the frisco kid is a 1979 american western comedy film directed by robert aldrich , starring gene wilder as avram belinski , a polish rabbi who is traveling to san francisco , and harrison ford as a bank robber who befriends him .

the frisco kid

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the frisco kid is , all pratfalls and tuchus jokes aside , the quintessential
torah
movie .
the frisco kid works thanks to gene wilder ' s jaunty , sweet and convincing triumph of comic bravado .
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there ' s no shortage of talent in “the frisco kid , ” but it ' s the wrong talent for the wrong material .
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the frisco kid made me laugh several times and smile often . . . i ' d say that makes it at least a mildly successful film and a fairly enjoyable one , too .
some kind of wonderful is a great story of a high school kid learning to own it .
mr . aldrich ' s strength is his weakness for the violent and the macabre ( ' the dirty dozen , ” “whatever happened to baby jane ? ” and “ulzana ' s raid , ” among others ) . “the frisco kid” is neither .
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vincent canby of the new york times described the frisco kid as
harmless chaos
:
people keep coming and going and doing ferociously cute things , but never anything that could appeal to anyone except a close relative or someone with a built - in weakness for anything ethnic whatsoever .
he criticized the lack of plot development , saying that , while based on a clever idea , the frisco kid ultimately fails to deliver on its promise .
vincent canby of the new york times described the frisco kid as
harmless chaos
:
people keep coming and going and doing ferociously cute things , but never anything that could appeal to anyone except a close relative or someone with a built - in weakness for anything ethnic whatsoever .
he criticized the lack of plot development , saying that , while based on a clever idea , the frisco kid ultimately fails to deliver on its promise . [ 6 ]
godzilla… something i acted out with my father’s train set when i was a kid . he was not happy .
this series just keeps getting better and better . frisco ' s kid is a wonderful romance , with an edge . some real , still very timely issues , are spotlighted . wounded warriors , their very real personal battles and alcohol dependency affect on families are two of the major ones . frisco nearly lost his life 5 years ago saving a worthless prince who was in bagdad when the usa invaded . frisco was left with a shattered right knee and having to face the rest of his life without the one thing he loved most
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“the frisco kid , ” which opens today at the cinema one , is a movie based on a great idea that , when realized , isn ' t . the gimmick is exhausted in the telling of it . a polish rabbi out west ? wow ! but unless the gimmick is in some way topped , such a movie runs down hill , like this one .
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faulty inner dialogue is a strong and confident album , which uses space to experiment freely and maintain kid canaveral’s obvious talent in creating memorable indie tracks .
but aldrich ' s best movies have had a certain ironic , satirical tone to them :
the dirty dozen
was a study in cynicism .
the frisco kid ,
on the other hand , has a certain softness at its center . the wilder character has a sweetness , a niceness , that ' s interesting for the character but doesn ' t seem to work with this material .
since their 2010 debut album , shouting at wildlife , kid canaveral have received a very positive reception and critical response throughout their six - year musical career .
roger ebert gave the movie a mixed review , admitting that after seeing cat ballou he was
forever after spoiled on the subject of comic westerns .
the movie ' s based on a good idea , yes . . . but what approach do you take to this material ? what ' s your comic tone ? the frisco kid tries for almost every possible tone .
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in his memoir “kiss me like a stranger , ” wilder wrote that john wayne was first slated to play his bank robber friend : “i was also relieved , because in spite of the presence of the rabbi , with john wayne starring , ‘the frisco kid’ would be perceived as a western , not as a jewish film . ” wayne dropped out after the producers tried to lower his fee , and ford got the role .
i can ' t believe i actually cried reading this book . brockmann writes flawed heroes so well , flawed and hurting in a very realistic , heart - tugging way . frisco ' s journey to acceptance of his career - changing injury and learning that sometimes the toughest thing one can do is to decide to live sucked me in from the beginning . he is drawn so realistically that i can actually feel his pain . he has a great heroine that is just the right touch of softness and sternness . threw in a bad guy , some navy seal action , and a lovable kid , and frisco ' s kid is a satisfying , easy - to - read , romance .
the frisco kid directed by robert aldrich ; screenplay by michael elias and frank shaw ; director of photography , robert b . hauser ; film editors , maury winetrcte , irving rosenblum , jack hager ; music by frank devol ; produced by mace nettleid ; released by warner bros . pictures . at the cinema i . running time : 122 minutes . this film rated pg .
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it is unlikely that the band will receive a different reception with their new album , faulty inner dialogue , which features 12 tracks which collectively display kid canaveral’s ability to create an intriguing and eclectic indie album .
[ the hendersonville film society will sponsor a showing of the frisco kid on sunday , june 19 at 2 p . m . , in the smoky mountain theater at lake pointe landing retirement community , 333 thompson st . , hendersonville . ( from asheville , take i - 26 to u . s . 64 west , turn right at the third light onto thompson st . follow to lake point landing entrance and park in lot at left . ) ]
dnf idk maybe i ' m in a bad mood or maybe this book put me in a bad mood but whatever the reason , i couldn ' t finish this book and my review will suffer greatly because of it . the heroine was shit . right off the bat i strongly disliked her . the more the story progressed the more i disliked her until i just couldn ' t stand her . she was constantly jumping to the worst conclusions , thinking the absolute worse about frisco , and was judgmental , nosy , and bitchy . and her reason ? cause frisco was a soldier
i found this story interesting . what happens to a seal when he can ' t be a seal anymore ? frisco ' s struggle with this was touching . tasha was adorable .
asking robert aldrich to direct a sentimental jewish comedy on the order of “the frisco kid” is like putting the late gen . george s . patton jr . in charge of a tap‐dancing class for tiny tots . not knowing exactly what to do , he doesn ' t seem to do very much at all . the result is harmless chaos . people keep coming and going and doing ferociously cute things , but never anything that could appeal to anyone except a close relative or someone with a built‐in weakness for anything ethnic whatsoever .
after the final gun fight scene , the rabbi drops three balls from the rear of matt diggs ' pistol . with the 1860 colt army . 44 , the balls must be rammed into the front of the cylinder with the loading lever . they will not fall out .
according to gene wilder ' s autobiography , kiss me like a stranger : my search for love and art , the tommy lillard role , played by harrison ford , was originally planned for john wayne . john j . puccio of movie metropolis writes that wayne was
eager to take it on as a comic follow - up to true grit and rooster cogburn . salary concerns nixed the idea , though , and it ' s questionable he would have finished the shooting , in any case , as he died shortly before the frisco kid opened .
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once a long time ago on the champs elysee in paris , of all places , i saw
cat ballou
and was forever after spoiled on the subject of comic westerns . i laughed , indeed , at a great deal of
blazing saddles
but was that really a comic western , or just an extension of mel brooks ' all - purpose comic vision ? but i haven ' t seen anything else to even approach
cat ballou
and lee marvin ' s drunken horse , and that includes the new gene wilder movie ,
the frisco kid .
during the oklahoma land rush , the lawlessness is exacerbated by the mccord gang ' s feud with the kincaids , who are trying to bring law and justice to the region .
this is the third or fourth time i ' ve read this one . . . and i enjoy it every time . but boy did the disabled seal frisco have a huge chip on his sculpted shoulders . never have i read a book where the hero ' s identity and feelings of self - worth were so closely tied to his career . thank god he had the lovely high school teacher , mia , to show him the way to happiness . loved their steamy relationship . it was intensely hot without being graphic . i also loved frisco ' s relationship with his adorable 5 year
well , “some kid” is underselling it : gavin is the 5 - year - old nephew of vine star nick mastodon , a 30 - year - old from minnesota who was one of vine’s earliest stars thanks to his videos combining disney movies with top 40 hits . in november of 2013 , he made the viral
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the holy shit of burroughs and kerouac .
from the conference
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2008 .
read the full review on bookabulary . it really surprised me how much i liked this book because i really didn ' t know what to expect . but frisco and mia turned out to be very likable characters . add natasha to the equation and you get yourself a good book .
the eternal symbol of theater is the comedy and tragedy masks as the earliest categorizing of genre for original stories .
puccio of movie metropolis called the film
humorous and touching
and
uplifting as well
:
the frisco kid is not a great film ; it ' s not even a very good film by the best filmmaking standards ; but it ' s such a sweet and gentle film , it ' s hard not to like . . . the film moseys along at a leisurely pace , and the director has a little difficulty finding the right comedic tone between dry , subtle farce and outright slapstick ; yet it manages to find a soft spot in the heart for every scene , so maybe ' heartwarming ' is what aldrich had in mind , in which case he couldn ' t have done better .
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the late alan rickman as hans gruber in the quintessential action film die hard .
qualifies as the type of scripts you would be interested writing in the future .
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the more clearly defined the story is , the clearer the picture of what you hope to write becomes . this is a large part of unfogging the mist within the crystal ball so that the writer can get a clear view of the future story . once you select a genre , this informs how your script should be consistently written in tone and mood . it pilots the script into the world in which the writer will set his or her story .
as i say , a good idea . but what approach do you take to this material ? what ' s your comic tone ?
the frisco kid
tries for almost every possible tone . it has slapstick ( wilder , on a railroad work gang , consistently slamming his sledgehammer down on the toes of the biggest member of the gang ) . it has poignancy ( wilder and ford get to like and respect one another , and it ' s a shame when they have to part ) . it has dialect jokes and costume jokes , puns and double entendres , romance ( a bride awaits wilder in san francisco ) and action ( wilder is taken captive by indians ) .
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a movie can sometimes be poorly told , but audiences will still enjoy it because it delivered on the promises made by the genre in advertising . when done perfectly , without speaking to one another , the writer is working in tandem with the marketing team that handles all the p & a ( print and advertising ) for the film . because of this , the viewer comes to the movie prepared by the advertising in the right frame of mind to hear the writer’s story .
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yes , it is a form of emotional manipulation , but it’s voluntary . in fact , it’s why they’re paying to see the movie . genre is the unspoken agreement between the writer and the audience for the experience they promise to give . we use what the audience already knows about the genres so that we don’t have to start fresh on page one of the script . we use expectation to seduce and affect them , playing the strings inside the human instrument… inside the viewer .
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western – set in the western united states prior to 1912 ( most commonly the wild west era between the american civil war and the turn of the century ) , traditionally featuring frontiersman , cowboys , and / or native americans .
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funneling the light of premise through the prism of genre gives an explosion of color to it .
however , the following track , ‘first we take dumbarton’ introduces us to the more traditional , indie style , which is displayed throughout the album , with constant bass , and guitar notes , adding to the repetitive musical style of the track .
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basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
being fantasy . this means that picking a genre is the beginning of integrating traditional , cinematic concepts to the hypothesis of the story , your premise .
when navy seal lieutenant alan frisco francisco ' s career is threatened by a bullet , he has two reasons not to wallow in self - pity : the appearance of his abandoned five - year - old niece , and his neighbor , mia summerton , who ' s determined to help him heal his leg and his heart . reissue .
the playbill for the opera house gives its name as
mcguire ' s opera house ,
unlike its actual historical name ,
maguire ' s opera house .
the correct name is given in the newspaper story detailing the opening night incident .
( 1935 ) , starring edward g . robinson , which the cognoscenti felt was the superior piece . another nail in the film ' s coffin ( at least as far as the press was concerned ) was the release six months later of mgm ' s similar
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once you’ve seen al capone lecture on the importance of teamwork , you don’t forget it in the untouchables .
i love this story very much . for me it was much more than a
romance book
. it had depth and i just shed real tears and i had to stop reading when alan / frisco sobbed , alone in his room and mia witnessed it but kept silent . i loved the description of his feelings , his doubts and fear and anger . the fact that they were so opposed in some convictions and stayed that way but loving each other . i love the
russian princess
and the fact that it was not a fairy tale where at the end he could recover t
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set in the wild west , this comedy follows the misadventures of polish rabbi avram belinsky as he travels across the wilderness to reach his new congregation in san francisco . after a series of mishaps , the rabbi is befriended by an outlaw , and the two set off together for california .
i love this story very much . for me it was much more than a
romance book
. it had depth and i just shed real tears and i had to stop reading when alan / frisco sobbed , alone in his room and mia witnessed it but kept silent . i loved the description of his feelings , his doubts and fear and anger . the fact that they were so opposed in some convictions and stayed that way but loving each other . i love the
russian princess
and the fact that it was not a fairy tale where at the end he could recover totally . great story .
he ' s most appealing - nice - when he ' s being somewhat eccentric . in movies like “quackser fortune has cousin in the bronx” and “the silver streak , ” when he attempts to represent a kind of gentle blessedness , the intelligence of the actor shows through the disguise . the characterization becomes too calculated to be appealing . one suspects the innocent creature of being , at heart , mr . hyde .
through the centuries , perception and greater clarification is constantly being sought to quantify stories . it helps audiences enter the theater in the right mindset , and it helps producers market the story to their customers . the smarter mankind has become about buying and selling entertainment , the more clarity they want . people want to know what they are buying . therefore , the number of different genres has expanded quite a bit .
subgenres narrow the framework of the story for more direct targeting , giving the script a hook on which to market the film . some subgenres can slip into more than one genre , like spy thriller , action or comedy films , buddy comedy , action or ( b ) romance , noir crime , thriller or mystery . it’s the details within the details .
upon reaching the end of the line , avram begins working on the railroad to earn enough money to buy a horse to continue west . hilarity ensues as avram , unused to physical labor , creates chaos in ohio as he learns his way around the construction site of the new railway . all the while avram also narrates some of the peculiarities of jewish culture while finding his way across this strange , yet wonderful country .
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if your screenplay is going to catch the eye of the studios , it should be written for the buyers but still speak from the heart with its premise . now , you don’t pitch a premise to others . if anyone does ask you for the premise of your story , chances are they are asking for the story’s basic situation . they are using the word as it’s found in any dictionary , not the technical term explained in my last article . meanwhile , you always pinpoint the genre for them . it shows buyers you know your audience and through what cinematic and visual devises they can sell your idea to the masses . you will notice that in many genres , the world in which it is set has scope that fits the tone .
i can ' t believe i actually cried reading this book . brockmann writes flawed heroes so well , flawed and hurting in a very realistic , heart - tugging way . frisco ' s journey to acceptance of his career - changing injury and learning that sometimes the toughest thing one can do is to decide to live sucked me in from the beginning . he is drawn so realistically that i can actually feel his pain . he has a great heroine that is just the right touch of softness and sternness . threw in a bad guy , some navy seal
two mismatched sets of identical twins , one aristocrat , one peasant , mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the french revolution .
had already been sold to the exhibitors even before a foot of it had been shot or conceived . . . the picture was built just the way a ford sedan might have been .
after using nearly 300 gallons of water to quell the raging flames , firefighters said the model s battery reignited two more times .
suzanne brockmann has written another winner here ; who wouldn ' t fall in love with frisco ; she gives you the one - two punch with this description :
it had nothing to do with his craggy - featured , handsome face and enticingly hard - muscled body . well , yes , okay , so she wasn ' t being completely honest with herself . it had at least a little to do with that . it was true - - the fact that the man looked as if he should have his own three - month segment in a hunk - of - the - month calendar was not something she ' d
opening line :
frisco ' s knee was on fire
suzanne brockmann’s tall , dark and dangerous series is in the process of being re - released as 2 - for - 1’s with fancy new ( and quite sexy ) covers . and i have to tell you i am now all about the seals and can’t put this series down . these well written quickie romances are each just different enough that they all feel fresh and unique while still connected as a whole , with delicious alpha male heroes and just the right amount of suspense action and melodrama to
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a polish rabbi wanders through the old west on his way to lead a synagogue in san francisco . on the way he is nearly burnt at the stake by indians and almost killed by outlaws .
as wisse writes , the schlemiel is a figure whose “nature permits him to live joyously , without unnecessary defenses” despite the suffering he endures . that is how the schlemiel became a symbol of hope for the jewish people . the shlemiel “continues to dream , or to fight for love , or to seek it…” much like wilder himself .
there ' s scarcely a plot development , from the moment the rabbi is swindled out of his money on his arrival in philadelphia , through his adventures on the open range in the company of a kind - hearted , wasp outlaw ( harrison ford ) , that isn ' t telegraphed from the opening , pre - credit sequences .
you will notice that the world in which any story is set has a heightened level of stakes . there are only two things the world can agree are worth truly fighting for , which is why those are the two stakes films focus on 99 . 9 % of the time ; they are death and love . this explains from whence the cliché of films being all about sex and violence originates . so , when visualizing the world , remember to consider all the different ways in which love and death make sense within the genre .
what are the chances of this naive , unexperienced schlemeil making it across the continent ? almost exactly zero . but then along comes a gunslinging desperado ( harrison ford , of
star wars
) to take pity on the poor rabbi and help guide him through the deserts and the indians and a goodly supply of other gunslinging desperados .
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hitchock’s rear window explored the terror of a confined man witnessing a murder and unable to escape as the killer discovers his only loose end .
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there ' s scarcely a plot development , from the moment the rabbi is swindled out of his money on his arrival in philadelphia , through his adventures on the open range in the company of a kind - hearted , wasp outlaw ( harrison ford ) , that isn ' t telegraphed from the opening , pre - credit sequences .
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faithful to the star on each other ' s foreheads .
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mr . ford has a somewhat easier time of it than mr . wilder , being required to be little more than stalwart straight‐man to the star . from the evidence here , mr . aldrich is not most at home in the kind of lovable comedy this film wants to be . the comic timing is always a couple of beats off . even leo fuchs , who was one of the great comic actors in the yiddish theater and who has a small role at the beginning of the film , is wasted . he seems to be just another dress extra .
tommy and avram are captured by indians after losing the torah in a chase . the chief questions avram about his book , with its strange writing , and offers to let them both go if the torah remains behind . avram refuses and is ' cleansed ' over an open fire as a test of faith . despite the pain the rabbi never cries out . the chief is impressed with avram ' s singular faith and gives both men their freedom and the torah as a sign of respect .
brainstorm of the genre ( s ) you select for your premise . each genre listed above should have its own list , even if they are describing the same concepts and conceits . there may be some overlap in your lists ; there are no rules limiting you . the contradictory irony of writing is that it’s about breaking down the walls within each framework , expanding the outer walls into new ideas . so , the best writers are breaking new ground while keeping the superstructure of genre intact .
there are two parts to this collection : manuscript material and completed scripts . the manuscript material is listed below and housed in the manuscript room . this collection consists of correspondence , notes , script drafts , production notes and similar material related to the writing life of frank shaw . completed scripts and drafts and revisions of scripts are with the frank shaw script collection and shelved with the script collection in the helen hagan room .
to trump the hawks film . while undoubtedly a minor title in the cagney curriculum vitae , the production does clip along , thanks to the brisk direction of lloyd bacon . bacon had a reputation for speed , wrapping up his films in little more than two weeks . his personal best for set - ups in a single day came during the filming of
after exploring your options , which way of making the point you want to make gets you 1 ) thinking most visually about how the genre serves your statement , and 2 ) it’s the genre that gets you the most excited to write , regardless of the specific visuals that come with your premise . use those two qualifiers to narrow down that decision .
it ' s 1850 and newly - ordained orthodox rabbi avram belinski sets out on horseback from philadelphia to san francisco , knowing only that california ' s
somewhere near new york .
cowpoke bandit tom lillard hasn ' t seen a rabbi before . but he knows when one needs a heap of help . and getting this tenderfoot to frisco in one piece is going to cause a heap of trouble - - with the law , indians and a bunch of ruthless killers .
a script should not include or force superfluous things into it just to throw in bits of genre here and there . you do not just throw in a bunch of cool ideas for genre - specific beats and elements that do not relate to the major turning points within the plot . the key is to nestle the premise so deep within the genre that they become inseparable . it’s part of the blueprint for the story , where everything in it should be a necessity of telling that specific story .
crime / heist – told from the point of view of investigators or criminals where a protagonist’s outer journey in the story centers on criminal activities .
1978’s best picture tells the story of a soft - hearted street thug in philly , who gets the boxing opportunity of a lifetime in rocky .
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reality studio , 2008 .
back in the studio working on his follow up release and debut studio album , the lp is set for release later this year via island records .
ironically , it’s likely that the very non - jewishness of director robert aldrich allowed him to make a movie proclaiming the virtuousness of the rabbi and the torah . if a jew , such as brooks , had directed the film , viewers would have been expected to laugh at the rabbi , rather than smile with him . as eric a . goldman writes in his book the american jewish story through cinema , in the 1940s after world war ii , it was the non - jewish film producer zanuck who in 1947 had the guts to produce a film about anti - semitism , “gentleman’s agreement” and another non - jewish director to create “crossfire , ” which also came out in 1947 . jewish producers at the time were too afraid to put their necks out and have their works to be labeled “too jewish” and risk inciting anti - semitism .
the movie ' s based on a good idea , yes : wilder plays a polish rabbinical student who places so far down in his class that the jewish elders decide there ' s only one place for him , and that ' s san francisco . so he ' s sent to the new land in 1850 or thereabouts , and he ' s expected to make his way through the wild west and eventually serve a congregation in the midst of the gold rush .
( 1936 ) , starring clark gable as a slick barbary ne ' r - do - well . among the admirers , however , was the critic for
genre allows us to identify , classify , and segregate the styles of storytelling before going into the complexities and details of genre classifications and what they mean .
while stopping in a small town not too far of san francisco , avram and tommy encounter the diggs brothers and jones again and take back what they have stolen from avram . in revenge , the three bandits follow them and ambush them at the californian beach . avram experiences a crisis of faith when he is forced to shoot darryl diggs in self - defense , but it is tommy who brings him back to the path by reminding him that he still is what he is inside . when matt diggs , the sole survivor of the ambush , prepares to kill avram in revenge and tommy springs to his friend ' s defense , avram regains his composure and courage and exiles diggs from san francisco . the story ends happily with avram marrying one of the daughters of the head of the jewish community , with tommy attending the ceremony as his best man .
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once a writer selects a genre , it’s important to infuse that story with constant , visual elements and plot developments that specifically fit that genre in particular . the entire story needs to feel like the genre you selected and be hard to imagine done any other way . the genre should be inseparable from the plot .
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crime ( the godfather , the untouchables , fish called wanda , 48 hours , scarface , goodfellas , ocean’s eleven , bonnie & clyde , the sting , magnum force , chinatown , maltese falcon , l . a . confidential , double indemnity , the big lebowski , sunset blvd . , the usual suspects , sid & nancy , internal affairs , the departed , mystic river , touch of evil , american gangster , the french connection , kiss me deadly , set it off , brick , the talented mr . ripley , klute , kiss kiss bang bang , at close range , sin city , dog day afternoon , primal fear )
his professionalism serves the film well . it’s very hard to fault on a technical level , and he brings a strong visual sense to bear on a number of sequences that raise them several notches above the tv flavor of the material . the dance sequence , when avram and his unlikely companion , tommy ( harrison ford ) , are prisoners of a tribe of indians , is a good case in point , as is the final shoot - out in the streets of san francisco .
stuart galbraith iv is a kyoto - based film historian whose work includes the emperor and the wolf - the lives and films of akira kurosawa and toshiro mifune and taschen ' s forthcoming cinema nippon . visit stuart ' s cine blogarama here .
larry abbot , speaker in the radio horror shows of manhattan mystery theater , wants to marry . for the marriage , he takes his fiancée home to the castle where he grew up , among his eccentric . . . see full summary »
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although loudmouthed braggart jerry plunkett alienates his comrades and officers , father duffy , the regimental chaplain , has faith that he ' ll prove himself in the end .
4 . quackser fortune has a cousin in the bronx . 3 production stills .
one of the best westerns most people don’t know , my name is nobody .
in my next article , i will delve into genre gone wrong , exploring the ways in which genre can be used to either ruin the script or its marketability .
fast read , in depth characters and real life issues and people . alan ' frisco
francisco is a navy seal whose knee was busted up during an op 5 years ago , and has been desperately trying to reclaim his active status , despite not being able to walk without a cane , or without tremendous pain . it was a self - discovery novel about pain , loss , perseverance and finding happiness where you don ' t think there is any . i liked the heroine mia , as well . i loved natasha , alan ' s five year old niece . she was adorable in the face of neglect by her alcoholic mother .
some viewers have complained that the name darryl is anachronistic . one etymology source says that , as a first name , it was not used by english speakers until the late nineteenth century . however , the name comes from old french
d ' airelle
, meaning someone from the town of airelle in france . airelle itself means
open space
, from the latin , so it might be quite old .
so this book was on the ' dark , tortured , injured hero ' list and that ' s exactly what i wanted . now , looking at the gr notes , this was originally published in 97 ? it felt more like ' 87 and had i read it in 87 , i would have been all over it like peanut butter on chocolate . unfortunately , it ' s not 87 or 97 and oh holy hell , yawn ! frisco is an injured former seal who is doing everything he can to get back on active duty . it ' s clear to everyone but him , that goal is never going to happen . to add insult
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 .
meanwhile , thrillers are popular internationally because the stakes ( life and death ) are a universally understood set of circumstances . like it or not , those are the facts . writers need to understand this so they know the challenges before selecting a genre .
premise provides the film’s purpose . it fills a story with passion and meaning . meanwhile , genre allows the writer to choose how to relay that message . it takes that light of inspiration from the premise and allows the writer to shine it through a specific lens . think of it as sunshine through a kaleidoscope . genre establishes a mood , color , and tone for the reader ( audience ) of that story . it conveys more than just the style of the film . most important to those who finance movies , the exact genre tells studios how to sell the movie and helps determine to whom ( through demographics ) . how you turn a feeling and a statement into a movie is through the marketing tool of genre . genre tells a studio how they will sell your idea . it’s important to note that it wasn’t always that way .
a tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .
the culture clash of a true fish out of water is surprisingly humorous and refreshing .
i use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .
of perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .
9 . the lady in question [ television ] - 2nd revision - - 2 / 11 / 1999 . under original title ,
why kill the old lady ?
seven was one of the more grizzly who - done - its in cinema history .
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i ' m a great admirer of mr . wilder when , as in his own “sherlock holmes’ smarter brother” and “the world ' s greatest lover , ” and especially in mel brooks ' s “young frankenstein , ” he plays a character of patently unjustifiable self‐assurance , a fellow who ' s funny because of his complete absorption by the absurd . one of the great , solemnly funny sequences of all time is the “putting on the ritz” number from “young frankenstein , ” when the young doctor ( mr . wilder ) and his monster‐pupil ( gene hackman ) strut their stuff for the convention of viennese alienists .
( 1935 ) might at first be mistaken for yet another warner brothers western . laid against the backdrop of san francisco ' s bloody barbary coast circa 1854 , the screenplay by seton miller and warren duff tells of the rise and fall of bat morgan ( cagney , enjoying a break from gangsterdom ) , a merchant seaman who turns the tables on the scalawags who try to shanghai him and winds up owning half the town through force of will , a strong right hook and a complete disregard for anyone but himself .
fast read , in depth characters and real life issues and people . alan ' frisco
francisco is a navy seal whose knee was busted up during an op 5 years ago , and has been desperately trying to reclaim his active status , despite not being able to walk without a cane , or without tremendous pain . it was a self - discovery novel about pain , loss , perseverance and finding happiness where you don ' t think there is any . i liked the heroine mia , as well . i loved natasha , alan ' s five year old niece . she was ado
the younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal sherlock ' s glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric scotland yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress .
after a roustabout sailer avoids being shanghaied in 1852 san francisco , his audacity helps him to arise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous barbary coast .
even the traditional lower budget dramas listed are set behind the closed doors of : the mafia , prison , military life , world politics , bikers , wall street , insane asylums , war zones , internment camps , the ghetto , and criminal trials… the violence is palpable ; the stakes are exceptionally high . measures taken are extreme . it’s very hard to sell screenplays ( and movies as whole ) to anyone without such palpable conflict at the center of it . people don’t often pay to see a movie about everyday life . if they wanted that , they’d save their money and stay home . so , i explore the extremes . movies are exceptional stories about characters in exceptional circumstances . the worlds and situations of these films only get more visual , wild , daunting and cinematic for characters in other genres . for example , here is the start of a list for science fiction :


fields of sacrifice is a 1964 documentary by donald brittain about canadian war dead .

the film visits former battlefields where over 100,000 canadian soldiers lost their lives in world war i and world war ii and examines canadian military cemeteries and memorials from hong kong to sicily .

fields of sacrifice

by september , they ' d be toiling in the tomatillo fields of jalisco .
$ 10 . 00 and all proceeds go to the fields of remembrance trust .
in flanders fields was first published in england ' s punch magazine in december 1915 . within months , this poem came to symbolize the sacrifice of all who were fighting in the first world war .
the producer is in charge of the fields . i ' m in charge of sales .
after a day in the fields , alejandrina castillo snacks on a corn chip .
if i kick out the kids , they just go work in other fields .
hellblade : senua’s sacrifice will now be releasing in 2017 . check out our video below for more information . . . .
child labor is common in the fields of southern sinaloa , where alejandrina worked the last three winters .
how the poppy became the symbol of sacrifice the red poppy flower is a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died in wwi . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
alejandrina ' s destination that july day was a stretch of open fields where a local farmer raised chile peppers .
lieutenant colonel john mccrae was the canadian army doctor who wrote the world famous poem in flanders fields .
today we’ve released a new track from the hellblade : senua’s sacrifice soundtrack . the track title is ‘deeper’ , composed and performed by andy laplegua . . . .
hellblade : senua’s sacrifice is out now for xbox one and is available digital - only from the xbox store ! as part of hellblade’s launch we . . . . . .
the fields of remembrance trust was established in 2012 to honour those who served and died for our nation during world war one .
henry mortensen : the first orc that aragorn is seen killing on the fields of pelennor is played by viggo mortensen ' s son .
our latest development diary explores how we’ve created the voices that haunt senua throughout her journey in hellblade : senua’s sacrifice . make sure to wear . . . . . .
fields of remembrance lapel pins commemorating the battle of chunuk bair are now available . 650 men died in this offensive for the heights of the gallipoli peninsula in august 1915 .
also know that great sacrifice has been a reality as well . while i may lose my lawn , rice farmers are signing up for a second year of reduced crops and similarly lost income .
w . c . fields stars as a lovable con man who becomes the unlikely guardian of an orphaned circus waif ( carol dempster ) .
this theme certainly doesn ' t just apply to the seductive world of acting ; this also rings true for many fields - in particular the world of science . success in the workplace does require determination , which in turn sometimes requires the forfeiting of activities in your private life . personally , i have missed weddings , parties and numerous social occasions in sacrifice of my career .
hi everyone , we’re happy to be sharing a new poster with you today and also reveal a new for the game : hellblade : senua’s sacrifice . . . . . . .
director of photography andrew lesnie caught most of his shots during the intense battle on the pelennor fields , by putting on polo armor , and wading into the thick of the action .
we cherish too , the poppy red that grows on fields where valor led , it seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies .
so when you see the green agricultural lands of the sacramento valley and those shallow flooded rice fields , know that water reductions have been made , far in advance of this drought .
tarkovsky ' s haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation . made as he was dying of cancer , the sacrifice is tarkovsky ' s personal statement , a profoundly moving , redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart - wrenching emotion .
asked about the role of child labor in the pepper fields , velazquez said :
honestly , i don ' t get involved . i leave it to the grower .
the day of the funeral was a beautiful spring day ; none of us wore overcoats . you know the haze that comes over the hills at wimereux . i felt so thankful that the poet of ' in flanders fields ' was lying out there in the bright sunshine in the open space he loved so well . . . . ( prescott . in flanders fields : the story of john mccrae , p . 129 )
running a short 70 minutes , the film was offered as part of a double feature or accompanied by the nfb’s haunting 38 - minute film on the war dead of the two world wars , fields of sacrifice . either way , it played throughout 1963 and 1964 on the nation’s screens before making its way to the non - theatrical circuit , where it continued to play in schools and community centres on 16 mm . it later enjoyed a second career on television and home video .
share this story on facebook , google + or twitter . read the first two instalments in this series , where tim maughan and the unknown fields group visits the chinese city of yiwu , the real home of christmas and explore the invisible shipping network that keeps the world running . this trip was organised and funded by the unknown fields division , a group of architects , academics and designers at the architectural association school of architecture in london .
what many know as flanders fields is a part of this same agricultural landscape of belgium . it would become part of the dreaded western front of world war i , where trench life , influenza and poison gas would take the lives of 8 , 000 men per day in the first month . hundreds of thousands would follow .
when told that a times reporter had seen children in his fields , he admitted that state inspectors had fined him $ 30 , 000 the year before for using child labor .
in the fields of chihuahua , she watched out for scorpions . in jalisco , she saw her pregnant aunt amalia keel over in a tomatillo field ; the aunt later gave birth to a stillborn baby .
big american retailers are vigilant about enforcing rules against child labor at farms that supply them directly . keeping child workers out of the fields at widely scattered small - and mid - size farms has proved much harder .
the hebrew word for incense offerings , qetoret , literally means “smoke , odor of sacrifice , incense . ” however , radak points out that the word qeturot means “connected” as it is etymologically related to the aramaic word qeter “to bind” and to the hebrew word qesher “to bind , ” “connection” or “knot . ”
sadly , our memory of such mammoth sacrifice and the freedom it earned grows dim , and our courage wanes with the next news cycle . but men like jack won ' t let us forget because to them the choices are simple . remember the past and those lessons learned will guide us in the future .
rice farmers have also adopted gps technology that allows them to precisely level their fields . the five - inch water depth is uniform across the field – not deeper at one end than the other .
for me , one of the captivating themes from la la land was the idea that commitment , drive and sacrifice can , rather unfortunately , have damaging results on relationships . this is of course one interpretation of the plot - particularly the melancholy ending - that in life you have to make choices , and those choices shape your future . sometimes positively , but sometimes negatively .
added braun , “smaller theatrical distributors may be frustrated , but the reality is that netflix reaches millions and that appeals to filmmakers and some will sacrifice theatrical to reach a very large audience . it depends on what your dream is , and how great the pressure is to guarantee a return of money to your investors . ”
in flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses , row on row , that mark our place ; and in the sky the larks , still bravely singing , fly scarce heard amid the guns below . we are the dead . short days ago we lived , felt dawn , saw sunset glow , loved , and were loved , and now we lie in flanders fields . take up our quarrel with the foe : to you from failing hands we throw the torch , be yours to hold it high . if ye break faith with us who die we shall not sleep , though poppies grow in flanders fields
alejandrina castillo , 12 , picks chile peppers near teacapan , sinaloa . an estimated 100 , 000 children toil in mexican fields for pay . some work for farms that export produce to the u . s .
writing letters and poetry also allowed john mccrae to escape temporarily from the pressures of his administrative duties at the hospital . his last poem ,
the anxious dead
, echoed the theme of
in flanders fields
but was never as popular as the earlier poem .
constantinos complained that he had been singled out unfairly by state inspectors .
if i kick out the kids , they just go work in other fields . there ' s no steady enforcement ,
he said .
today , people continue to pay tribute to the poet of in flanders fields by visiting mccrae house , the limestone cottage in guelph , ontario where he was born . the house has been preserved as a museum . beside it are a memorial cenotaph and a garden of remembrance .
in his speech , prince william echoed the words of winston churchill , who in 1919 said of ypres : “a more sacred place for the british does not exist in the world . ” william added : “during the first world war britain and belgium stood shoulder to shoulder . one hundred years on , we still stand together , gathering as so many do every night , in remembrance of that sacrifice . ”
whether it is the nostalgic glimpse of the past in la la land , or the forward thinking progress of science , there is a reminder that in all fields dedication and commitment are key ingredients to success - and in order to accomplish this - sacrifices often have to be made .
the month before , human rights activists had toured farms in the region and counted hundreds of child pickers . embarrassed state officials vowed to impose fines on growers who employed children . but after the officials and activists left , children were back in the fields .
john mccrae was buried with full military honours in wimereux cemetery , just north of boulogne , not far from the fields of flanders . bonfire led the procession , mccrae ' s riding boots reversed in the stirrups . his death was met with great grief among his friends and contemporaries . a friend wrote of the funeral :
a kaleidoscopic portrait of josh dolgin of 18 short films which display his electrifying craft and sense of history . combining yiddish songs with funk , rap and everything in between , his tunes are densely layered tapestries of dizzying complexity . he collaborates with legendary trombonist fred wesley ( a key member of james brown ' s bands ) , klezmer hero david krakauer , and re - discovers pianist irving fields .
alejandrina and her family were part of a crew of nomadic farm laborers who spent part of the summer of 2013 in guanajuato , in the countryside southeast of leon .
the hebrew word for a burnt offering or sacrifice , qorban , is etymologically related to the word qarov “close , ” qiruv “to bring close” and qerovim “relatives , ” as they all share the same root qrb “to be close . ” sacrificial offering ( qorban ) meant to bring a person who brought it close ( qarov ) to god .
it is a terrible state of affairs , and i am going because i think every bachelor , especially if he has experience of war , ought to go . i am really rather afraid , but more afraid to stay at home with my conscience . ( prescott . in flanders fields : the story of john mccrae , p . 77 )
in flanders fields was first published in england ' s punch magazine in december 1915 . within months , this poem came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the first world war . today , the poem continues to be a part of remembrance day ceremonies in canada and other countries throughout the world .
but it was the testimony of the dead that particularly held the audience . one private , jack dillon , told those in the market square of the “sweet smell” of death . ypres’s notoriety , after all , was in great measure built not only on the ferocity of the fighting , and a victory won at great cost , but by the conditions in which it was fought . unprecedented rain and the churning of the clay fields had turned the mud to sludge so deep that men and horses drowned . there were more than 320 , 000 allied casualties . german losses are estimated to have been between 260 , 000 and 400 , 000 . the final act on ypres’s stage was the playing of the piper’s lament . it was a piece of music simply entitled the bloody fields of flanders .
the memories of the boys who went to world war one are fading . they can be as many as four generations away with no direct descendants . when we identify each white cross in a field of remembrance with a name we begin to truly honour their sacrifice . and when we know the stories of their young lives we begin to understand the loss felt by their families and communities . there are many wonderful resources to help tell their stories , and for researching a relative .
while in office , fox was criticized for the presence of children in the region ' s fields . when a times reporter and photographer visited the area on a sweltering day in july 2013 , there were 45 pickers at work in a pepper field about two miles from fox ' s hacienda .
legion magazine engages canadians in commemorating the effort , bravery and sacrifice of those who served and continue to serve in canada’s military . from the war of 1812 to modern armed forces missions around the world , legion magazine offers a blend of stories , photographs , graphics , maps and posters on canadian military history and heritage , veterans’ issues and the canadian armed forces . legion magazine is published six times a year in english with a french insert . legion magazine is published by canvet publications ltd .
more than 800 , 000 soldiers on both sides of the war died in the blood and mud of the ypres salient between 1914 and 1918 . many marched on the so - called menin road , on which the gate built in 1927 now stands , from ypres town to the front lines . still today , the remains of dozens of men are found every year in flanders fields , identified initially by the colouring and markings of the boots in which they died .
on may 2 , 1915 , mccrae’s friend , lieutenant alexis helmer , was killed in action and buried in a makeshift grave . wild poppies were already beginning to bloom between the crosses marking the many graves and he was inspired to write in flanders fields the next day .
wilhelm scream : - when a southron is knocked off an oliphant by legolas . - when an oliphant wrangler gets hit by a spear thrown by éomer , right before the collision of the two mûmakil during the battle of pelennor fields . - during the retreat from osgiliath , when faramir is leading his men in a frenzied charge back to minas tirith , a fell beast picks one of the soldiers off his horse .
clearing the fields of plants , fidel swung his machete wide and opened a gash at alejandrina ' s right ankle .
i yelled to my mom and she came running , and my brother wanted to run away , but she hit him ,
alejandrina recalled . she limped under a tree and pressed a soiled rag against the wound .
the battle of pelennor fields was filmed on a large field heavily populated with rabbits . the place had to be carefully inspected for rabbit holes , which were all filled , due to the danger they would pose if a horse were to step into one , which could cause a major pile - up , with injuries to horses and riders .
most of the lines legolas says in the extended edition scene of the paths of the dead are direct quotes from the book .
the house of the healing sequence was david wenham ' s first day of shooting .
in early may 1915 , a canadian doctor and poet , lieutenant colonel john mccrae , who recently lost a friend and a fellow lieutenant in the war witnessed the sight of bright red poppies flourishing in an unlikely place . the vision inspired him to write a poem called “in flanders fields , ” which became famous . the poem has been part of memorial ceremonies across the world ever since .
a field of remembrance is laid out in the same way ads the soldiers marched when they were alive , in straight rows . take a moment to reflect that each of the white crosses represents a life lost . with our fields toolkit , you ' ll find useful guides to follow , specifications for white crosses , how to order poppy and fern self adhesive stickers , and resene paint .
elsewhere , it persists . children work the fields throughout mexico ' s agricultural export regions . they pick tomatillos in baja california and michoacan and tomatoes in zacatecas and san luis potosi . they de - stem strawberries in baja california sur . they bag coffee beans and cut sugar cane in veracruz and chiapas .
a kitten has taken up with a poor ( child ) dying of muscular atrophy who cannot move . it stays with him all the time , and sleeps most of the day in his straw hat . tonight i saw the kitten curled up under the bedclothes . it seems as it were a gift of providence that the little creature should attach itself to the child who needs is most . ( prescott , in flanders fields : the story of john mccrae , p . 18 )
the return of the king contains 50 minutes of additional footage , in a blue sleeve . it contains an alan lee painting of the grey havens , and the white tree of gondor on the back of the sleeve .
unknown fields has an unusual plan for the stuff . “we are using this radioactive clay to make a series of ceramic vessels modelled on traditional ming vases , ” young explains , “each proportioned based on the amount of toxic waste produced by the rare earth minerals used in a particular tech gadget . ” the idea is to illustrate the impact our consumer goods have on the environment , even when that environment might be unseen and thousands of miles away .
the red poppy flower is a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died in wwi .
you can see the lake on google maps , and that hints at the scale . zoom in far enough and you can make out the dozens of pipes that line the shore . unknown fields’ liam young collected some samples of the waste and took it back to the uk to be tested . “the clay we collected from the toxic lake tested at around three times background radiation , ” he later tells me .
welcome to baotou , the largest industrial city in inner mongolia . i ' m here with a group of architects and designers called the unknown fields division , and this is the final stop on a three - week - long journey up the global supply chain , tracing back the route consumer goods take from china to our shops and homes , via container ships and factories .
the general impression in my mind is of a nightmare . we have been in the most bitter of fights . for seventeen days and seventeen nights none of us have had our clothes off , nor our boots even , except occasionally . in all that time while i was awake , gunfire and rifle fire never ceased for sixty seconds . . . . . and behind it all was the constant background of the sights of the dead , the wounded , the maimed , and a terrible anxiety lest the line should give way . ( prescott . in flanders fields : the story of john mccrae , p . 98 )
minas tirith and the surrounding area are actually a combination of several locations . the seventh tier was a backlot set at three foot six studios . the other streets were a maze - like set built at the same rock quarry where the hornburg ( helm ' s deep ) was shot . pelennor fields was a large open field in twizel . osgiliath was another backlot set . the full cities of osgiliath and minas tirith were built as models . the surrounding mountain ranges were a digital composite of photographs taken of several mountain ranges in new zealand .
although mccrae worked hard at his university teaching and at his increasingly busy practice , the advantage of working in a university was that he could take time off . he holidayed at various times in england , france and europe . . . at times he worked his passage to europe as ship ' s surgeon ; he enjoyed ships and the sea . these were the compensations of a bachelor ' s life . ( prescott , in flanders fields : the story of john mccrae , p . 70 )
when filming the scene
the sacrifice of faramir
david wenham ' s horse became excited and ran away with him . a professional rider had to chase the horse and stop it . david was not a rider , and had not been taught what to do in such a situation , to pull the rein and force the horse to turn too sharply . horses cannot run in a tight circle , and this would have stopped the horse . thankfully , david was not harmed . ( the extras in the extended edition dvd has the full story . )
it ' s sad to see a little kid working in the fields ,
he said .
i do tell the growers that these kids should be in school . and they tell me sometimes , ' hey , emilio , we tell them , but their parents want them to work , and the kids sometimes want to work . '
though i remembered him as this devil - may - care rake with a swath of luxurious hair , costner’s robin is both poorly styled and wildly inconsistent as a character , not just because of costner’s barely existent british accent , but because robin apparently both achieves and loses adult sensibilities over the course of the film . he’s willing to sacrifice his hand to save a friend at the beginning of the movie , but , once returned to england , he acts like a petulant child , teasing his new friend azeem about love . and though it seems noble that he eventually decides to take up with a band of outlaws and overthrow the corrupt sheriff , the film doesn’t actually explain why he’d do that , other than to imply that it was just the right thing to do .
the flowers seemed to have no link to jack ' s wars . they were poppies , a red wildflower of europe , botanically known as papaver rhoeas . fondly called corn poppies , they thrive in wheat fields and waysides from ireland to the mediterranean . they would obtain their name from the grains once collectively known as
korn
long before american corn ( zea maize ) was discovered in the new world .
maj . john mccrae , a canadian battlefield doctor , wrote the poem
in flanders fields
during the conflict after burying a good friend . in 1918 , two days before the armistice was signed , moina michael , working at the ymca overseas war secretaries headquarters , began wearing a little red silk poppy on her lapel to
keep faith with all who died .
the fellowship of the ring contains 30 minutes of additional footage , in a green sleeve . it contains an alan lee painting of the fellowship entering moria , and the moria gate on the back of the sleeve .
wooden crosses are placed on the last day of the tower of london ' s ' blood swept lands and seas of red ' poppy installation in the tower of london in london , britain , 11 november 2014 .
in the french canadian victory bond poster titled , “pour que la terre leur soit légère” souscrivons à l’emprunt de la victoire ( the english version reads , “if ye break faith—we shall not sleep” buy victory bonds ) , the poppy dominates the bottom of the design and the flower is front and centre again in the print depicting the poem in flanders fields by lieutenant - colonel john mccrae . there , only the poppies are coloured while the rest of the composition is inked in sepia . coincidentally , all three of these works were created in 1918 , the last year of the war and the year mccrae died .
of the three major battles in ypres , however , it is the third and final , whose centenary will pass in the early hours of monday , that bears the greatest infamy . “i died in hell – they called it passchendaele , ” the soldier and poet siegfried sassoon wrote of the carnage that raged from 31 july until 10 november 1917 . perhaps the first world war battle that is today most sharp in the collective british consciousness is the somme , but at the time it was this battle , and this place , that was synonymous with the hopelessness and horror of what was playing out on foreign fields .
part 2 of our combat focused episodes . see new in - development footage of senua in action . . .
clockwise from top left : alejandrina castillo lies with her 8 - week - old cousin in the family ' s temporary home in teacapan , sinaloa . holding the shard of a broken mirror , alejandrina applies lip gloss before she goes shopping in teacapan , a break from working in the fields . after a day picking tomatillos , she and cousin pedro vasquez try to knock a mango from a tree behind their family ' s temporary home in arandas , jalisco .
the times watched her and dozens of other children harvest chile peppers at a mid - size farm in teacapan , south of the resort city of mazatlan , in december 2013 .
in the extended cut of the film , the song during the houses of healing sequence is sung by liv tyler .
and there’s no better place to understand china’s true sacrifice than the shores of baotou toxic lake . apparently created by damming a river and flooding what was once farm land , the lake is a “tailings pond” : a dumping ground for waste byproducts . it takes just 20 minutes to reach the lake by car from the centre of the city , passing through abandoned countryside dominated by the industrial architecture on the horizon . earlier reports claim the lake is guarded by the military , but we see no sign . we pass a shack that was presumably a guard hut at one point but it’s abandoned now ; whoever was here left in a hurry , leaving their bedding , cooking stove , and instant noodle packets behind when they did .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
. ( the latter gets a mention in the article ‘north of hollywood’ for its portrait of late writer malcolm lowry . )
this is a 1919 photo of sgt . alvin york of the u . s . army in an unknown location . york received the medal of honor for killing 25 germans , capturing 132 prisoners and putting 35 machine gun nests out of commission .
march 1st , 2013 marked the 117th year anniversary of the battle of adwa and historian ayele bekerie shares an essay on the historic victory . ( photo : mountains of adwa / file )
for the extended edition dvd , the scene in which pippin is looking for merry after the battle on pelennor fields , was digitally altered so that it appears to be night , instead of day . according to peter jackson on the commentary track , this was done to make it appear that pippin has been looking for several hours , instead of several minutes , underlining the friendship between the two hobbits . in the original edit , because it appeared that pippin had only been looking for a few minutes , his reaction to finding merry seems like he ' s overreacting .
he felt he should have made greater sacrifices , and insisted on living in a tent through the year , like his comrades at the front , rather than in the officers ' huts . when this affected his health in mid - winter he had to be ordered into warmer surroundings . to many he gave the impression that he felt he should still be with his old artillery brigade . after the battle of ypres he was never again the optimistic man with the infectious smile . ( prescott . in flanders fields : the story of john mccrae , p . 110 )
the battle of passchendaele , the third battle of ypres and one of the most brutal conflicts of the first world war , took place between 31 july and 10 november 1917 in west flanders , belgium . more than half a million combatants lost their lives
dozens of pipes line the shore , churning out a torrent of thick , black , chemical waste from the refineries that surround the lake . the smell of sulphur and the roar of the pipes invades my senses . it feels like hell on earth .
in our final development diary of 2015 we show some of the work that is going into creating hellblade’s atmosphere : . . .
the red color is not a reflection of the color of blood , nor is it a symbol of death or a sign of support for war , according to the royal british legion , a u . k . charity for military officers and their families .
during world war i , much of the fighting took place in western europe . the belgium flanders , the northernmost point of the western front during the first world war , became one of the most devastated regions in the battlefield . the war turned the beautiful countryside into a field of mud where nothing could grow . but poppy flowers sprouted on the land of thousands of dead men .
he attended the university of toronto medical school . he liked to write and some of his poems and short stories were published in a variety of magazines . he completed his degree in 1898 .
a blistering satire of italy in the 1970s , the seduction of mimi takes aim at a corrupt government , compromised labor leaders and the neanderthal sexual politics of men in power , with uproarious results .
the theatrical edition is the definitive version of the movie & it’s mush better in terms of pacing and tone than the extended cut .
memorial day , originally called decoration day , is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the united states of america . over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of memorial day . while waterloo n . y . was officially declared the birthplace of memorial day by president lyndon johnson in may 1966 , it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day .
in part because of the poem ' s popularity , the poppy was adopted as the flower of remembrance for the war dead of britain , france , the united states , canada and other commonwealth countries .
the entire western front became an enormous killing ground , scarred by bomb craters , trenches and miles of barbed wire . not a blade of grass or a green leaf could be found for miles . the mud was legendary . at the end of the battles tens of thousands on both sides would be buried beneath the cold ground of flanders .
adwa reminds the shoan nobility to let freedom ring from northern highlands to the rift valleys , the river basins , the plain lush fields of arussi and the salty danakil depressions . adwa presents a unique opportunity to reconfigure the empire - state . unfortunately , absolutism and imperial glory overshadowed and undermined the emancipatory route suggested by the historic event of adwa . adwa presses on the monarchy to modernize and to let the people involve in the political process through constitutional means . unfortunately , the leaders resisted internal reform or introduced ineffective and nominal elements of modernity . absolute monarchy , imitative and nominal modernization and detached and non - transformative tradition were pursued and , to this date , insist on clinging to the status quo . the status quo is the cause of immense poverty and disenfranchisement for the vast majority of the people in the country .
in 1917 the british home front faced a test of endurance and its most obvious expression throughout the year was the food question . the strategic importance of food production in 1917 was accompanied by the clamour of exhortati…
the two towers contains 42 minutes of additional footage , in a red sleeve . it contains an alan lee painting of gandalf ' s return , and a rohirrim sun symbol on the back of the sleeve .
during one of the shots filming the charge of the rohirrim , a horse rider fell off the back of his horse . all the horses that came behind him miraculously managed to either miss or avoid him .
on the extended dvd extras , peter jackson explains that the head of gothmog , the leader of the orcs during the siege of gondor , was partly derived from the head of joseph merrick , also known as
the elephant man
. also of influence , was the alien leader from jackson ' s earlier film bad taste ( 1987 ) .
in the trenches , john mccrae tended hundreds of wounded soldiers every day . he was surrounded by the dead and the dying . in a letter to his mother , he wrote of the battle of ypres .
dame helen mirren started with a reading of in flanders fields , by the canadian poet lt col john mccrae , who served as a surgeon during the second battle of ypres . she continued to narrate through the evening as images of those who fought were projected across the clock tower of the cloth hall , standing high behind the stage . among those , harry patch , known as the last tommy , who died in 2009 , aged 111 , spoke down from the tower to the crowds . “passchendaele when i knew it was flat” , he said in a recording . “everything was blown to pieces” . patch told of finding “a cornishman” on the battlefields ripped to shreds by shrapnel who begged to be shot . thirty seconds later , without a pistol being drawn , the man died . the man had said one word , said patch : “mother” .
regardless of the exact date or location of its origins , one thing is clear – memorial day was borne out of the civil war and a desire to honor our dead . it was officially proclaimed on 5 may 1868 by general john logan , national commander of the grand army of the republic , in his general order no . 11 . “the 30th of may , 1868 , is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers , or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion , and whose bodies now lie in almost every city , village and hamlet churchyard in the land , ” he proclaimed . the date of decoration day , as he called it , was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle .
in the crowd shot of the scene of aragorn ' s ascension you can see the blue banner with the silver swan of dol amroth being waved . the prince of dol amroth , imrahil , isn ' t a major character in the story , but is the one who discovers that eowyn is still alive after her slaying of the witch - king .
poppies fall through the interior of the menin gate during the last post ceremony during the centenary commemorations of passchendaele . photograph : benoit doppange / epa
one hundred thousand people lined the streets of wellington for the world premiere . that ' s roughly a quarter of the city ' s population .
the last spoken line of the movie ,
well , i ' m back .
, is also the last line of the book .
one of the landmarks of 1960 ' s world cinema in a new transfer that restores shadows of forgotten ancestors in all the extravagant color , vivid tragedy , and lucid anthropological detail that stunned audiences when it first premiered .
this documentary chronicles the evolution of eastern spirituality in america from its popularization in the counterculture of the 1960s to its widespread infusion into every aspect of our contemporary society . discusses its role in our new understandings of social inequities , western faith practices , cutting - edge medicine and science , and more .
orlando bloom ' s big heroic scene atop the mûmak was shot in just one day . bloom was filmed on top of a pile of sandbags .
you may not have heard of baotou , but the mines and factories here help to keep our modern lives ticking . it is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of “rare earth” minerals . these elements can be found in everything from magnets in wind turbines and electric car motors , to the electronic guts of smartphones and flatscreen tvs . in 2009 china produced 95 % of the world ' s supply of these elements , and it ' s estimated that the bayan obo mines just north of baotou contain 70 % of the world ' s reserves . but , as we would discover , at what cost ?
the final portrait in a series on the lives of dictators by alexander sokurov , the sun is a re - imagining of emperor hirohito ' s final days in power during the waning days of wwii . hirohito wanders through his palace in a child - like state of denial . but reality soon intrudes as american soldiers overrun his manicured gardens and visions of hiroshima invade his dreams . no longer a god among men , hirohito is forced accept the terms of the occupation and , even more dramatically , the renunciation of his divinity .
the amount of money that new line cinema reclaimed in tax breaks on the three
the lord of the rings
films was ten times more than the annual budget of the new zealand film commission , which funds local filmmaking .
sir ian mckellen ' s first day of shooting on the trilogy was gandalf ' s first scene , arriving in hobbiton . his second day of shooting was gandalf ' s final scene of the film , at the gray havens .
while john gilbert was editing the lord of the rings : the fellowship of the ring ( 2001 ) and michael horton was editing the lord of the rings : the two towers ( 2002 ) , jamie selkirk was cutting the final chapter . from the start , peter jackson wanted his longtime associate selkirk on the lord of the rings : the return of the king ( 2003 ) , as he knew selkirk would stay focused on the climax of the entire saga .
sons of ben : the movie tells the story of a major league soccer supporters club’s quest to bring an mls team to their city , and how that journey changed the group’s members as well as the face of a struggling community .
each of the cast members was given a gift on their last day of shooting , usually a prop that was significant to their roles . miranda otto received one of eowyn ' s dresses and her sword , liv tyler received arwen ' s
dying dress
, orlando bloom got one of legolas ' bows .
when aragorn holds his speech to the troops he says
a day may come when the courage of men fails , when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship , but it is not this day . an hour of wolves and shattered shields , when the age of men comes crashing down !
this is a very close paraphrase to 45th stanza of the old norse poem voluspå which describes ragnarok . the original stanza goes about like this :
brother shall strike brother and both fall , parents shall defile their kin ; evil be on earth , an age of adultery , axe time , sword time , of splintered shields , a wind - age , a wolf - age till the world caves in ; no man will spare another .
the same poem is also the source of several of the names of the dwarves in the world of tolkien .
enjoy the story of the creation of the north - west mounted police ( eventual rcmp ) in western canada in 1873 as told by filmmaker extraordinaire colin low .
poppies are released from the menin gate at the end of the wreath laying ceremony during commemorations marking the centenary of passchendale . photograph : leon neal / getty images
( ltor ) queen mathilde of belgium , king philippe of belgium and west - flanders province governor carl decaluw . photograph : nicolas maeterlinck / afp / getty images
many of the peppers destined for the u . s . in summer come from guanajuato , some from farms near the ranch of former mexican president vicente fox .
over the past few months we’ve been hard at work in the prototyping phase of hellblade . this episode of our development diary series . . . . . .
our 2nd development diary focuses on some of the early art inspiration of the team , in particular a reference gathering trip to the . . . . . .
for the lighting of the beacons sequence , one beacon was helicoptered up to the top of a mountain and then lit . the rest were all computer generated .
john rhys - davies ( gimli ) originally auditioned for the role of denethor .
also on the day of the premiere , new zealand ' s two major television networks both suspended regular broadcasts to give over to live coverage of the event .
world war i museum lures visitors marking 100th anniversary of u . s . entry
he returned to his studies in toronto in 1893 and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1894 . he then attended the university of toronto medical school .
the film was originally going to end with a voice - over epilogue by galadriel ( cate blanchett ) , detailing the fate of the fellowship of the ring , after the events of the movie . scenes showing gimli and legolas for this purpose had been shot , but were not used in any version of the finished movie .
in april 1915 , john mccrae was in the trenches near ypres , belgium , in the area traditionally called flanders . some of the heaviest fighting of the first world war took place there during what was known as the second battle of ypres .
in every installment of the trilogy , one character says the subtitle of the film . in fellowship during the council scene elrond refers to the nine as the
fellowship of the ring
; in the two towers it ' s saruman who says
the two towers
during a voiceover ; and finally in this film , gandalf tells the steward of gondor that he cannot deny the return of the king .
ermelinda , a stout woman with weary eyes , pulled her children out of school and headed north , joining thousands of other mixtec indians on the chile pepper trail .
dominic matthews i had the pleasure of presenting a developer session at egx yesterday , the full video of which is below . if you’re . . . . . .
one of baotou’s other main exports is neodymium , another rare earth with a variety of applications . again it is used to dye glass , especially for making lasers , but perhaps its most important use is in making powerful yet lightweight magnets . neodymium magnets are used in consumer electronics items such as in - ear headphones , cellphone microphones , and computer hard - drives . at the other end of the scale they are a vital component in large equipment that requires powerful magnetic fields , such as wind farm turbines and the motors that power the new generation of electric cars . we’re shown around a neodymium magnet factory by a guide who seems more open than our friend at the cerium plant . we’re even given some magnets to play with . but again , when our questions stray too far from applications and to production and associated environmental costs , the answers are less forthcoming , and pretty soon the visit is over .
the scene on the extended edition dvd version of the
corsairs of umbar
being attacked by the army of the dead , includes several cameos . peter jackson is the one hit by legolas ' arrow . ( in the commentary , he states that he performed six or seven takes of the hit , without any padding . ) co - producer rick porras is seen with a
look of horror
as the ghostly hoard attacks at the end of the scene . also in the scene , are weta supervisor richard taylor , prosthetics supervisor gino acevedo , and director of photography andrew lesnie .
john rhys - davies provided the voice of treebeard ( uncredited for this movie , but credited for the lord of the rings : the two towers ( 2002 ) ) .
when frodo is writing the book , the top of the page notes that sam was elected mayor of hobbiton , as told in the novel ' s
appendices
.
extraordinary and powerful
( roger ebert ) . in the state of judea in southern africa , violence , poverty and sectarianism are endemic . as civil war reaches new heights , a divine child is born to a lowly couple . the critically acclaimed son of man is a powerful retelling of the life of christ set in contemporary south africa .
shelob ' s shriek is the combination of several elements , including the sounds of a plastic alien toy , steam hisses ( inspired by an incident where an alligator hissed at peter jackson ' s daughter katie jackson ) , and the shriek of a tasmanian devil .
it broke another record , by winning all the oscars for which it was nominated ( eleven out of eleven ) . the previous record was nine out of nine by the last emperor ( 1987 ) , and nine out of nine by gigi ( 1958 ) .
donald brittain is under - represented in the pantheon of canadian cultural history . his astonishing understanding of presentation within this film and all of his other efforts , especially of the sublime expression of what canadians fought for and who canadians are and what we believe in is remarkably unparalleled . to see the post - war joy on the faces of the french on their beaches and the solemn understanding of the dutch children recognising their freedom is fantastic and without affectation or calculation . we live in a very special country populated by brave , strong , and reasonable people , and should we never forget that fact and that history .