , ralph richardson , valerie hobson . comedy
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although q planes is not without its flaws , overall , it’s a serviceable spy thriller with comedic overtones .
q planes was released on video by carlton home entertainment in 1991 , and on dvd in april 2007 .
q . aren’t people already allowed to talk on their cellphones on planes in europe ? a . yes . europe overturned the ban on cellphones on planes in 2008 .
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an eccentric scotland yard inspector thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes .
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another of q planes’ claims to fame is that its screenwriter , jack whittingham , collaborated with ian fleming and kevin mcclory on a james bond screenplay that eventually , after numerous lawsuits , became thunderball .
another of q planes ‘ claims to fame is that its screenwriter , jack whittingham , collaborated with ian fleming and kevin mcclory on a james bond screenplay that eventually , after numerous lawsuits , became thunderball .
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our primary finding was that alignment of the knee and hip is associated with the magnitude of the q angle in both males and females . specifically , tibiofemoral angle and femoral anteversion had the strongest association with greater q angle , and their impact on the magnitude of q angle was similar in both males and females .
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livingston la , mandigo jl . bilateral within - subject q angle asymmetry in young adult females and males .
huberti hh , hayes wc . patellofemoral contact pressures . the influence of q - angle and tendofemoral contact .
the pre - war film q planes , starring ralph richardson , laurence olivier and valerie hobson , is at the heart of a real life spy story that led to the british secret service part funding alexander korda’s 1939 production .
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inspectors examine wing parts of c - 47 transport planes at the douglas aircraft company plant in long beach , california .
guerra jp , arnold mj , gajdosik rl . q angle : effects of isometric quadriceps contraction and body position .
a quirky british secret service man named major hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes .
schoolboy q’s next chapter is arriving right on schedule . oxymoron celebrated its second anniversary this past february , and q released “groovy tony” shortly thereafter—it was the first single off his next album , and the black hippy vet hadn’t lost a step .
i think i saw q planes back in the 80s , at a british film series in seattle . fell in love with it immediately - - the dialogue , the
boy ' s own story
nature of the enemy ' s . . .
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greater femoral anteversion and tibiofemoral angle result in greater q angle , with changes in tibiofemoral angle having a substantially greater impact on the magnitude of the q angle compared with femoral anteversion . as such , the q angle seems to largely represent a frontal plane alignment measure . as many knee injuries seem to result from a combination of both frontal and transverse plane motions and forces , this may in part explain why q angle has been found to be a poor independent predictor of lower extremity injury risk .
q planes is not a good movie , but i think it’s one that anyone seriously interested in the development of uk cinema should perhaps take the time to watch . even leaving that aside , it’s a surprisingly quick and easy way to spend eighty minutes .
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spy story with a sense of humour , about the mysterious disappearances of some new bombing planes containing top secret technology . the planes are being downed by a gang of villains operating out of a trawler ship , who fire a ray at the planes which disables their engines . unorthodox spymaster major hammond and ace pilot mcvane get on the case in a bid to find the missing planes and crews . they are both helped and hindered by the server at the airbase canteen , who tries to hide the true nature of her job and her relations .
test planes are disappearing and are investigated by an eccentric secret service man , who is helped by his reporter sister and a chauvinistic pilot .
q . why did this rule banning phones on planes even start ? a . the rule was put in place by the f . c . c . over two decades ago because old cellphones , which were as large as bricks , could interfere with a plane’s avionics and cause trouble for cell towers on the ground . but today’s planes are much safer and insulated for interference . and today’s compact cellphones are far less likely to interfere .
the name q planes may have been derived from the british
q - ships
, armed ships disguised as merchantmen , used in the first world war as decoys to lure german u - boats . the film was directed by american director tim whelan ( sidewalks of london and later in 1940 , co - director of the thief of bagdad ) , who had been in britain since 1932 , working for korda at denham studios .
q planes was released in the u . s . as clouds over europe , on 30 june 1939 . despite its subject , q planes is mainly a comedy —
a sort of thin man in an espionage setting ,
wrote picturegoer . the film received positive reviews , with much of its success due to ralph richardson , who cleverly held together the comedy and dramatic ingredients as major hammond . kinematograph weekly described q planes as
rousing espionage , romantic melodrama , staged in the best happy - go - lucky but pukka british tradition .
c . a . lejeune called the film
a bright , vigorous little picture , and mr . richardson ' s major is the brightest thing in it . you should see it . you ' ll like it . it has savour .
leslie halliwell called it a
lively , lovely thriller distinguished by a droll leading performance .
q angle , pelvic angle , hip anteversion , tibiofemoral angle , genu recurvatum , tibial torsion , navicular drop , and femur and tibia length .
schulthies ss , francis rs , fisher ag , et al . does the q angle reflect the force on the patella in the frontal plane ?
richardson , in my mind was not unlike an alec guinness . neither was a leading man , more really strong character actors that were equally adept at drama as well as comedy . to be sure , richardson steals q planes . i thought it a really good movie with a good cast . as you mentioned , he was not the leading man type . in the four feathers , although he gave a strong performance , he could not have played the part of harry famechon . at the end of q planes , we finally found out that daphne didn’t accept him as her “leading” man .
flying is a heated topic . but if there is no such thing as an ' eco - friendly ' flight , is grounding planes the only option ?
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to determine the extent to which select lower extremity alignment characteristics of the pelvis , hip , knee , and foot are related to the q angle .
= 0 . 025 ) . considering only these significant predictors , the largest predicted change in q angle ( in terms of magnitude of change ) in males was due to tibiofemoral angle , with a predicted 0 . 60 - degree change in q angle for a 1 - degree change in tibiofemoral angle . similarly , tibiofemoral angle was also the predictor of the largest change in the value of the q angle in females , with a predicted 0 . 62 - degree change in q angle for each 1 - degree change in tibiofemoral angle . in both males and females , a 1 - degree change in femoral anteversion predicted a 0 . 18 - degree change in q angle . measures of pelvic angle , genu recurvatum , tibial torsion , navicular drop , and femur to tibia length ratio were not found to be significant independent predictors of q angle in males or females when all alignment variables were accounted for .
lighthearted romp of a pre - war spy story : quirky british secret service man finds out who ' s using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes . urltoken
once all alignment variables were accounted for , greater tibiofemoral angle and femoral anteversion were significant predictors of greater q angle in both males and females . pelvic angle , genu recurvatum , tibial torsion , navicular drop , and femur to tibia length ratio were not significant independent predictors of q angle in males or females .
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q . so we should all be blaming the guy who fought for devices on planes , right ? a . no , don’t kill the messenger . as i reported this month , the f . c . c . has been exploring the idea of letting people use cellphones on planes for many years . in 2007 , the agency held an internal review to discuss overturning the rule , but with a lack of funding to test the safety aspects of the change , the exploration was shelved .
a reason for these inconsistent findings may be in part due to the multiple anatomical factors that may influence the magnitude of the q angle , which may differentially impact how the q angle relates to dynamic knee function . it has been suggested that the q angle is a composite measure of pelvic position , hip rotation , tibial rotation , patella position , and foot position . 22 – 24 specifically , q angle may increase with excessive anterior pelvic tilt ( changing the orientation of the acetabulum and internally rotating the femur ) , femoral anteversion and knee valgus ( displacing the patella medially relative to the anterior superior iliac spine and tibial tuberosity ) , and external tibial rotation ( displacing the tibial tuberosity laterally ) . 24 although a change in any one of these alignment characteristics could theoretically change the position of 1 or more landmarks used to measure the q angle , and thus its magnitude , research has yet to examine the collective anatomical contributions to the q angle . determining the anatomical factors that have the potential to impact the magnitude of the q angle may allow clinicians and researchers to better determine its role in dynamic motion and risk of knee injury . hence , the purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which lower extremity alignment characteristics of the pelvis , hip , knee , and foot are related to the q angle . based on their potential to change the orientation of anatomical landmarks used in the measurement of q angle , our expectation was that greater anterior pelvic tilt , femoral anteversion , knee valgus , and pronation would be predictive of greater q angle in both males and females .
in addition to its espionage heritage q planes has a number of other claims to fame . brian clemens , co - creator of the 1960s british television series the avengers , has suggested that the mildly excentric character of major hammond , played by ralph richardson , was the inspiration for iconic john steed , played by patrick macnee .
although both measures seem to have the potential to alter the position of the landmarks used to measure the q angle and were statistically significant predictors of the magnitude of the q angle , changes in tibiofemoral angle seem to have a substantially greater impact on the magnitude of the q angle than femoral anteversion . this is based on interpretation of the regression coefficients ( b ) , which revealed that every 1 - degree change in tibiofemoral angle predicted approximately a 0 . 60 - degree change in q angle in both males and females , whereas every 1 - degree change in femoral anteversion predicted only a 0 . 18 - degree change in q angle . this suggests that a greater change in the magnitude of femoral anteversion is required before an appreciable change in the frontal plane positions of the landmarks is reflected in the measure of q angle . this may be explained by previous findings 43 that in weight - bearing , rotation of the femur may occur underneath the patella and potentially not change its position , resulting in a minimal medial displacement of the patella . collectively , these findings suggest that although various malalignments of the hip and knee are related to changes in q angle , those that involved frontal plane deviations seem to have a greater impact on the magnitude of change compared with deviations in other planes .
as previous studies examining q angle as a risk factor for knee injuries have reported inconsistent findings , 4 , 5 , 14 – 21 identifying the anatomical factors that may influence the anatomical landmarks from which the q angle is derived may help clarify its role in dynamic knee function . given that more than 1 anatomical variable has the potential to alter the q angle and that their independent effects differ in magnitude , it may be that the measurement of q angle alone is not sufficient to identify individuals at risk for knee injury . rather , it may be the unique combination of alignment characteristics that collectively contribute to the increased risk of knee injury .
in addition to its espionage heritage q planes has a number of other claims to fame . brian clemens , co - creator of the 1960s british television series the avengers , has suggested that the mildly eccentric character of major hammond , played by ralph richardson , was the inspiration for the iconic john steed , played by patrick macnee .
q planes is an aviation picture , but not heavy on heroics . even in the final rescue sequence , melodramatically carried to the timber line of hokum , there is a refreshing tongue - in - cheek attitude . whole thing is bright , breezy and flavorsome . starts off as a newsreel , showing government buildings and streets in london .
q planes has been called a thin man style comedy but that doesn’t really hit the mark . yes , it’s a comedy with a mystery at it’s center but the verbal sparring between olivier and hobson is incidental at best . the sparring between olivier and richardson is much livelier and it seems more like charters and caldicott than nick and nora .
eight clinical measures of static alignment of the left lower extremity were measured by a single examiner to determine the impact of lower extremity alignment on the magnitude of q angle .
pantano kj , white sc , gilchrist la , et al . differences in peak knee valgus angles between individuals with high and low q - angles during a single limb squat .
q planes is an aviation picture , but not heavy on heroics . even in the final rescue sequence , melodramatically carried to the timber line of hokum , there is a refreshing tongue - in - cheek attitude . whole thing is bright , breezy and flavorsome . starts off as a newsreel , showing government buildings and streets in london . the acting honors go – [ … ]
q . so what changed ? a . after the federal aviation administration overturned its ban on using devices on planes during takeoff and landing , the f . c . c . was no longer concerned about safety issues from interference from cellphones . as a result the f . c . c . decided it should overturn the ban because it no longer made sense for today’s travelers .
the literature consistently demonstrates that females have greater q angles compared with their male counter - parts 15 , 25 , 34 – 37 , 48 ; however , reasons for this sex difference are still unknown . previously , it was thought that the greater q angle in females was a result of females having a wider pelvis compared with males ; however , this has been well disputed . 34 , 35 , 49 to our knowledge , a study by pantano et al 50 is the only study that has empirically shown that sex differences in anatomical characteristics contribute to greater q angle in females . they report that subjects with a high q angle ( ≥17 degrees ) had a greater pelvic width to femur length ratio compared with subjects with a low q angle ( ≤8 degrees ) . the limitation with this study was that these results are based on a relatively small sample size ( n = 10 per group ) . although not the primary purpose of this study , our results suggest that greater q angle in females may be a result of females having greater structural femoral anteversion and tibiofemoral angle compared with males . this is based on previous work noting that each of these values is greater in females compared with males 25 and our current observations that greater femoral anteversion and tibiofemoral angle were associated with greater q angle , regardless of sex .
excessive q angle has been identified as a potential risk factor for knee injuries , but evidence to support this relationship is unclear . a reason for these inconsistent findings may be in part due to limited understanding of how other anatomical characteristics influence the magnitude of the q angle . this is the first study to our knowledge that has examined the collective alignment of the lower extremity and its relationship to q angle . our findings that the q angle largely represents a frontal plane measure suggest that independently examining the q angle for its effects on lower extremity injuries may not be sufficient . the rotational alignments not accounted for in the q angle may be important factors toward understanding knee injuries , which are thought to result from a combination of transverse and frontal plane motions . until all relevant postural characteristics are accounted for in future study designs , the relationships between static alignment , dynamic knee function , and injury risk will remain largely theoretical . continuing to understand the relationship among alignment characteristics may help clinicians effectively identify those that may be at greater risk for injury and therefore help us develop intervention strategies to subsequently reduce the risk of a lower extremity injury .
q planes was a knock - off for olivier , already bound for america and the prestigious filming of wuthering heights but richardson , who had encouraged olivier to take the role of heathcliff with his famous advice ,
bit of fame . good .
was always better at comedy and dominates much of the screen , with a sardonic performance as a spy , either working for scotland yard or british military intelligence .
q . so are european planes filled with people babbling on cellphones ? a . the beauty of the picocell is that each plane can turn on different aspects of a cellular service . one airline could say anyone can use any part of their mobile phone , including text messaging , data connection or voice . another airline could say people can use their data on phones but cannot send text messages or voice calls .
an eccentric scotland yard officer is sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of military test planes , thought to be the work of devious foreign spies . comedy thriller , with ralph richardson , laurence olivier and valerie hobson .
the movie itself is quite enjoyable , with its villains having their own floating lair in the form of a salvage ship that shoots super powered rays at the q - planes to bring them down , decades before james bond made such scenarios commonplace . one can only hope the screenwriters of the spy who loved me ( 1977 ) were inspired by this movie to create their own plot of a submarine - stealing oil tanker .
anatomical alignment of the lower extremity has been proposed as a risk factor for lower extremity injuries , in particular , knee injuries . 1 – 7 among these lower extremity alignment variables , the quadriceps angle ( q angle ) has been frequently studied , which is defined as the angle formed by a line from the anterior superior iliac spine to the patella center and a line from the patella center to the tibial tuberosity . 8 as q angle represents the direction of the quadriceps muscle force vector in the frontal plane , 9 excessive angulation is thought to predispose individuals to injuries caused by abnormal quadriceps forces acting at the knee and patellofemoral joints . however , the extent to which excessive q angle increases the risk of knee injury remains unclear . although the q angle has been suggested as a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament injury ( acl ) , 10 – 13 retrospective risk factor studies 4 , 5 , 14 have failed to confirm this relationship . q angle has also been associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome , 15 – 17 but others 18 – 21 have observed no difference in q angle when comparing patients with patellofemoral pain with healthy individuals . moreover , the degree of angulation that is thought to be excessive and predispose one to knee pathology remains unclear . 15 – 17
to warn the luftwaffe that the british secret service knew of the aircraft’s fate , it is alleged that secret service funds were used to finance a film that told the story of an aircraft going missing over the english channel . lord vansittart of denham was a friend of sir alexander korda , who had founded london films at denham studios . in 1939 london films released q planes , which was called clouds over europe in the united states of america . in the film several british planes carrying secret equipment disappear over the english channel , brought down by a mysterious ray that was beamed from a salvage ship that was presumed , but never stated , to be german .
i loved q planes ( 1939 ) for how the trio of laurence olivier , ralph richardson & valerie hobson interacted together . too bad they didn ' t have more scenes as a collective for they were so fluent playing off each other ! otherwise this is a wisecracking spy story which is kept entertaining without taking anything very seriously . playful with richardson getting to showcase his comic brilliance and few have ever looked more beautiful then hobson here !
= 0 . 003 ) for males and females , respectively . once all alignment variables were accounted for , greater tibiofemoral angle and femoral anteversion were statistically significant predictors of greater q angle in both males ( tibiofemoral angle
in regard to pathologies of the patellofemoral joint , greater q angle has been shown to be highly correlated ( r = 0 . 919 ) to a larger laterally directed muscle force vector on the patella . 9 this larger laterally directed muscle force may in turn lead to lateral patellar tracking 9 and an increase in patello - femoral contact pressures , 54 which are thought to predispose an individual to patellofemoral pain . 24 however , a relationship between excessive q angle and the development of patellofe - moral pain has not been clearly established . 15 – 21 the lack of consistent findings in these investigations may again be explained by the influence of other lower extremity alignment factors ( ie , rotational deformities ) , along with q angle , that have been suggested to result in abnormal patellofemoral mechanics . 24 , 55 because rotational lower extremity malalign - ments are largely not accounted for in the measurement of q angle , investigating the effects of other lower extremity alignment variables along with q angle may provide a clearer picture as to the role that lower extremity static alignment plays in the development of patellofemoral pain .
enjoyable espionage story , not too serious , well acted by leads and supporting actors , good dialogues . some of the sci - fi - like toys and the way the planes use to disappear remind me of james bond movies .
joey and schoolboy q trade sharp verses with quick delivery and witty wordplay over production provided by 1 - 900 and fellow pro era member chuck strangers , further showcasing the variety all - amerikkkan bada $ $ will feature .
q . what do you mean i’ll have to sit next to someone on their phone while flying ? ! a . it’s o . k . you probably won’t have to . take a deep breath and keep reading .
q planes ( known as clouds over europe in the united states ) is a 1939 british comedy spy film starring ralph richardson , laurence olivier and valerie hobson . olivier and richardson were a decade into their 50 - year friendship and theatrical collaboration and had just completed othello , with richardson in the title role and olivier as iago , when this film was made . the film was produced by irving asher , an american , with british film impresario alexander korda as executive producer .
the properties of moiré fringes in talbot interferometry are analyzed when the angle between the two grating planes is small . the results indicate that the tilt angle of the moiré fringes , observed just behind the test grating , is sensitive to the small angle . based on this sensitivity , several features of parallelism of the two grating planes are presented , and the influence of the small angle when checking the beam collimation of a lens is also discussed . the validity of the theoretical analysis is illustrated by experiment .
q . o . k . , breathing in through the nose , out through the mouth . s o what happened on thursday ? a . the f . c . c . met to decide whether to change the rule banning cellphone use in flight . while three of the five f . c . c . commissioners voted to repeal the rule , the department of transportation , which governs flights , stepped in and said it would consider banning the use of cellphones for voice calls on planes .
airline passengers have been in an uproar since news broke that the federal communications commission was planning to overturn a rule that banned the use of cellphones on planes while in flight . the following are some of the most popular questions i get from readers on this topic .
this humorous espionage thriller refuses to take itself too seriously . it is very much a precursor to the james bond films of the 1960s , likely because it was co - written by jack whittingham , who later helped create the film version of bond . whittingham was one of the principal architects of thunderball ( 1965 ) , originally intended to be the first 007 picture . many classic bond elements are found in q planes , including bringing down planes electronically ( as in dr . no ) , memorably quirky characters , tongue - in - cheek humour and a big battle at the end . its influence extended even further than bond ; patrick macnee says he based his charming , offbeat john steed character from 1960s tv classic series the avengers on ralph richardson ' s scene - stealing portrayal in this film .
q planes did well but richardson’s film career didn’t really take off then or ever . he did plenty but never enjoyed the kind of star power afforded to olivier . he just wasn’t the leading man type but at comedy , he could have done well . still , it’s not surprising that richardson didn’t spend the rest of his career playing in spy comedies , given the opportunities available to him on the stage but it’s a shame that he didn’t do more movies like this anyway . producer alexander korda had already worked with richardson before ( on things to come [ 1936 ] ) and was able to recognize in him the talents to pull off a role like this . comedy takes skill , timing and instinct but gets precious little industry recognition . richardson had all three but either lacked the desire to do more or the star power to get further offers . no matter . i won’t sit here bemoaning the dearth of spy comedies with the team of richardson , olivier and hobson . i’ll simply be happy that we have q planes , quirks , quips and all .
q . why did the d . o . t . step in ? a . as my colleague edward wyatt noted , the pushback is a reaction to the widespread public outrage over the proposal by the f . c . c . to loosen the rules .
further supporting this premise is the lack of relationships between pelvic angle and navicular drop with the q angle . based on clinical expertise and observation , 3 , 22 – 24 , 44 – 46 we hypothesized that greater anterior pelvic tilt and pronation ( as measured by navicular drop ) would also predict q angle magnitude . specifically , we expected that greater anterior tilt of the pelvis would change the spatial orientation of the anatomical landmarks similar to hip anteversion where the patella would displace medially and the tibial tuberosity would displace laterally . this was based on a previous report 47 that an anterior pelvic tilt results in the acetabulum shifting backward , causing the femur to internally rotate on the pelvis . our hypothesis that a greater navicular drop would also be a predictor of greater q angle was based on previous studies that reported that an excessive pronation is associated with internal rotation of the lower extremity and increased knee valgus 3 , 44 and is therefore suggested to result in greater q angle . 45 , 46 as previously discussed , both increased anterior pelvic tilt and navicular drop would result in rotational changes in the femur and tibia , 3 , 22 – 24 , 44 – 46 displacing the patella medially and the tibial tuberosity laterally , which do not seem to be sufficient to alter the frontal plane landmarks used in the measurement of q angle .
by the end of the movie i still had not the first idea what q planes were actually supposed to be ( planes being flown on the quiet ? ) : the movie’s title seems to have been one of those just dreamt up somewhere . i had no idea , too , what the initial sequence was supposed to be all about : hammond is discovered by a platoon of cops on the couch in someone else’s apartment , seemingly drunk but oh no he’s not really . i was lost on the physics of the miracle ray . at one stage tony tries to explain it : “marconi was working on a ray when he died . he could cut a motorcar engine at twenty - five yards . these fellows must have perfected it for long - distance . ” i listened to this , and came away none the wiser .
a jolly bit of fun . the pacing is a little too quick for my liking , and i don ' t mean in terms of the dialogue . i really enjoyed the really fast - paced wit and intelligence of the writing and its delivery , which reminded me of his girl friday , but in terms of the characterisation q planes loses quite a bit through this . tony and kaye ' s relationship in particular confuses me . olivier is not given the best material , leaving ralph richardson to take the limelight with a wonderfully written and humorous part .
q . does this actually happen ? a . yes . in europe , virgin atlantic allows unlimited data connections to all passengers , but the airline lets only six people talk on a cellphone at the same time . most lufthansa flights allow only data connections through a cellphone and no phone calls .
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starring alongside ralph richardson and valerie hobson , laurence olivier portrays a test pilot engaged in secret experimental missions in this witty , cleverly plotted world war two spy drama . briskly directed by hollywood veteran tim whelan and featuring typically innovative art direction from vincent korda , q planes is presented here in a brand - new transfer from the original film elements . the frequent disappearance of new bombing planes on their trial flights - one off the coast of america , one off the french coast , another in russia , and a fourth in england - has left the authorities perplexed . while there is no clear evidence of foul play , the authorities call in scotland yard , and major hammond is assigned to investigate the mystery . he is one of only three men who refuse to believe that the disappearances are not the result of sabotage - much to the resentment of mr barratt , head of plane manufacturer barratt and ward . . . special features : [ ] image gallery
with atcq ' s latest album coming out right after election day , it only seems fitting that their lyrics would reflect the sensitive topics that are currently shaping the culture . during their short conversation , q - tip went on to discuss the tensions in this country led by capitalism , racism , fears , and more .
regarding olivier ' s performance in the film , critic dilys powell recalled
being surprised that the actor made so slight an impression
, and described him as
dashing but undistinguished .
for olivier scholars and fans , q planes shows the dramatic difference his subsequent american work with wyler and hitchcock made on his film acting . here , olivier is at the height of the glib , self - conscious acting style of the 15 pictures he had made before his work with wyler . olivier writes that it was only then he learned to stop condescending to pictures as a mere paycheck between shakespeare productions and instead master acting for the camera as its own form .
ralph richardson and laurence olivier had already developed quite the reputation among actors in the 1930s as powerhouses of the london stage . both had worked together in the west end and had recently worked together on a production of othello at the old vic , with richardson in the title role and olivier as iago . so the fact that their first film together should be a spy comedy seems counter - intuitive until you see it and ask yourself why it didn’t happen more often ? richardson and olivier , joined by valerie hobson , turn out to be one hell of a good comedy team and q planes is a comedy so quickly paced and expertly timed , it still seems fresh today .
q planes has a stunning cast . aside from hobson ( i can’t remember her looking lovelier than she does here ) , olivier and richardson , there are some headlining actors even among the uncredited parts—derek farr ( as hammond’s aide ) , ian fleming , sally gray and the great miles malleson . what the movie manages to generate from this cast is , alas , very little . it would be easy to describe it as just yet another propaganda movie aimed at persuading the us to recognize—which of course it didn’t in 1939—that nazism was a bad thing and should be countered . but at the time the movie was made there wasn’t much realization in the uk that such persuasion would be necessary .
several scenes were filmed at brooklands - the clubhouse and the banking are clearly visible . when the ministry dragon rapide comes into land , a wellington is just visible in the background . the test plane appears to be an airspeed oxford ; other planes were tiger moths and gypsy moths , and possibly a bristol fighter ( just the engine and propeller are seen ) .
while i never questioned the talents of ralph richardson ( what fool would ? ) i don’t think i realized until seeing q planes some years ago that he was such a talented comic actor . there is no cringing mugging , no dripping condescension , no big delivery of punchlines . instead , he effortlessly releases a stream of quips from the opening of this quirky little film to its closing moments , and they work so well one marvels at how easy he makes it look . and when he’s teamed up with olivier , the two do such a splendid job with comic banter that had that whole shakespearean act dried up for them they could have made a career on the stage as a proto - nichols and may .
everyone involved with this brisk comedy / thriller seems to be enjoying themselves immensely . it ' s a ripping yarn about spies , disappearing planes and a secret ray gun , lit up by olivier and richardson , with lots of cheerful gags along the way . it ' s dated , of course , but if you can leave that aside it ' s still good fun .
the relationships identified among the lower extremity alignment characteristics in the current study are limited to the alignment characteristics measured by a single examiner with known measurement reliability . we also acknowledge that other anatomical and postural measures could potentially influence q angle ( eg , coxa vara , joint laxity , patella mobility , muscular properties , and knee version ) and impact dynamic motion and knee injury risk . in fact , approximately 80 % of the variance in the q angle was unexplained by the alignment measures studied in the current investigation . although we are continuing work in this area , we hope that the findings of this study lead to a more comprehensive approach in the examination of a lower extremity alignment when considering anatomical contributions to dynamic lower extremity motion and knee injury risk .
real telemetry offers better safety ! we recommend the telemetry for the very simple reason that the radio can warn you if you are having a reception issue on the aircraft . we consider this very important . this is good for you , and it is great for the hobby . some other brands claim to offer telemetry but they lack this key safety feature . if your current radio does not have an rssi feature , then you should seriously consider upgrading today . why guess if you are having any issues ? with telemetry your transmitter will alert you if the radio link starts to weaken . this can happen due to poor aircraft layout , radio damage , or some issue at the field . it has saved many planes , and will continue to do so . no more waiting for our planes to crash !
now that a tribe called quest ' s new album we got it from here . . . thank you 4 your service is finally out , the members have a lot to say about what inspired their first album in nearly two decades . during a recent stop by the daily show , q - tip discussed the influences on the group ' s latest album with host trevor noah .
fast paced spy thriller about sabotage with a droll government servant / secret serviceman ( ralph richardson ) , his journalist sister ( valerie hobson ) and an air force pilot ( laurence olivier ) racing against time to discover who is using some device to get planes to go missing while flying on combat missions . delighful mixture of screwball comedy and political intrigue works marvelously to create an entertaining little gem . richardson is hilarious ! !
he levels up again tonight with the help of kanye west —”that part” is murky and murderous , with gloomy synths and echoing vocals that make the two rapper’s verses stand out like lightning against storm clouds . ye and q are howling at the moon on this one , and it sounds great—especially when kanye lets loose at the end of the track : “walking living legend man / i feel like kobe ! ”
joey badass is currently gearing up for the release of his forthcoming album all - amerikkkan bada $ $ . ahead of the album ' s april 7 release , joey first previewed what was to come with the striking visuals for his lead single
land of the free .
today , joey is back with another track taken from this new album , a collaboration with schoolboy q titled
rockabye baby .
q . are there any reports of passengers arguing because a seatmate is talking on a cellphone ? a . not as far as officials can tell . a study by the f . a . a . in 2012 found no reports “of air rage” from passengers because of people talking on cellphones . it seems most people are respectful of their fellow passengers and chat only when it’s absolutely necessary for short periods of time .
as i was saying , this pommy propaganda piece was a major inspiration behind the avengers . series creator brian clemens and patrick macnee himself specifically aimed at duplicating not only ralph richardson ‘s character but also the basic situation of a government agent working with a civilian to solve crimes . macnee’s character , john steed , was introduced in a show called police surgeon , and was soon given his own series entitled the avengers . his first companion was ian hendry as the aforementioned police surgeon , but was soon replaced by sexy female assistants in the shape of honor blackman , diana rigg and um , whatshername . that’s what happens when you follow a class act like diana rigg . oh , and in the new avengers we had the absolutely fabulous joanna lumley , a former bond girl , which brings me neatly to the influence q planes had over the bond films .
ralph richardson plays major hammond , an agent for the british government looking into several mysterious disappearances of airplanes outfitted with new technologies . what’s happening to the planes is anyone’s guess and the most predominant assumption seems to be that they’re crashing into the sea . hammond doesn’t buy that for a second and thinks they’re being taken for their technology . he questions the owner of the aircraft company employing the flight crews but doesn’t get a very warm welcome .
q . but who actually wants this change ? a . funny you should ask . there are very few people who actually want the ability to be able to talk on their phone during a flight , but there are a lot of passengers who have asked the f . c . c . for the ability to send text messages and use their phone data connection . voice calls were simply a byproduct of those requests .
q . technically , how does this even work ? i lose cell signals on my phone above 10 , 000 feet . a . the airlines would fit a device called a picocell to the bottom of a plane . the device acts like a giant booster for cellular signals . picocells are essentially tiny cellular base stations , much like your wi - fi hotspot at home , which typically cover relatively small areas , like an airplane .
first , the total global warming impact of each flight is thought to be around twice as high as the co2 emissions alone ( see ' what ' s an aviation multiplier ? ' , below ) . second , the figures are skewed in favour of british travellers . the standard way to account for the emissions for an international flight is to allocate half to the country of departure and half to the country of arrival . but uk residents take up two - thirds of the seats on the average plane landing at or taking off from a british airport . this means the official statistics are effectively offloading the emissions of british holidaymakers and businesspeople on to the countries they ' re visiting . third , the aviation industry causes emissions over and above those of the planes themselves . the processing and transportation of the aviation fuel , and the manufacture and maintenance of planes , airports and support vehicles all create extra carbon dioxide .
wartime spy comedy starring laurence olivier , ralph richardson and valerie hobson . scotland yard ' s major hammond ( richardson ) is called in to investigate the disappearance of several missing british planes . teaming up with dashing pilot tony mcvane ( olivier ) , hammond discovers that enemy agents are bringing down the aircraft with a powerful ray , projected from a ship in the atlantic . when mcvane too is abducted from the skies , hammond has to speed to his rescue .
written and produced in september 1938 , just before olivier sailed for america to star as heathcliff in wuthering heights ( 1939 ) , q planes is historically interesting for its contrast to later british war films and to olivier ' s later film career . the film might be called the last of the
neutral britain
spy comedies , which hitchcock had pioneered in the 39 steps ( 1935 ) and the lady vanishes ( 1938 ) , its tone blends a spy thriller with high - tech villains , sophisticated romance and rapid - fire comedy . the british later excelled at this genre in the james bond films from the 1960s on ( jack whittington co - wrote thunderball [ 1965 ] ) but here the comedic aspects are in contrast to the ardent , patriotic , more sombre films that the british made once war was declared and hitler began to conquer all of europe while britain stood by , seemingly helpless .
prototype british planes are mysteriously disappearing on their test flights , and major hammond of scotland yard ( ralph richardson ) is called in to investigate , teaming up with ace pilot tony mcvane ( laurence olivier ) . the problem is still unsolved when tony goes up on a test flight and is brought down over the atlantic by a ship . when taken aboard as a captive , he discovers the other missing airmen and attempts to devise a way for them to escape .
q . so what happens next ? a . the rule will move into a public review , where people like you and me , and airlines , can comment on the proposed repeal . the rule will most likely be changed next year to allow passengers to use their cellphones for data and text messages while above 10 , 000 feet . but , as of now , it looks as if voice calls will not be included in that change .


big town is a 1947 american crime film directed by william c. thomas and written by daniel mainwaring and maxwell shane .

the film stars phillip reed , hillary brooke , robert lowery , veda ann borg , byron barr and charles arnt .

the film was released on may 23 , 1947 , by paramount pictures .

big town ( film )

bigger is better : the title promises
big fun
in the
big town
.
big electric switch : the electric chair used to execute marv is activated by a big electric switch .
, might eventually direct the film , but i’m being told right now that is premature . the film is based on
gail is naked when manute kidnaps her in the big fat kill , but is merely in her underwear in the film .
alan moore , eccentric genius behind graphic - novel classics v for vendetta and watchmen , rejected big - movie riches . now he has made a low - budget film in his beloved home town , northampton
dwight appears naked at the start of the original comic the big fat kill , while he ' s practically fully clothed in the film .
it sounds like the film itself will be the main inspiration for the show .
alan moore : ' every hollywood film is a remake of a previous film… or a tv series everyone hated in the 1960s . ' photograph : phil fisk for the observer
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with a limited theatrical release nationwide back in june 2001 , the indie flick garnered widespread critical praise by film critics and went on to win numerous awards on the festival circuit . it closed the los angeles independent film festival and won both the audience award for best feature and best american independent film at the prestigious 2001 cleveland international film festival . “big eden” has recently been released on dvd and vhs format . check it out !
a still from moore ' s new film , jimmy ' s end . photograph : observer
the new europacorp pact represents the first big film distribution deal for stx , which was founded in 2014 by movie producer robert simonds with ambitions of creating the next major hollywood studio .
“i got way too big off views / back to the basics , i won’t lose . ”
a skilled london police officer is transferred to a small town that ' s harbouring a dark secret .
one of the prostitutes of old town dresses like a sexy zorro . another dresses like wonder woman .
nancy does not dance topless in the film due to a no - nudity clause from jessica alba .
) arrives from phoenix ( texas in the film ) on a train driven by a steam engine .
understatement of the year : home town ' s dynamic duo has strong feelings about how to fill your belly should you ever find yourself in their fair town of laurel , ms . check out their food faves
thirty - three films are scheduled to run at four venues and lancaster is hoping for a big turnout .
marv did this while being tortured by the girls of old town and managed to not let anyone see it .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
mike and dave ' s scavenger hunt , vol . 2 ! the spawning # 4 : a film about gambling
the failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film ' s copyright resulted in it falling into public domain , meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a vhs / dvd copy of the film . therefore , many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely ( and usually badly ) edited and / or of extremely poor quality , having been duped from second - or third - generation ( or more ) copies of the film .
the three - hour film took three years to create and features more than 2 , 000 people from different countries .
extra half - star for the entire cast being ridiculously beautiful ( though they couldn ' t save the film ) .
. if he hadn ' t , not only would jack be alive but old town would ' ve been much safer .
big little lies was alluring , but sharp objects is intoxicating , thanks in large part to its direction and editing .
door stopper :
big damn sin city
, a compilation of every sin city yarn published to - date .
the sin city film comprised the hard goodbye , the big fat kill and that yellow bastard and was bookended by an adaptation of
the customer is always right
, a short story featured in the booze , broads and bullets collection .
since the film is such a direct adaptation of the comicbooks , listing the tropes separately probably won ' t be necessary .
the yellow bastard is naked when torturing nancy near the end of his story . he was given shorts in the film .
anachronic order : the comics were published in anachronic order , and the segments of the film are shown anachronically as well .
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 .
season 2 of home town premieres january 8 , and ben and erin have some surprises in store . watch a video preview now
home town returns in second season filled with more imaginative renovations and vintage southern charm . and there are some revelations in store .
hear how home town stars ben and erin napier welcomed their baby girl home with music . ( get the tissues ready . )
dwight and the old town girls unload on manute and his men until they ' re just
wet chunks of meat .
mad bomber : the psychopathic irish henchman in the big fat kill who only uses bombs and grenades to kill his enemies .
the big fat kill takes place after hell and back , but dwight is seen driving the 1953 cadillac eldorado he took from vito at the end of family values , a story that takes place well after both the big fat kill and hell and back .
it ' s the great american theme : a small - town boy seeks his fortune in the big city . in this case he ' s the best crapshooter at the local garage and he heads off to ' ' the big town ' ' of chicago in 1957 , where he makes a pile of money and has to choose between two women : a married stripper and an unmarried mother with a heart of gold . so it ' s not horatio alger . more to the point , this huge cliche of a movie isn ' t even a distant relation of films like ' ' the color of money , ' ' which can actually make you root for hustlers . ' ' the big town ' ' only proves we ' ve gone back to the 1950 ' s one time too many .
in the movie , the salesman from
the customer is always right
, which opens the film , reappears in the final scene .
erin and ben help a returning resident transition from big - city lights to small - town living . and a 1955 bungalow is brought back from disrepair and given a fresh , vibrant look . take the full photo tour read more on our blog homeower profile : the walker family
ben and erin welcomed their first child just a week before the kickoff of home town season 2 ! read the details from erin , here .
the antigonish international film festival was started back in 2007 by dr . carole roy , who has also launched community - based documentary film festivals in sydney , inverness and peterborough , ont . the very first festival had about 900 viewings — i . e . 900 bums in seats — and now they average 14 , 000 viewings each year . that’s quite a feat for a town with a population of about 5 , 000 .
: one of the most significant - if subtle - differences between the comics and film is that dialogue that was shouted in the comic is usually spoken quietly in the film . for example , senator roark never yells at hartigan , and jackie - boy never raises his voice despite his
it is 1957 . j . c . cullen is a young man from a small town , with a talent for winning at craps , who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler . while there , he breaks the bank . . . see full summary »
the film adaptation of marv and manute ' s fight actually shows marv ripping out his eye , while the book just showed marv beating him .
lightning bruiser : marv is big and tough but he proves to be very fast and agile , as evident in his fights with the cops .
ryan condal , who wrote 2014 ' s hercules film , will pen the script . there ' s no word on casting or timelines , yet .
several of the sin city comics were turned into an anthology film by director robert rodriguez , simply called sin city , which was released in 2005 .
in the the second film , liebowitz goes out of his way to warn johnny to leave the city after he beats roark in a poker game .
the short film moore scripted , premiered online last month , is called jimmy ' s end , an unsettling and richly realised story about the underworld that ' s directed by fellow northamptonian mitch jenkins . it was shot in a working men ' s club in town , and features moore in a brief cameo .
the big difference between preacher the television show and preacher the comic is that on the television show , the protagonist doesn ' t walk with god .
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…
when corinne dunphy slips into a seat at the antigonish international film festival , most of the audience won’t realize they’re in the presence of the movie’s director .
hartigan uses a smith & wesson model 29 in the beginning of the film . later on he uses a ruger blackhawk , also a . 44 magnum .
stx will market and provide theatrical distribution for upcoming u . s . releases from europacorp , the companies said , including four 2017 releases , among them the big - budget comic book adaptation
valerian and the city of a thousand planets
and the tom hanks - emma watson film
the circle .
with a keen sense of style and a background in graphic design , erin brings the vision to the renovations in hgtv ' s home town . all about erin
because the hitman shot a stray dog for fun , unknowingly killing an old town girl who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time .
this bed of rose ' s : when dwight mccarthy is on the run from the cops , the girls from old town heal him and let him stay .
the big town , directed by ben bolt ; screenplay by robert roy pool , based on the novel ' ' the arm ' ' by clark howard ; director of photography , ralf d . bode ; film editor , stuart pappe ; music by michael melvoin ; production designer , bill kenney ; produced by martin ransohoff ; released by columbia pictures . at embassy 1 , broadway and 46th street ; sutton , 57th street and third avenue ; 86th street twin , near lexington avenue ; 23d street west , at eighth avenue ; metro twin , 99th street and broadway . running time : 110 minutes . this film is rated r .
local hangout : every main character hangs out at kadie ' s these days . even roark , the big bad goes there for his weekly poker game !
manute and his men are machine gunned to death with an endless hail of bullets . the story ' s called the big fat kill for a reason .
” mystery book series . richard wernham has been tapped to pen a screenplay for the film adaptation , which will center on the events on the first book ,
why am i persisting in describing so much of the plot ? so you can see that the story has little to do with the brilliance of this film .
the big town
is compulsively watchable , not because of its plot , which is predictable down to the smallest detail , but because of its acting , its direction and its style . this is a great - looking movie that never steps wrong , and dillon uses it to demonstrate once again that he is a master of unforced , natural acting . in a 1950s period film that ' s wall - to - wall with cliches , he never seems less than absolutely at home .
her 25 - minute film , listening to our neighbours , features antigonish residents talking about how they’re affected by climate change and what they’re doing to reduce its impact .
why make a film now , after so many years of squirming resistance ?
my main experiences in the past had been of the hollywood variety , which was on many levels repulsive to me . every film is a remake of a previous film , or a remake of a television series that everyone loved in the 1960s , or a remake of a television series that everyone hated in the 1960s . or it ' s a theme park ride ; it will soon come to breakfast cereal mascots .
multiple gunshot death : in
the big fat kill
, the kill of the title is the climactic showdown when dwight and the old town girls take out the wallenquist gang members by raining down a hail of bullets on them from every hooker with a gun until even a made of iron monster such as manute has to succumb .
after making their way through high school ( twice ) , big changes are in store for officers schmidt and jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college .
big bad : most stories have their own one such as cardinal roark in
the hard goodbye
and ava lord in
a dame to kill for
.
drunk driver : jack rafferty drives drunk in
the big fat kill
. he dies that night but it had nothing to do with his state , surprisingly .
in the film of a dame to kill for , the way hartigan ' s ghost talks to nancy is very reminiscent of bruce willis ' s role in the sixth sense .
hartigan ' s concluding speeches in the film ' s second and penultimate chapters are especially notable , as both close with hartigan getting shot and losing everything so nancy can live .
into old town end up with their car riddled with bullets , but manage to run off on foot and avoid being killed . in the film , however , one of the girls flat out torches them with a flamethrower before they can get away . this . . . doesn ' t even begin to match up with the logic and rules set up in
home town ' s erin and ben napier help a singer - songwriter update a vintage home , creating a vibrant , bohemian vibe — and something extra - special in the backyard .
“a surprising and subversive take on archie , betty , veronica and their friends , exploring the surrealism of small town life — the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath riverdale’s wholesome façade . ”
there is also davis , the torture expert in the big fat kill , who can inflict pain just by touching people . this character was changed to manute in the movie .
it was long touted for the big screen treatment , but now the rights to y : the last man have reverted to the comic book ' s creators , brian k . vaughan and artist pia guerra . instead of pushing for another attempt at a film , mr vaughan is said to be working on a tv version for fox - owned network fx .
ben is passionate about preserving and celebrating the history of old homes , and his building and woodworking skills help form the foundation of the husband - wife home town team . all about ben
ayre gross stars as henry , a successful new york painter , who unexpectedly gets called back home to big eden , a fictitious small town in montana , to care for his ailing grandfather sam ( george coe ) who has suffered a stroke . no sooner does henry pull into town when he learns that his high school buddy , dean ( tim dekay ) has moved back , now newly divorced and with two sons in tow . henry confronts his own loneliness and unrequited love for dean head - on but not without a few bumps and bruises along the way . as henry comes to terms with dean’s straightness , pike dexter ( eric schweig ) , the proprietor of big eden’s general store finds himself love - struck with henry .
who will they be fighting ? when will it be on ? will it tie into any big screen movies ? we know the answers to precisely zero of those questions , sorry .
hartigan ' s former partner bob is also quite cowardly since he is more willing to turn on his partner and threaten a child than he is about catching the real big bad .
narrative profanity filter : not usually , but in
the big fat kill
dwight says that gail
lets out with a string of curses that ' d kill the pope
.
being the only director ' s film and boasting a prolific cast of matt dillon ' s battle with his unibrow , bruce dern , tommy lee jones , tom skerritt , lee grant , and diane lane , this film piqued my interest after two people recommended it . it is definitely a partial noir homage , bearing some similarities to ' after dark my sweet ' in taking its sweet time to set up the main character . going from a small hick town to a well - set up period 50 ' s chicago , he quickly gets over his head working underground craps games .
heads up , home town fans . season 2 is in full swing with new episodes every monday . plus , maybe you ' ve heard , there are some other announcements of note , too .
concert film : many rappers perform a cappella versions of their songs on the street , but there are also actual concerts featured . one by roxanne shante and biz markie and one featuring schoolly d .
rodriguez quit the director ' s guild to let frank miller take co - director status . even his friend quentin tarantino was given a co - director credit , since he came over on a day of shooting to film a scene . rodriguez shot the film panel - for - panel from the comics , using black and white footage and green screen backgrounds to get the perfect sin city feel .
casual high drop :
the big fat kill
. dwight mccarthy jumps from the window of his girlfriend ' s apartment and falls several floors to the ground , landing on his feet .
if you ' re unfamiliar essex county comprises of three graphic novels - tales from the farm , ghost stories and the country nurse - which examine life and death in a small - town ontario community .
ramona ' s weapon , a giant sledgehammer , may be a nod to the term ' hammer - space ' . when a character stores an item too big to fit into a bag , the item is said to be located in the hammer - space within that bag . this is very commonly done in video games . ramona actually wields a giant hammer from hammer - space in the film .
iron fist never quite made it to the big leagues of the superhero world . instead , he hangs around with the likes of daredevil and luke cage in the grittier side of the marvel universe .
where : cineplex cinema ( 291 main street ) , people’s place library ( 283 main street ) , st . fx nicholson hall ( 2329 notre dame avenue ) and town council chambers ( 274 main street )
it is 1957 . j . c . cullen is a young man from a small town , with a talent for winning at craps , who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler . while there , he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the gem club , owned by george cole , and falls in love with two women , one of them cole ' s wife .
top cow productions ' postal series is lined up for a tv adaptation at hulu . the walking dead ' s seth hoffman attached to write the series , which is set in the creepy and criminal - controlled town of eden , wyoming . the comics run kicks off with the first reported murder in the town in 25 years , which awakens the criminal community who ' d previously seen the area as their safe haven .
male gaze : the big fat kill has a deliberate closeup shot of becky ' s butt—in skintight leather pants , natch —that takes up a panel , when jackie boy is scoping her in his car .
but perhaps it ' s a little too straight . . i wasn ' t on the edge of my seat . the film never really raised the stakes high enough , it sort of fizzled in the end .
here ' s a roundup of some of what made season 1 of home town so great . bonus : a sneak peek at the critters , heavenly hardwoods and babies on the way in season 2 . read the article
: when dwight realizes that jackie boy is a cop , and later , manute and his men when they realize dwight tricked them into an ambush . also becky in the film , when the salesman tracks her down .
red eyes , take warning : dwight describes marv ' s eyes as going
killer red
when he recruits him in a dame to kill for . the film version has them turning red in the same scene .
the napiers help a military family with three kids transition to small - town life , renovating a 1917 craftsman cottage to create a family friendly home . take the full photo tour read more on our blog read the homeowner profile
in the short story behind door number three there ' s such a killer who likes to go after prostitutes . the girls from old town give him a very karmic punishment when they introduce him to their private assassin miho .
( 6 / 8 is
good
) a straight down the middle gambling pro film - elevated by decent characters , a good central performance , a neon lit 60s chicago and a shakin ' rhythm and blues soundtrack .
stx ' s growing film business , led by adam fogelson , has so far trafficked in mid - budget movies such as the 2016 sleeper hit
bad moms
and the recent critical darling
edge of seventeen .
dunphy was born and raised in antigonish and returned home from toronto to work as a freelance filmmaker . she says the town has changed a lot over the last 10 years and she’s proud to be part of the progressive community .
check out erin ' s favorite go - to colors - - as seen in this season ' s home town projects , and as featured in hgtv ' s latest
color vs . color
design showcase . see the gallery
well now where has this movie been hiding for 29 years ? never even heard of it till i went scavenging for options on this task . normally if something domestic and star - studded flies beneath my radar at this point , after decades of browsing movie history and especially if we ' re talking within my personal favorite decade , i have to assume it ' s someone ' s unwatchable home movies or an embarrassment that someone ' s trying to keep buried . but
the big town
is nobody ' s mistake - it ' s a satisfactory if simply not very ambitious work , an earnest , somewhat sanitized but smartly played film noir throwback that takes pride in its tropes and…
the big rotten apple : the crew filmed in the black ghetto neighbourhoods and the more crime infested parts of the city , like the bronx and harlem . to avoid problems they hired a bunch of bodyguards to protect them .
in the original comic ( though not in the film ) , marv actually criticises wendy ' s technique while she ' s pistol - whipping him in case she harms the gun ! but then , he is crazy . and unkillable .
erin and ben create a quaint and colorful home , restoring an 1901 cottage - style house for a couple returning to small - town life . take the full photo tour read more on our blog read the homeowner profile : kenya and coy
this story has been told a hundred times , and yet when it is told well it is always fun to watch it being told again . the kid comes from the small town to the big city . he has a gift . he signs up as a professional , working for some pretty tough people . he meets a good girl . he meets a bad girl . he meets a villain . he wants more independence than his employers will give him . at the end of the story , we don ' t have to be movie producers to know that he will reject the bad girl , embrace the good girl , defeat the villain , triumph in his big test and win his independence .
6 : booze , broads and bullets - a collection of short stories from various sources , including back - up strips from the early issues of the big fat kill and stories from the various sin city one - shot specials .
dead person conversation : in the big , fat kill , dwight hallucinates jackie boy is talking to him . he ' s fully aware jackie boy is dead and not really talking , but begrudgingly admits he makes some valid points .
a sequel , sin city : a dame to kill for , was released in august 2014 , and at least one more sin city film is planned . originally , the first sequel was planned to include the titular story , along with a brand - new sequel to that yellow bastard and the three blue eyes short stories . the final film drops the blue eyes stories for a second original story and another booze , broads and bullets yarn ,
just another saturday night
.
in the second film . this is an odd case in that while he ' s ( apparently ) still alive in the comics , this story was written specifically for the movie and doesn ' t really contradict the canon of the comics .
the look of the movie is effective in its studied artificiality . it ' s set in chicago ' s south loop , under the l tracks , in a series of exteriors and sets that are only supposed to represent both sides of a block or two . this is the 1950s back - lot look , brought to a location . the photography and the wall - to - wall period music on the soundtrack ( ivory joe hunter , big joe turner , little willie john , ray charles , red sovine ) get the right balance between the wickedness of the big city and the dreams of the small - town kid . the story is predictable , but the style had me on the edge of my seat .
in
the hard goodbye
, marv says that he loves the rain , because it helps him think . in
the big fat kill
, dwight says he hates the rain , because it makes it hard to think .
interestingly enough big fun in the big town was one of two documentaries about popular music the crew shot in new york city . the production company actually had more interest in the director ' s documentary about iggy pop , who was already a huge star worldwide . seeing that the footage with and about iggy was shot quickly and efficient director van splunteren decided to use the remaining time in the usa to shoot more footage and interviews about the local hiphop scene , a genre that was dear to him but hadn ' t quite caught on in his home country . ironically enough the hiphop documentary would become a cult classic in the netherlands , while the iggy pop contribution was met with a lacklustre reception and is nowadays completely forgotten .
cut himself shaving : marv tells his mother this . ( the scene was filmed for the film , but it was deleted from the theatrical shot and can be viewed on the recut edition dvd ) . the scene was also in the comic .
erin and ben welcome a new family to town and help them transform a drab box of a house into a home with loads of charm and a european soul . take the full photo tour read more on our blog homeowner profile : linda and scott
apart from interviewing a veritable
who is who
in early hiphop
big fun in the big town
also features a lot of footage of rap acts recording in the studio or performing on stage or even in the streets , with a memorable bit where doug e . fresh beatboxes in front of the camera . seeing that hiphop would finally reach a global audience and crossover to the white suburban market soon afterwards the episode is quite an interesting unintentional period piece and sometimes hilarious in hindsight for that matter . in a case of what could have been beastie boys were also considered for an interview , but despite the crew talking to them at the phone , they had a too busy schedule and thus weren ' t included .
relativity media and europacorp ' s film - distribution joint venture , known as red , is laying off most of its 40 - person staff , according to a person familiar with the matter , representing another blow to ryan kavanaugh ' s relativity media .
young and good looking katya , a window dresser for a big department store in pittsburgh , begins a love story with a journalist , mac odell . she is however stalked by jack , a married man who . . . see full summary »
averted when dallas rams the ira members ' car in big fat kill . dwight remarks that she is too excited and careless . this leads to dallas getting shot to death , miho getting caught by a grenade , and dwight almost getting killed .
looks like they succeeded . “when a big - budget television show or film is shot on location here in monterey county , it not only has a positive impact on the local businesses and economy , but it also inspires people to want to visit , ” confirms tammy blount , president and ceo of the monterey county convention and visitors bureau . “we hope that travelers will want to come to our destination and visit the sites where scenes were filmed as well as everything our region has to offer . ”
the young antigonish filmmaker is showcasing two of her films at this year’s festival , which runs friday through sunday at various venues around the town . her work has been part of the festival before , but this is the first year she’ll be able to attend .
3 : the big fat kill - dwight gets into more trouble when his new girlfriend , shelly , is harassed by her abusive ex - boyfriend , jackie - boy . dwight chases after him , but can only watch as jackie and his pals are killed by prostitutes for threatening to rape one of their number . ordinarily this wouldn ' t be a problem — the prostitutes of old town are given free rein by the police — but jackie has a dangerous secret , one that might tear sin city apart .
nightwing is a central character here – that being the crime - fighting alias of former boy wonder dick grayson , last seen on the big screen in batman and robin or , if you can overlook a name - change , the dark knight rises .
tim daniel and mehdi cheggour ' s enormous was born as a one - off graphic novella in 2012 . since then it has spawned a short film ( see here ) and an ongoing comic series . now , a telly version is on the way too .
nancy does it the second film . she cuts her own face and then tells marv the roarks did it , knowing that marv will be so enraged he ' ll help her attack them . knowing marv , he probably would have helped if she just asked .
kevin , the cannibalistic serial killer from the first story ( later renamed
the hard goodbye
) , is seen listening to lucille scream in horror from her cell after he hacked off and ate her hand with a big satisfied grin on his face .
like the actors , the music and other 1950 ' s trappings resemble tacky artificial decorations hung on the story . they don ' t do much to convince us this is another time and place . in fact , ' ' the big town , ' ' which opens today at the sutton and other theaters , seems full of 1980 ' s people crazily caught up in 1950 ' s nostalgia , as if they ' ve dropped by some we - love - elvis costume party and can ' t wait to get back home .
infamous for its absurdly macho writing , sin city reads like an affectionate parody of film noir turned up to eleven : every hero is a mentally or physically scarred bruiser and every woman is a beautiful dame with a heaving bosom . black and gray morality is predominant .
ben and erin help ross and laura find their small town dream home with a friendly porch and a space for laura ' s growing pottery business . ben and erin restore the couple ' s chosen home full of family treasures to look like it was decorated over time .
: the movie has this with
the hard goodbye
and
the big fat kill
, as both take place on the same night , both protagonists pass at the same bar , and several characters ( such as the prostitutes ) appear in both .
it is 1957 . j . c . cullen is a young man from a small town , with a talent for winning at craps , who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler . while there , he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the gem club , owned by george cole , and falls in love with two women , one of them cole ' s wife . infuriated , cole wagers everything on the craps table , including the gem club itself , and he and cullen have it out .
christianity is catholic : the catholic church seems to be a big power player in the city , and crucifixes are a motif throughout the series . the babe wore red also features a nun who is shown in a much more positive light than usual for sin city .
title drop : sin city is mentioned in every story for obvious reasons but even then , the secondary titles are always dropped as well ( i . e .
the big fat kill
that yellow bastard
,
blue eyes
, etc . )
a stray bullet accidentally kills an old town girl . the girl ' s lover , also an old town girl , has dwight and miho systematically bring down the entire crime family , even going so far as to force the hitman to kill his own brother and betray the don . the girl ' s lover comes in during the last act and guns down the mafia heads , including the hitman who killed her girl . to cover their tracks , the heroes frame the wallenquist crime family , inciting a mob war which would surely result in even more deaths .
ben and erin help newcomers mackenzie and jim in their transition from virginia to their new home in laurel . the couple is road - weary , homesick and eager to regain a sense of place in a new home and a welcoming town . see the transformation + read more about it
relativity emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last spring and has since suffered from a pair of big flops and struggled to raise funds . relativity studios president dana brunetti stepped down last month amid ongoing box office misfires such as
masterminds
and
the disappointments room .
ass shove : jackie boy falls on miho ' s swastika shuriken and gets it stuck in his ass . in the big fat kill , miho apparently shoves her katana up a merc ' s ass ( in the movie , she just stabs him through the back ) .
tricks manute and his men that gail is all he wants in exchange for jackie boys head . the head was filled with explosives , and as soon as it goes off , every girl from old town shows up on the rooftops and fires every bullet they have into manute and his men
i rewatch the first season and it’s not like i go , “that i would do differently and that i would do differently . ” i think it works really well . the first season , you have to establish some kind of authenticity with these characters before you get into angels and demons and actors playing god and things like that . now that a lot of that is established , it gives us freedom to have fun with the world , and maybe not have to tease out some ideas that are strange . i think now the audience — if they’re still watching the show — has wrapped their head around some of these big , crazy ideas . then some of the other big , crazy ideas aren’t quite as big and weird . that’s something we also talk about , like , “how much weirdness can we process at once ? ”
unproblematic prostitution : partly justified in that the old town prostitutes are self - employed , unionised and heavily armed . averted with one particular character , who doesn ' t want her mother to know what she does for a living and is desperate for a way to get out of the game .
fox 21 television studios are working on an ' event series , ' based on the comic , with the short film ' s producer adrian askarieh attached as an executive producer . there ' s no whiff of casting or airdate yet , but we ' ll be sure to let you know .
black and gray morality no one in sin city is good . some folks are better than others , but none are good . even the best of them like dwight , hartigan , and wallace are good is not nice . granted though , this isn ' t as clear in the first film adaptation .
dan stevens of the guest is set to play david ( with supporting turns from aubrey plaza , jean smart and rachel keller ) in pilot episode that fargo ' s noah hawley is writing . nick grad ( original programming big chief at fx , the network that will host legion ) said this :
major injury underreaction : there are quite a few bits in both movies where people with grievous injuries don ' t exactly react in a way you ' d expect people to react . stuka ' s reaction to being shot by an arrow through the chest in the big fat kill is downright nonchalant .
big damn reunion : in the fourth book , that yellow bastard , john hartigan tries to track down the girl he saved many years ago from the twisted pedophilic serial killer whose senator father framed him for his son ' s crimes and put hartigan away for many years . it turns out that she ' s grown up to become the gorgeous stripper nancy callahan when he realizes that the bad guys have been using him as bait to find her . he tries to walk out when she notices him , freezes in the middle of her performance , then runs straight into his arms with a big damn kiss .
bulletproof human shield : in the film , a federal agent is used as a shield while marv hacks up his teammates with a wood axe . this actually seems to be unintentional on marv ' s part since he was busy killing one of the agents when the human shield ran into the path of the bullets .
while walking moore has been pointing out local landmarks : the guildhall where he married , and a statue that marks the town ' s role in the discovery of dna , and the site of the old woolworths where he used to buy his jotters . now he pauses in northampton ' s ancient market square , one of the country ' s oldest . the market was granted its charter by richard i on 18 november , 1189 .
and 18 november happens to be my birthday ,
the writer says , with plain satisfaction .
so in many ways , je suis northampton . yes . . . i do identify with this town .
but i ' d always thought i liked the idea of a really cheap , little film . if you want to be a writer or an artist , all you need is a biro and a woolworths jotter ; it ' s a democratic medium . i love films that are made with almost no budget .
dillon has some kind of spontaneous rapport with the camera . he never seems aware of it , never seems aware that he ' s playing a character . his acting is graceful and fluid , and his scenes always seem to start before their first shot so that we see him in the middle of a motion .
the big town
requires him to spend a lot of time shooting craps , and you wouldn ' t think it would be possible to bring anything new to the sight of a man throwing dice onto a table , but dillon does . he has little moves , subtle small touches of body language , that make every throw important .
hidden villain : for most of the original comic , marv has no idea who goldie ' s killers are until he tracks down first kevin , then cardinal roark . in the film , they do briefly show a shot of kevin entering the room where he killed her , but he ' s a complete stranger all the same .
jack bauer interrogation technique : marv is really fond of this . amusingly , when the old town prostitutes try it on marv , he takes several blows from a . 38 revolver used to pistol whip him and explains himself . then he calmly rips out of their ropes like they were tissue paper , and could have done so the whole time .
marlboro country may be the least likely setting for a gay romantic comedy , but for first - time filmmaker thomas bezucha , that’s exactly where “big eden” takes place . and the unlikely casting of eric schweig , the inuit heart - throb from inuvik , north - west territories , as one of the love triangle , works remarkably well .
a good number of attractive actresses get naked ( or wear very little ) in the name of art . carla gugino brandishes a gun topless and wears a thong , rosario dawson is in her underwear , brittany murphy is in nothing but panties and a button down shirt , and jessica alba is a stripper as well . in the comics , all of these characters are depicted naked at one point or another , even if their actresses weren ' t nude in the movie . we can also add miho to the mix . half of ava ' s total screentime in the second film is without clothes . and sally in the second film is always either topless or in lingerie . no other options .
moore is a puzzle , and one of the more startling facts about him is that he has spent his life in northampton , the uk ' s 73rd biggest town , rich in terms of local history and deprived in most other senses .
so many of the shops are dying on their arse . the only people prospering are the plasterboard manufacturers .
this story could be about baseball , jazz , open - heart surgery , computer programming , tap dancing or mind reading . in
the big town ,
it ' s about gambling . matt dillon plays the farm boy from iowa who keeps winning at the crap tables because he knows the odds cold and because he has amazingly good luck . suzy amis plays the good girl , a waitress supporting her small son . diane lane plays the bad girl , a stripper who is married to tommy lee jones , who is the villain . the employers are lee grant and bruce dern , a married couple who are professional gamblers with a string of dice players , or
arms ,
under contract .
have to give this one 4 stars , i just can ' t believe i have never seen it till today . matt dillon plays an excellent part , and i will now read the book the arm , which this film was made from . reason i watched this is because of suzy amis , i am trying to see all films she played in , and she did a good job in this one playing the good girl role . matt is a dice roller , making his living that way in chicago , he meets suzy and diane lane , and is trying to choose between the two , of course del is the bad girl , but i would have picked her anyway . tommy lee jones was in this one and he play an excellent part . if you have passed this one up thinking its a junk film you couldn ' t be more wrong i was . you can find it in the $ 5 . 00 bin at wally world and the $ 3 . 00 bin at big lots , pick it up and be surprised . i was .
those craving an up - close peek at the area’s quintessential crashing waves have plenty of options . garrapata state park beach is a windswept big sur beach featuring miles of hiking trails through redwood groves and along steep oceanside cliffs . at point lobos state reserve , which is known as the “gem of the california parks system , ” visitors can kayak through protected turquoise coves where elephant seals , orcas , sea lions , and sea otters are the main attraction . for a more low - key experience , head to the tucked - away locals’ beach of del monte in monterey . big little lies fans will recognize it for its long , sandy shore where many of the show’s jogging and flashback scenes occur .
more deadly than the male : this always happens when dwight teams up with deadly little miho . dwight is a brooding noir hero who can hold his own in a fight . miho is an extremely agile and deadly old town assassin , probably the most dangerous character in the books . dwight tends to stand back while she slaughters whole groups of enemies in front of him .
given jesse ' s poor showing , it ' s no surprise that various powers think he ' s unfit to wield genesis ' power . angels track him down and try to remove the creature with a chainsaw . but jesse happens to be a spectacularly effective hand - to - hand fighter , for reasons that are never adequately explained . plus , he has a vampire friend and the power of genesis itself , so he’s hard to kill , even for angels . in fact , jesse manages to steal their magic phone line to heaven , and through it , learn that god has gone missing . after that big reveal , the entire town blows up , killing all the secondary characters . cue the next chapter of the story .


manege banda mahalakshmi ( kannada : ಮನೆಗೆ ಬಂದ ಮಹಾಲಕ ಷ ಮಿ ) is a 1959 indian kannada film , directed by r govindaiah and produced by raj gopal .

the film stars kalyan kumar , k. s. ashwath , revathi and mynavathi in lead roles .

the film had musical score by rajan-nagendra .

manege banda mahalakshmi

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anna thangi–ಅಣ್ಣ ತಂಗಿ | kannada full movie | dr . rajkumar | saroja devi | family drama movie
swarna gowri – ಸ್ವರ್ಣಗೌರಿ | kannada full hd movie * ing dr . rajkumar | krishna kumari | udaykumar |
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. it is based on the novel of the same name by usha navarathnaram . the film starred
the film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by rajan - nagendra considered evergreen hits .
the film is about a doctor ( vishnuvardhan ) who is desperately seeking an assistant doctor . soon he meets a girl ( arati ) who is also a doctor . arati likes him at the very first instant but is disappointed to know that he is looking for a female doctor as an assistant first , instead of a wife .
falling to family pressures she marries him , but they are not able to consummate the marriage due to these differences . vishnuvardhan appoints another lady , vasanti , as his assistant ; this irks his wife even more . vasanti is a vamp who has set her eyes on the doctor . this causes further disturbances between husband and wife . finally , the differences are resolved and
all ' s well that ends well
.
the portrayal of the characters by vishnu and arathi was considered excellent . the film is based on a novel by a kanada writer usha navaratnaram .
usha ' s novels have mainly focussed on the problems faced by the working women in the male dominated world . usha being herself a doctor has written two such novels with a female doctor as the center character - hombisilu and bandhana , which were made into films later . vishnu featured in the male lead role in both these films . despite these films centering on the female character more ( usha has her sympathies towards the female leads in her novels ) , it was actually vishnuvardhan , who stole the limelight in these films . vishnu typifies the dynamite persona he established in his first film nagara haavu . in hombisilu he displays this dynamism in a controlled way , that and his shades of sentiment greatly impressed the intelligent kannada audience and brought him two state awards , one for hombisilu and later for bandhana . in both the films he was well matched by two females , arathi and suhasini , considered his equal in the craft .
all the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs .
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and produced by geetha srinath and m . s . karanth . the film stars
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